Gold

Until the crisis in the international monetary system is resolved, the monetary aspect of silver will dominate its industrial aspect, and gold will keep its leadership role. As the silver price goes up, the more the industrial demand will decline, while the monetary demand will rise. The question is, in what proportions will this happen. Central banks and sovereign funds will dominate the gold market, whereas private investors will mainly dominate the silver market. There is no central bank that I know of that is buying silver today for its monetary reserves. Gold remains mainly a monetary metal, whereas silver has, above all, become an industrial metal that, in a monetary crisis like today's, can play a monetary role, as "poor man’s gold".

Today China came out with their Central Bank Gold Holdings reporting 1054 tonnes but this is impossible. Here is why.

The $650 decline in the price of gold since it hit $1900 in September 2011 is the result of a manipulative effort designed both to protect the dollar from Quantitative Easing and to free up enough gold to satisfy Asian demands for delivery of gold purchases.

Gold is technically set up for a massive rally to $7,000 to $9,000 per ounce in three to five years based on a collapse of confidence in the dollar and other forms of paper money.

Stop lamenting the current price of gold and silver and questioning the validity of owning PMs because without gold and/or silver it will be almost impossible to survive what is to come. No one knows when, but when it does, and it is a historical certainty, are you really going to care what you paid for your gold and silver?

What will the future top prices for physical gold and silver be? Naturally, no one knows for sure but many analysts have developed interesting models and scenarios as to what the future holds and this article reviews 3 such analyses for your consideration.

If you believe the government routinely lies or covers up its actions, we can't simply laugh off the idea that there's no gold in Fort Knox. Until an audit is done, the facts provide more questions than answers. [This article explores the situation, implications and possible ramifications.] Words: 892

The process of the devaluation of gold and silver, started by the demonetization of gold and silver, is about to reverse at a greater speed than ever before.

Should gold stock investors and speculators worry about the effect of a deeper decline or cyclical bear market of the S&P 500 on the mining sector? [You'll be surprised at the answer!]

The chart below comparing the performance of gold vs. that of the DJIA over the last decade may be a surprise to some - and most certainly your financial advisor. Take a look and if you like what you see send a copy to him/her suggesting that with gold currently on sale at distressed prices that now may be a good time to add some to your investment portfolio.