Gold and Silver Gain Along with Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/2/13)
"Spot market gold prices started the year by touching a two-week high above $1,680/oz Wednesday morning, as European stock markets also gained following news of a deal in Washington to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff." More >

Is Gold Becoming More Convenient?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/2/13)
"For thousands of years, gold has satisfied the three common requirements of money." More >

Tips for a Prosperous 2013:
The Best Investing Advice Ever
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (12/31/12)
The Gold Report shares investing ideas from some of the smartest people in the precious metals mining sector—analysts, money managers and newsletter writers including Rick Rule, James Dines, Doug Casey and Porter Stansberry. That was founder Gordon Holmes' vision in 2003 when he started the publication after receiving these words of wisdom from GoldMoney Chairman James Turk: "Buy gold." As the former publisher of Buyside magazine, Holmes set out to create a publication that would interview a wide array of experts and feature in-depth stories about macro-trends and individual investing ideas, but let the readers make their own decisions. In 2008, Karen Roche joined the team as president and grew the parent company, Streetwise Reports, to four newsletters, including The Critical Metals Report, The Energy Report and The Life Sciences Report.

To celebrate the New Year, Roche asked some of our most popular interviewees to share The Best Investing Advice They Ever Heard. Most of it falls into a few basic areas we already know: "Buy low and sell high before the cycles start all over again." Some is contradictory: "Be cautious, but take risks." Some made us laugh out loud. Consider it our New Year's gift to you as we all get ready for an exciting 2013 in the world of junior mining investing.

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Brien Lundin: Pick Up Junior Gold Mining Bargains Now
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (12/28/12)
The past year was a very tough one for the junior gold mining sector. In this interview with The Gold Report, Brien Lundin, CEO of Jefferson Financial, says that the past year has, in fact, put many gold mining companies on the bargain basement shelf. He shares some advice on end-of-year portfolio repositions and talks about some of his favorite stocks that he believes are poised for a rebound in 2013. More >

Your 2013 Guide to Investing in Gold
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (12/28/12)
"Gold bullion, gold stocks or no gold at all?" More >

Leonard Melman Finds the Fiscal Cliff a Boon for Precious Metals
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (12/26/12)
Surveying reality from his perch on Vancouver Island, Leonard Melman is a veritable sage in the world of metal mining analysis. In an interview with The Gold Report, the economic philosopher is troubled about the direction of the global economy. However, there are a few bright spots for eagle-eyed junior metal investors, he reports, and names some of his favorite picks. More >

Streetwise Philanthropy Really Moves People
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (12/24/12)

Corporate Social Responsibility has been an integral part of the mining industry for decades. Now Gordon Holmes, an avid junior mining investor and founder of Streetwise Reports/The Gold Report and Lookout Ridge Winery in California, is making it easy for companies to reach out to the most vulnerable around the world by giving the gift of mobility.

Holmes' Lookout Ridge Foundation, working with the team at Streetwise Reports and Ken Behring's Wheelchair Foundation, has delivered more than 10,000 wheelchairs in China, Mexico, Ghana, Mali and Bolivia. Holmes witnessed the needs in the countries he visited on mine tours and it inspired him to enhance his efforts to deliver relief to those who need it most.

Gold Regains Some Ground
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (12/24/12)
"On the final day before Christmas, gold prices edged higher Monday morning, climbing to $1,665/oz and recovering some of the ground lost last week. More >

Rohit Savant Expects the Gold Bull Market to Pause in 2013
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (12/21/12)
Many gold analysts are forecasting much higher gold prices in 2013. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rohit Savant, senior commodity analyst at the CPM Group, says he believes all of the positive gold fundamentals, such as global turmoil, are already factored into the gold price. So, in 2013, he sees the trend being flat to down a bit. He also discusses what roles India, China and central banks play in the gold price. More >

Precious Metals Decouple from Stock Market
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (12/21/12)
"Going forward, we have the setup for an amazing contrarian opportunity." More >

