Investing

When looking to invest in gold, you can invest in physical gold, or you can invest in gold mining companies that are producers....Gold mining companies have underperformed the price of gold for the last year so are they a better buy now than physical gold? [In this article I weigh the pros and cons for each as I see them and explain how I came to my decision.] Words: 770

This infographic looks at the primary uses for vanadium, its supply and demand, and future applications that could potentially affect the metal’s demand.

If investors step back and look at this from a longer-term perspective, they will realize that politicians feel the only way out of this mess is to print more money. After the money printing will come the inflation. It will be higher inflation than anything we’ve seen in the post-World War II period and it will send gold, silver and all commodities skyrocketing.

We are in for another bummer of a summer, with the Dow tumbling over the next several months to the 12,000-12,200 range.... [Let me explain why and how best to protect your portfolio and profit from what is unfolding.] Words: 580

If you own, or are contemplating owning...gold, you should read this article, and think carefully about the content of the 58 slides included with it - a presentation on the history of physical gold, its price drivers, what selected individuals think about it going forward, and what U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke thinks of it.

The Western world is going to need even more easing, more money. All of this is incredibly bullish for gold longer-term. I do think you have to navigate the end of the euro before the next massive move in gold, but that’s coming. It’s possible that gold may get hit initially as the euro fails, but you have to buy it if it does.

As contrarian investor Baron Rothschild said, “the time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” Here are five reasons we believe this sell-off sets up a buying opportunity for gold. Words: 388

A top analyst at Citibank has told King World News that global stock markets are set to plunge 27%...the panic will move global bond markets to extreme levels, but gold will remain firm.

There’s also no doubt in my mind that another inflationary surge is right around the corner....probably starting no later than September. [Here's why and where you should invest to get the greatest bang for your buck.] Words: 785

Marc Faber has stated in an interview* on Bloomberg Television that “I think the market will have difficulties to move up strongly unless we have a massive QE3 (something Faber thinks would "definitely occur" if the S&P 500 dropped another 100 to 150 points. If it bounces back to 1,400, he said, the Fed will probably wait to see how the economy develops)..... If the market makes a new high, it will be with very few stocks pushing up and the majority of stocks having already rolled over....If it moves and makes a high above 1,422, the second half of the year could witness a crash, like in 1987.” Words: 708