Gold, Silver & Other Commodities

Investing in particular gold stocks gives exposure to movements in price of gold, but also to other factors affecting the gold mining industry, as well as company-specific strengths and weaknesses. This is why investors have to bear in mind the trends in the gold market as well as the mining industry, and wisely select appropriate stocks. One way to avoid the problem of selecting the promising shares is to invest in an index of gold mining companies such as the HUI, XAU and/or GDX. That being said there are considerable differences and pros and cons which this article outlines.

It's crunch time for global platinum. With events kicking off this week that could radically change the outlook for supply -- and prices -- over the coming weeks and months.

When we witness a break of the $1,400 resistance, we expect to see a continuation of the gold bull market with a long-term target of $2,700. Here's why.

As an introduction as to what the charts have to say about gold and silver at this point in time let me remind you that the world debt situation worsens. It is, and it always has been, only a matter of time before this IMF house of fiat debt collapses, and collapse it will. Now is the time to get thee gold, and get thee silver, and get out of debt or suffer the intended consequences.

Many silver mining equities have doubled, tripled or more year to date. Should one consider taking profits and, if so, where you should reinvest any such gains? This article provides some answers.

Gold has the appearance of undergoing a correction from the early July swing high, and that makes it somewhat featureless, for lack of a better description. There are times one needs to simply be idle until greater clarity emerges. This seems to be one of those times,

I do not believe gold is rising due to a fear trade or due to U.S. dollar weakness; I believe gold is rising because it is only in the teenage years of its current bull market.

Have you ever wondered if the Olympic medals are actually made of gold at all? It turns out today’s gold medals actually contain very little gold at all.

Today's infographic serves as the perfect primer for all the questions about oil that you had, yet were afraid to ask. It also illustrates the impact that unexpected geopolitical events can have on the oil price – and how this volatility can be contagious to other global markets.

There is a popular school of thought in the precious metals sector that is extremely bullish on silver. They talk about silver returning all the way to the pre-20th century 15:1 ratio to gold, or even to 10:1. If you really think this is going to happen, you should just go and put most of your money into silver and silver miners but I don't recommend this. This article discusses some of the key factors that can affect the relative performance of silver versus gold from a short-, medium- and long-term view.