Silver Ready For Take-Off?
Source: Willem Weytjens, Profitimes  (12/5/11)
"Commercials are generally seen as the "smart money," so if they reduce their net short position, they expect prices to rise." More >

The US' Education Bubble
Source: Doug Hornig and Alex Daley, Casey Research  (12/5/11)
"In the twenty-first century, intellectual capital is what truly differentiates in the job market, and what helps a country grow its economy. Investments in biosciences, computers and electronics, engineering and other growing high-tech industries have been the major differentiator in recent decades." More >

Gold Stocks Should Win Regardless of Economic Turmoil: Chen Lin
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report   (12/2/11)
Investors focused on picking the next ailing economy have reinforced gold as the ultimate refuge if all the financial juggling fails. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Chen Lin talks about the effects of risk aversion on the performance of gold stocks. While it has been a tough year for precious metals stocks, there are some very promising stories smart investors should be looking at as others decide to clean house for tax purposes. More >

Return of the Comandante's Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, Resource Investor  (12/2/11)
"Venezuela's gold repatriation could serve as a de facto run on the bank—driving up gold prices in the process." More >

Apocalypse (Not) Now
Source: Jon Nadler, Resource Investing  (12/2/11)
"Gold continued to exhibit the same patterns of risk asset behavior that copper, oil and equities have been displaying while the European saga has been unfolding." More >

Peter Schiff's Urgent Update To Gold and Silver Investors
Source: Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul, ETF Daily News  (12/2/11)
"'There's an old expression that nobody rings a bell when it's time to buy or sell. . .well, the world's central banks just rang a pretty loud bell to buy precious metals.'" More >

Putting a Gleam in Your IRA
Source: Terry Coxon, Casey Research  (12/1/11)
"In today's abnormal environment, the first assets to put into your IRA are the speculative investments that you expect to hold for less than one year. Next come precious metals. Then high-yield stocks. Only if there is still room would you move in stocks being held for long-term appreciation." More >

Putting a Gleam in Your IRA
Source: Terry Coxon, Casey Research  (12/1/11)
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Is a Parabolic Gold Blow-Off Long Overdue?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (12/1/11)
"When this expansion of credit is exhausted, confidence fails in the stocks that it once inflated, causing a massive rush to gold." More >

Gift-Wrapped Liquidity
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (12/1/11)
"Central banks are preparing to step up their provision of currencies other than the dollar. This could be a sign that the ECB is about to take a more active role in the Eurozone crisis." More >

Why the Feds' Latest Rescue Effort Is Doomed
Source: Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning  (12/1/11)
"World markets got a nice tailwind on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve is stepping into the fray, along with other central banks, to boost liquidity and support the global economy." More >

Brian Ostroff: Junior Gold Equities Worthy of Praise
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (11/30/11)
As the market sloshes around, gold is searching for its identity. It has played currency hedge and equity adeptly at different times this year. While other investors wade through the confusion, Brian Ostroff, managing director of Montreal-based Windermere Capital, is taking the opportunity to snatch up gold mining equities that have been quietly performing under the radar. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he contemplates why the market isn't rewarding junior gold equities worthy of praise. More >

Why Politicians Are Good for Gold
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (11/30/11)
"After a long and lengthening political debacle on both sides of the Atlantic, the developed world remains embedded in a crisis that the political systems are unable, or unwilling, to resolve." More >

Ian McAvity: Is Greed Good for Gold?
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (11/30/11)
Amid a chorus of gold mining pundits yelling for investors to snap up cheap gold equities is Ian McAvity, a 50-year veteran of the markets, telling investors to wait. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, McAvity, who produces Deliberations on World Markets, explains why historical cycles lead him to believe the market is in for some new lows and what that means for the gold price and the juniors seeking out that shiny metal. More >

Gold Jumps after Central Banks Launch 'Prudent' Liquidity Measures
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/30/11)
"As well as strengthening dollar liquidity provision, the central banks 'judge it prudent' to make arrangements to offer enhanced liquidity provision in other currencies." More >

$200 Gold Equity Prices Predicted
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (11/30/11)
"The odds are high that we'll see a mania of epic proportions in our industry. Truly life-changing gains will be reaped by those with the foresight, courage and cash to act before it arrives." More >

A Crude Awakening
Source: Alasdair Macleod, Resource Investor  (11/30/11)
"The combination of the most rapid global monetary expansion in peace-time history and soaring oil prices is an inflationary disaster in the making." More >

Where Would We Be Without Rules?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (11/29/11)
"Principles apply. . .Rules are there to give direction, especially in times of crisis." More >

Where is Support for Gold and Silver Stocks?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, The Daily Gold  (11/29/11)
"Mining stocks are sitting pretty for savvy investors. . .we could be looking at a massive springboard into the next phase of the precious metals bull market." More >

John Williams: Hyperinflation Warning, Preserve Value with Gold
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (11/28/11)
Among the specters lurking in ShadowStats.com's Editor John Williams' gloomy outlook for the U.S. are the demise of the dollar, hyperinflation and the ongoing lack of political will to take sound corrective measures. Still, as he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, investors have options. Williams contends that turning to gold, silver and strong foreign currencies would protect wealth and position savvy investors to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities likely to flow out of the turmoil ahead. More >

Europe's Red Tape Blues
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories Journal  (11/28/11)
"The high level of danger in the eurobond markets doesn't allow for democratic niceties right now, but the underlying issue is not going to go away. Austerity required to fix the problem will be long-lasting and in many cases severe." More >

Will the Use of Gold as Collateral Push the Gold Price Down?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (11/28/11)
"The arguments against any Eurozone constituent using gold as collateral currently are powerful. The move would smack of desperation and might even harm a country's ability to borrow, rather than help it." More >

Gold Back Above $1,700
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/28/11)
"The spot market gold price climbed to $1,718 an ounce Monday, a 2.1% gain on Friday's close, following news that leaders may be close to an agreement on the Eurozone rescue fund." More >

Is This December Similar to 2007 & 2008 for Gold and Stocks?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (11/28/11)
"Last year we saw three major rallies that made it easy for anyone who bought into the trend to make money, if managed properly." More >

John Williams: Hyperinflation Warning, Preserve Value with Gold
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (11/28/11)
Among the specters lurking in ShadowStats.com's Editor John Williams' gloomy outlook for the U.S. are the demise of the dollar, hyperinflation and the ongoing lack of political will to take sound corrective measures. Still, as he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, investors have options. Williams contends that turning to gold, silver and strong foreign currencies would protect wealth and position savvy investors to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities likely to flow out of the turmoil ahead. More >