Maximizing Returns in an Uncertain Mining Market: Tom Szabo
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report  (10/15/13)
Tom Szabo, an investment strategist and principal of MetalAugmentor.com, invests in miners with base metal, specialty metal and rare earth element projects because the market isn't quick to notice them—meaning it's easy to get in early on a great project. His Peerless system helps to identify opportunities based on unique attributes. So, which metals and rare earth companies are set to strike in this volatile market? Szabo doles out tips in this Metals Report interview and explains why he likes companies that have yet to achieve market favor. More >

Colorado Floods Highlight Opportunity in Oil and Gas Services
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (10/15/13)
Flash flooding in Colorado took a considerable toll, but there is always opportunity in crisis—this time, that opportunity lies in service companies. In this interview with The Energy Report, Jason Wangler, analyst with Wunderlich Securities, recounts how emergency service, information technology and small infrastructure-building companies have found a profitable niche in making oil and gas operations safer and more responsive in the event of disaster. He also tips us on some international plays with hidden values and a few firms with great risk/reward profiles in the domestic shale fields. More >

The Best Small-Cap Biotech Picks for the Rest of 2013
Source: Scott Matusow, BioMedReports   (10/15/13)
"We have compiled five of our best end of year, and long-term small-cap developmental biopharma companies we feel have an excellent chance to be long-term 'multibaggers.'" More >

Tom Szabo: The Peerless Way to Precious Metal Profits
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (10/14/13)
Tom Szabo, an investment strategist and principal of MetalAugmentor.com, does not believe that you can judge all gold companies the same. Szabo uses the Peerless concept to rank companies qualitatively, but dynamically, as their circumstances change. In this interview with The Gold Report, Szabo discusses explorers, developers and producers that he believes are one of a kind. More >

Hot Alternative Energy Mutual Funds
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (10/14/13)
"The most promising among the new options is power derived from the sea. A number of ocean power technologies may soon become commercially viable options." More >

Born Libertarian: Doug Casey on Ron Paul and the Price of Freedom
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/11/13)
The country may be going in the wrong direction, but born Libertarians Dr. Ron Paul and Casey Research founder Doug Casey are enjoying the power of sowing dissention by spreading ideas. In this interview at the Casey Research 2013 Summit in the wake of Ron Paul's keynote address, Casey tells The Gold Report why he believes the U.S. is looking more like ancient Rome in its final days and how he is planning for the coming crisis—in another country watching on his big-screen television. More >

Busting the Myths That Could Wipe Out Your Investments: Louis James, Marin Katusa and Rick Rule
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/11/13)
The Gold Report sat down with three of the mythbusters-in-chief at the recent Casey Research 2013 Summit. Louis James, Marin Katusa and Rick Rule debunk myths that range from quantitative easing to crowdfunding, and touch on an array of resource sectors, including gold, platinum, palladium and oil. Get insights about the work investors need to do to succeed and learn why age matters. More >

Gold and America's Fake Default
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (10/11/13)
"Gold just isn't working as advertised, in short, as U.S. default draws near." More >

Backing Biotech Growth with Manufacturing Strength: Brian Wilson
Source: Daniel Levy of The Life Sciences Report  (10/10/13)
The focus of most small biotech and pharma companies is on discovery—looking for that next breakthrough in gene therapy, diagnostics, drug delivery and the like. While Bio-Wire.com's Brian Wilson has explored and written about the possibilities in these fields, he sees potential outside the traditional discovery sphere, in companies focused on low-profile tasks like contract manufacturing services. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Wilson names one of his favorites in that space, and discusses a pair of companies using contract manufacturing services to advance their own development strategies. More >

LNG Exports: The $35 Billion Bull Invading Canada
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (10/10/13)
In a remarkable interview with The Energy Report, Jason Sawatzky reveals the hottest new thing happening in the North American oil exploration and production space: the rush by major oil and gas firms to build LNG export facilities on Canada's West Coast. The AltaCorp Capital analyst points out that major oil and gas firms are not the only way to play West Coast LNG development, and investors should look very closely at Canadian oilfield services. The capital flowing into West Coast LNG is pumping up growth in the oilfield services industry too, with plenty of black gold to spread around. More >

Emerging Economies, DOD Boost Prospects for US Geothermal Tech
Source: Tina Casey, The Energy Collective  (10/10/13)
"The U.S. geothermal industry, which has benefited significantly from government-supported R&D, is still growing thanks to global demand for U.S. technology overseas." More >

Greg McCoach Says Keep the Best and Dump the Rest
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Gold Report  (10/9/13)
Greg McCoach, publisher of Mining Speculator newsletter, is not ashamed to admit he has taken a big hit in juniors in the last couple of years. What he has done in response is what he advises all investors to do in this interview with The Gold Report: Get rid of the also-rans and keep and build positions in those companies that have what it takes to gain in multiples when the market recovers. And he suggests six companies that could do just that. More >

How the 'Paper Market' Is Undermining Gold
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (10/9/13)
"'The paper market for gold is ideal for speculative capital inclined to manipulate for purposes of maximizing year-end bonuses' says Hathoway." More >

