Gold and Bitcoin: Currencies of the Future—James Turk
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/15/13)
Europe, says James Turk, founder and chairman of GoldMoney, is in the midst of two crises—one in the banking sector, the other related to economic activity, and capital is needed to solve both. As to the allegedly strong dollar, Turk, in this interview with The Gold Report, suggests comparing it to the price of gold rather than other fiat currencies for a better picture. And the world's newest currency—Bitcoin—has a lot in common with one of the oldest—gold. More >

The Hottest North American Shale Plays: Josh Young
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Energy Report  (5/15/13)
Not all shale plays are created equal, and one in particular is bucking the trend with robust economics and company share prices that show it. But is it too late to buy in? Fund Manager Josh Young doesn't think so, and he sat down with The Energy Report to discuss the hottest (and coldest) North American shale plays. Read on to find out where he's finding bargains that could pay off handsomely. More >

Daren Oddenino: How to Spot Oil and Gas Takeout Targets
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/14/13)
Let's make one thing clear: There is no magic formula to determine which company will be the next big buyout story. But if there were a formula, it would include variables like asset value, management skill level, risk profile and location, location, location. Today, C. K. Cooper & Co. Analyst Daren Oddenino joins The Energy Report to discuss M&A trends and help us solve for X. One caveat—a company that tempts an international player might leave domestic majors cold. More >

Tips for Diversifying Beyond Gold from Brent Cook
Source: JT Long of The Metals Report  (5/14/13)
Last month's landslide at Utah's Bingham Canyon, one of the world's largest copper mines, triggered significant discussion on possible copper shortages. Brent Cook, veteran geologist and publisher of Exploration Insights, puts the landslide into perspective in this interview with The Metals Report. And for investors who want to dig out profit potential beyond the yellow metal, Cook gives us a byproduct primer and suggests base metals are a great way to diversify. More >

Marin Katusa: Time to Invest in Uranium
Source: Vivien Diniz, Uranium Investing News  (5/14/13)
"Marin Katusa believes uranium is the most contrarian resource investment today." More >

Why Peter Grandich Is Still Telling His Wife Gold Will Hit $2,000/oz
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/13/13)
Many junior mining investors have run off with their tails between their legs. And who can blame them when even the portfolios of market veterans like Peter Grandich, publisher and editor of The Grandich Letter, have taken a beating? But before you cash in, you might want to read why Grandich still has hope for $2,000/oz gold, and which companies he believes have the mojo to make it through this trough in this interview with The Gold Report. More >

US Silver Production Up 17% in February 2013: USGS
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb   (5/13/13)
"Combined U.S. mining silver production for January and February of this year was 183,000 kg (5,883,586 oz), said the USGS." More >

A Total Overhaul of the Global Oil Patch
Source: Byron King, The Daily Reckoning  (5/13/13)
"Can energy exporters just turn the valves, lower output and ship out less oil in order to goose up the price? Not likely." More >

Three Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Today
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (5/13/13)
"I believe the drivers for the yellow metal remain intact, so for investors who can tolerate the ups and downs, gold stocks are a compelling buy." More >

Precious Metal Royalties: The New Landscape
Source: JF Gunter of The Gold Report  (5/10/13)
In today's challenging finance environment, some miners are looking to royalty companies to fill the funding void. Royalty sales give the junior mining company capital to explore or build a mine in exchange for a percentage of future production. It is a win-win. Investors have exposure to gold profits, but are immune to much of the risk. Juniors get the money they need to move forward. But not all royalties are the same and a number of new types have entered the market to fill specific investing and funding niches. In this special primer from The Gold Report, we survey the heads of the companies to explain the role they see themselves playing in investment portfolios and the future of mining. More >

Placing Bets on Colombia: Paul Harris
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/10/13)
Some exploration projects in Colombia are advancing to the mine definition stage, says Paul Harris, the Colombia-based editor and publisher of the Colombia Gold Letter, and with the government starting to provide the level of administration that the sector needs, the country is poised for great things. In this interview with The Gold Report,
Harris discusses the implications of Colombia's 2001 mining code and which companies are leading the project development curve.
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Position Yourself for Big Returns in the Stem Cell Space: Jason Kolbert
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (5/10/13)
Stem cell companies have languished long enough in micro-cap territory. The industry is now approaching highly visible phase 2 and phase 3 catalysts that will produce results never before seen in medicine. Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst Jason Kolbert of the Maxim Group has staked out a select group of nascent cell therapy companies positioned to reap huge gains for investors willing to diversify. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Kolbert reflects on the regenerative medicine space following the recent RegenMed Investor Day conference, and makes an enthusiastic case for his very best ideas. More >

