Gold, Silver & Other Commodities

Every year, a vast amount of copper is used by the global economy to manufacture a wide variety of goods. It’s a major ingredient in big-ticket consumer goods like autos, appliances, electronics, and new homes. Simultaneously, copper is also gobbled up for many industrial uses including telecommunications, utilities, construction, and industrial machinery. Today’s infographic comes to us from Kutcho Copper, and it shows the red metal’s important role in the economy, as well as why it has become a famous economic bellwether.

50 ways to diversify your silver holdings. Now you can make sure you have the right form of silver, for the right purpose, for the right time, for a diversified hard-asset portfolio.

What do cobalt, uranium, helium, titanium, and fluorspar have in common? According to the U.S. government, these are all minerals that are deemed critical to both the economic and national security of the country. The list of 35 minerals (listed below) includes those that are important for defense, economic, and industrial purposes – and it keys in especially on minerals that are not produced in substantial quantities domestically.

There are certainly times when you can see that the odds are heavily stacked in your favor and we have one of those potential scenarios right now in gold.

Although, on one hand, geopolitical risks have increased the appeal of Gold ETFs as safe-haven investments, a rising greenback and fears of rising interest rates are weighing on their performance. This article discusses some ETFs focused on providing exposure to the space...

Here's the best reason to buy and hold gold and silver, at any price, and especially at these artificially suppressed prices.

When you look at the silver price, relative to US currency (the amount of actual US dollars) in existence, then it is at its all-time 100-year low making it the bargain of the century. Let me explain.

Physical gold is money in the most pure and basic form. It will stand when everything else (paper) falls. Not only will it still be standing, it will be standing tall because of fear and panic.

The next rally in silver should be huge based on the prospects for expanded war, financial chaos, and central bank “printing” that will devalue all currencies. Silver will sell for $100 per ounce!

Have you ever wondered why some of the most elite investors hold precious metals - especially gold - as a central part of their portfolios? This infographic illustrates 4 famous money managers who made bets on precious metals for different reasons, and what we can learn from each of them.