Why the Gold Price MUST Go Higher
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (12/21/12)
"There are always plenty of opinions about gold. And right now they're clearly making the market. Just not in the way you would think." More >

Confiscation of Gold – Then What? (Part 2/4)
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (12/20/12)
"Is there really a danger of gold being confiscated? We believe that there is." More >

Byron King: How to Up Your Investing IQ with Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (12/19/12)
Have you ever actually held a bar of gold in your hands? Byron King, editor of the Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters, suggests that you do. But becoming a smart investor shouldn't just be about physical gold, King says. He also encourages investors to use investments in gold mining juniors to increase their exposure to precious metals. Read on in this Gold Report interview to find out about the handful of companies he's expecting to shake up the market in 2013. More >

What on Earth's Going on in the Gold Market?
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (12/18/12)
"Virtually everything that is happening in the global economy suggests that the gold price should be rising, and probably rising fast, yet it has been unable to move out of a trading range of $1680–1750, and every time it nears the top of this range it gets knocked back again." More >

Golden Points To Ponder
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (12/15/12)
"Despite increased exploration expenditures, a record US$8B in 2011, and an increasing gold price, gold ounce discovery is not keeping up to the rate needed to replace mined ounces." More >

How to Find Success with Latin American Miners: Heiko Ihle
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (12/14/12)
Miners in Latin America are facing both growth and challenges. Heiko Ihle, senior research analyst with Euro Pacific Capital, examines the factors behind these trends. In this Gold Report interview, Ihle urges investors to evaluate mining companies based on three important features rather than on the performance of others in the region. More >

Confiscation of Gold - Then What? Part 1
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (12/14/12)
"If gold is re-rated to a level I asset, as is proposed by Basel III (U.S. bankers are in on the discussions) then there is not enough readily-available gold to provide both the central banks of the world and the banking system with sufficient for gold to play this role." More >

Gold: A Look Back and a Look Forward
Source: Peter Degraaf, Itiswell  (12/14/12)
"The average gold correction of 10% or more has resulted in a delay of 12–19 months before a new record high was established." More >

Gold Prices: Where to Now After the Sell-Off?
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (12/14/12)
"Investors are expected to come back and buy gold since it's a hedge for inflation and uncertainty." More >

Fear Versus Fundamentals in the Platinum Market
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (12/13/12)
Although the platinum market is now estimated to end the year in deficit, unless there's a new and even greater supply disruption, the existing recycling output will likely adapt and fill in the 2012 supply gap rather quickly, especially if prices move up. More >

Porter Stansberry: Gold and Real Estate Are My Hedges for the Fiscal Cliff
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (12/12/12)
With nary a glimmer of hope that economic sense will supplant political expedience, Stansberry & Associates Investment Research Founder Porter Stansberry expects rampant inflation to roar in once the cost of capital rises. How is he preparing himself? Stansberry tells The Gold Report he continues to buy and hold gold and also discusses how real estate can cushion against the fiscal cliff. More >

How Gold Miners Can Leverage the Price of Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (12/12/12)
"Gazing into their crystal balls last week, Wall Street firms interpreted differing futures for gold next year. Morgan Stanley awarded gold the 'best commodity for 2013' while Goldman Sachs called the end of the metal’s hot streak." More >

Peter Grandich: What a Turnaround in Junior Gold Mining Stocks Will Look Like
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (12/10/12)
The fundamentals at many junior mining companies have improved, yet their stock prices continue to languish. In this interview with The Gold Report, market guru Peter Grandich gives his thoughts on when this may end and where gold is headed in 2013, and names some of his picks in unlikely jurisdictions. More >

Secondary Bottom Coming in Gold Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (12/10/12)
"We think the current probabilities favor a secondary bottom in the gold stocks and very soon the risk/reward dynamic will be heavily in favor of longs." More >

Gold Confiscation: Lessons from the 20th Century
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (12/10/12)
"Because gold is no longer central to the world's monetary system, so-called 'confiscation' looks a very 20th century phenomenon today. But that may well change." More >