Takeaway for Biotech Investors: Keep Targeted Cancer Immunotherapies in Mind
Source: Ray Blanco, The Daily Reckoning  (5/10/13)
"Increasingly, the great new medical technologies aren't coming from the pharmaceutical behemoths, but from scrappy little biotech upstarts. In few instances is this truer than in the field of cancer immunotherapy." More >

Best Investments 2013: How the Mining Mess Will Send Platinum Soaring
Source: Tony Daltorio, Money Morning  (5/10/13)
"While platinum's long-term outlook is bright, a short-term price catalyst is about to take place, as early as this week." More >

Six Superstars for Your Biotech Portfolio: John McCamant
Source: Tracy Salcedo-Chourré of The Life Sciences Report  (5/9/13)
We are in the "golden age," of biotech, and Medical Technology Stock Letter Editor John McCamant has innovative ideas on how to glean profits from the renaissance. Investors should be looking at companies with excellent management and platform technologies that offer multiple opportunities for success. McCamant names his favorites in this interview with The Life Sciences Report, including one company with a radical therapy that harkens back to the days before the reign of hand sanitizer. More >

Keith Schaefer Names the Last-Standing Shale Plays
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/9/13)
Shale oil has been North America's great experiment, says Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin Editor Keith Schaefer. But in this interview with The Energy Report, he questions the experiment's success and predicts steep declines ahead, with just a few formations left to supply the market. The question is what shale play will last the longest? Read on to find out how—and when—to get positioned for the end of the shale revolution. More >

The Real Reason Gold Fell—and Why It Has Already Stabilized: Lawrence Roulston
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/8/13)
Things are upside down in the gold market. Valuations are irrationally low, while global consumerism fuels demand and supply comes up short. Lawrence Roulston, editor and publisher of Resource Opportunities, advises people to trust their guts as well as the numbers when weeding through prospective investments. In this interview with The Gold Report,
he skirts around conspiracy theories regarding the recent gold sell-off and keeps his advice simple: lower expectations, get rid of poorly performing investments and load up on the companies going cheap. If you push against the trend, you might come out with your feet on the ground.
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Mr. Spock Would Definitely Find Current Gold Price Levels Illogical
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (5/8/13)
"Unprecedented demand for physical gold does not even seem to be having any impact at all on the metal price as high frequency traders rule the day. Illogical!" More >

Richard Karn: New Mining Technology Could Increase Profits
Source: JT Long of The Metals Report  (5/7/13)
The need for low-cost production may prove to be the mother of invention, argues Emerging Trends Report Editor Richard Karn. Although miners are far more technologically conservative than oil producers, today's tough financing environment may prompt technological advancements in a sector that has historically approached processing "with brute force rather than finesse," says Karn. In this interview with The Metals Report, Karn explores the possibilities for technological advancement in the mining space and tells us how we could (theoretically) reach a state of "resource equilibrium." More >

Bill Powers: Pickens and Stansberry Wrong, Shale Gas Production to Fall
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/7/13)
Energy pundits sing natural gas' praises, but Bill Powers, author of "Cold, Hungry and in the Dark: Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth," isn't buying it. He sees serious flaws in how reserves are reported, and his own research shows steep, across-the-board production declines in the near future. Nonetheless, he expects a multiyear bull run for the resource, and recommends investors get positioned before scarcity hits—just five to seven years from now. Find out which companies Powers is betting on in this interview with The Energy Report. More >

Case in Point: How Following this 5-Step Biotech Investing Strategy Can Double Your Money
Source: Michael Robinson, Strategic Tech Investor  (5/7/13)
"This strategy can avoid some of the biotech sector's biggest risks, while giving you access to the high growth and high returns. And it still gives us the chance to find double-your-money stocks—the chief objective of the Five Tech-Wealth-Investing Rules." More >

Porter Stansberry vs. Marin Katusa: I Win, You Lose!
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (5/7/13)
"This means there are tremendous opportunities to profit while we wait for the rest of the world to catch up." More >

Special Report from the SME Conference: How to Find Money in Any Market
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/6/13)
Money: Mining companies need it and investors want to know that companies will use that money to make them money. An innovative conference sponsored by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), called "Current Trends in Mining Finance—An Executive's Guide: What Are Lenders, Investors Looking For?", brought together about 145 experts who were actively funding and running companies—and looking for answers. In this interview with The Gold Report,
SME Executive Director David Kanagy and Conference Co-Chair Tim Alch share some insights about alternative funding that could help more companies survive the year.
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Are Palladium Stockpiles Running Out?
Source: Sholom Sanik, Resource Investor  (5/6/13)
"The market is absorbing a supply-side shock from two fronts." More >

How to Make Money in Range-Bound Energy Markets
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/6/13)
"Hedge using market sectors." More >