Technical Analysis Toolkit for Energy Investors: Clive Maund
Source: Special to The Energy Report  (10/8/13)
Candlestick, head-and-shoulders, ascending triangle: If these phrases aren't familiar to you, you're missing out on major profit opportunities. Clive Maund, technical trader and editor of CliveMaund.com, shares the tricks of his trade in this interview with The Energy Report. Find out how to recognize potential price swings in commodities and stocks, and discover junior energy companies and ETFs with charts that scream "upside!" More >

Wave of the Future Investment from the Ground Up: Byron King
Source: JT Long of The Metals Report  (10/8/13)
An increasingly high-tech world is on the horizon, but technological revolution can't take place without the right materials, especially graphite and platinum group metals. This is where mining, one of the oldest industries in human history, comes in. In this interview with The Metals Report, Byron King, editor of the Energy & Scarcity Investor and Outstanding Investments newsletters, profiles companies poised to deliver graphite and platinum group metals to tech companies working to change the way we communicate, travel and harness energy. More >

Clive Maund: The Mining Sector Resembles the Somme Battlefield
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (10/7/13)
Technical trader Clive Maund, the force behind CliveMaund.com, tells The Gold Report that the prolonged naked shorting of precious metals stocks has been immensely destructive to the sector and has left a battlefield littered with corpses, like the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The silver lining: He believes his charts are showing a Head-and-Shoulders bottom, which could signal an excellent entry point. That is good news for the companies Maund highlights, which he believes are strong enough to survive the onslaught. More >

Diversified Miners Pin Hopes to Iron Ore and China
Source: Alex Williams, Mineweb  (10/7/13)
"Record export figures from Western Australia's Port Hedland suggest iron ore miners BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals and Atlas Iron are set to report strong quarterly earnings in the coming two weeks." More >

Blowback Investments from the Next Oil War
Source: Byron King, Daily Reckoning  (10/7/13)
"Expanding Middle East conflict has the potential to drive global energy prices through the roof." More >

Biotech Companies Record Another Positive Quarter
Source: Peter Winter, BioWorld  (10/7/13)
"In all there were 27 public offering transactions generating $1.26 billion in the third quarter, with companies continuing to take advantage of their higher stock valuations and welcoming capital markets to raise funds for their operations." More >

Quality over Quantity Stressed at Colorado Conferences
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/4/13)
If it is fall, it must be conference season in Colorado. The Denver Gold Forum, held Sept 22–25, was an invitation-only event billed as featuring seven-eighths of the world's publicly traded gold and silver companies measured by production. It was preceded by the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, which focused on smaller, emerging companies, some 90 of them with market caps of at least $20 million. Attendees included analysts, fund managers and institutional investors eager to hear updates on companies they own—or may want to own in the future. The Gold Report Publisher Karen Roche and Associate Publisher Jason Mallin were there and brought back this report. More >

What Gold Miners Are Thinking Today
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (10/4/13)
"Having one-on-one conversations with numerous executives from gold companies is an invaluable way to evaluate the state of the gold mining industry." More >

Not All Stem Cells Are Created Equal: Vernon Bernardino
Source: Peter Byrne of The Life Sciences Report  (10/3/13)
Biotech companies are fiercely competing to create the newest and best miracle drugs using stem cell technologies. How can an investor spot the potentially victorious outliers amid the chaos of rival scientific claims? The failure rate of new product development in the only recently understood cell space is terrifying, but in this interview with The Life Sciences Report, analyst Vernon Bernardino of MLV & Co. reveals his formula for evaluating the strongest contenders. Bernardino also names five companies with products that may succeed in this new and competitive space. More >

Don Coxe: China, Japan and Chekhov's Gun—Where Does Fracking Fit In?
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (10/3/13)
If there's a gun on the table in the first act, it will be fired by the end of the play. The way legendary portfolio strategist Don Coxe sees it, the potential to bring on vast U.S. energy reserves is the gun. . .or is it a safety valve? Don Coxe tells The Energy Report that the fracked oil and gas boom has saved the U.S. from endless recession and explains why he remains bullish on China and Japan as sources of energy demand. Coxe also shares his preferred portfolio allocation ratios between industrial and financial stocks, bonds, metals and energy, with a weight on fossil fuels. More >

How Does Top Resource Fund Manager Brian Ostroff Invest in Domestic Peace of Mind? Two Words: Gold and Phosphate
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/2/13)
International uncertainty about conflict, growth and market transparency can make the world a scary place to invest your life savings. In this interview with The Gold Report, Windermere Managing Director Brian Ostroff focuses on North American gold and phosphate stories that offer an alternative to risky jurisdictions and can be profitable at even conservative resource prices. By understanding the unique supply and demand factors for each subsector, he isolates the opportunities that often get buried in the big, bad commodity basket. More >

Bob Moriarty: Ignore the Noise and Profit from Gold's Volatility
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/2/13)
Opining that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has put a stake in the heart of the dollar, Bob Moriarty of 321gold advises people to invest in something real or be prepared to see their investments go to money heaven. Attributing many of the declines in share prices to irrational behavior, he tells The Gold Report about several of the bright companies now selling at "absurdly cheap" share prices. More >