We have been following analyst predictions for gold & silver mining stocks and precious metals streaming companies on Yahoo.com for some time now. In this article we document their current consensus price targets and take note of recent target changes where applicable.
Read More »Gold Mining Stocks Have Signaled Still Lower Prices to Come (+2K Views)
While for the time being gold has bounced off long-term support, the XAU has signalled that there are still lower prices ahead for gold mining stocks.
Read More »The Future For Gold Mining Stocks – Short, Medium & Long Term
Gold miners have been an embarrassment. A dollar put in gold five years ago would be worth about a $1.70 today; that same dollar in Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) would be worth only $0.80. What explains this sorry performance?
Read More »Gold: Why It Makes the Ideal Alternative Pricing Mechanism – An Infographic (+3K Views)
Measuring market data using fiat currencies can be misleading. Even though an asset may rise in dollars, it may be because of declining currency value rather than true economic process. With central banks devaluing currency at record rates, gold’s steady purchasing power makes it an ideal alternative pricing mechanism.
Read More »A Look at Copper, Commodity Trends, Economic Indicators & the S&P 500 (+3K Views)
Changes in economic indicators, copper and other commodity prices and stock market trends are covered in this month's market intelligence infographic.
Read More »Do You Actually Own “Your” Gold Given What’s Happened in Cyprus & Proposed In Canada/E.U.? (+7K Views)
To believe that governments...[won't confiscate your] gold to help support their national finances... would be naïve, especially in light of past and recent events. That's why it is now incumbent on all investors to look at the meaning of ownership in investing and investors' vulnerability to government confiscation as well as vulnerability to exchange and capital controls. We do this below.
Read More »Is Popularity of Bitcoins Adversely Affecting Price of Gold? (+3K Views)
It is possible that Bitcoins are starting to steal some of gold's historic role as a safe haven asset, and if that comes to pass it will be a headwind for the metal and the miners of it going forward....
Read More »Gold & HUI Pushing Down Hard on 10-yr Support Lines – Will They Hold?
Both Gold Futures and Gold Stocks (HUI) remain on their respective steep rising 10-year support lines. The question now is whether or not support and oversold sentiment conditions keep Gold and the HUI from falling any further. [Let's hope not!]
Read More »Didn’t You Know? You’ve Already Agreed to Let Banks Freeze or Seize Your Deposits Under Certain Circumstances (+3K Views)
The funds you have placed on deposit and the property you thought was secured in your safe deposit box may not be safe under certain circumstances. They may, in fact, all end up belonging to the bank and not to you.
Read More »Silver: The New Gold? An Infographic (+2K Views)
While gold remains a smart move, there’s much to be said for silver. Why? Because, unlike gold, silver has an inherent value that goes well beyond scarcity. Without silver the world as we know it would literally stop. The computer screen on which you are reading these words, has silver in it. The TV you watch, has silver in it…and the list goes on and on.
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