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For the last 10 months or so we have watched the precious metals mining sector try in vain to put in a decent rally only to run out of steam and disappoint some of its most ardent supporters - including us. Stock prices have tumbled and now present us with cheaper entry levels. Are they worth buying now? We don't think so. Here's why we still hold that view. Words: 415

For the last 10 months or so we have watched the precious metals mining sector try in vain to put in a decent rally only to run out of steam and disappoint some of its most ardent supporters - including us. Stock prices have tumbled and now present us with cheaper entry levels. Are they worth buying now? We don't think so. Here's why we still hold that view. Words: 415

Copper is one of the most widely used metals on the planet, and has been for more than 10,000 years. Today, it's the nervous system of our society - of our cities, homes, tools and toys. The simple truth is that the western lifestyle is completely dependent on copper. Here's why as depicted in the infographic below.

All the fundamental factors that have made gold such a stellar investment for the last decade are still intact...[but] there are several things that have been affecting gold negatively over the past few months, much to our dismay. Words: 367

All the fundamental factors that have made gold such a stellar investment for the last decade are still intact...[but] there are several things that have been affecting gold negatively over the past few months, much to our dismay. Words: 367

The banks don’t have the gold the customers are paying them to have on deposit...and eventually there will be panic because...[of that]....I just see massive turmoil when people finally realize the banks don’t have their gold....You will see governments frantically trying to substitute fiat money for gold because this is going to feed on itself....The banks take in customers gold and charge them fees for storing the gold as allocated, but then they turn right around and lease it out to the market to aid in price suppression. This is the kind of thing that will end in catastrophe.

The banks don’t have the gold the customers are paying them to have on deposit...and eventually there will be panic because...[of that]....I just see massive turmoil when people finally realize the banks don’t have their gold....You will see governments frantically trying to substitute fiat money for gold because this is going to feed on itself....The banks take in customers gold and charge them fees for storing the gold as allocated, but then they turn right around and lease it out to the market to aid in price suppression. This is the kind of thing that will end in catastrophe.

Diversification among natural resources is vital because there’s always an ebb and flow of commodities, both seasonal and cyclical and, as such, it is important to anticipate these global trends to know how to participate. [Let me explain.] Words: 528

Diversification among natural resources is vital because there’s always an ebb and flow of commodities, both seasonal and cyclical and, as such, it is important to anticipate these global trends to know how to participate. [Let me explain.] Words: 528

...[A]t some point they [the central banks] will all start printing money. At some point they will recognize we are not going to have a deflationary collapse, that we are not going to have a deflationary debt liquidation.... If we get some serious stock market weakness, on top of the economic deterioration, then I think the central banks of the world, and in particular the Fed, are going to panic and do something big....They are going to print money and try to inflate the debts away....[As a result, there] is going to be this big, unridable phase of the bull market in gold that’s going to take place. That’s in front of us. It’s probably closer than most people think.