David Baker's Three Must-Haves for the New Generation of Gold Companies: Accountability, Accountability and Accountability
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/18/13)
Mining companies have lost the trust of investors, says David Baker, managing partner at Baker Steel. Baker sees the gold market as at a watershed point and the miners must change to stay afloat. In this interview with The Gold Report, Baker sets out his prescription for nursing the industry back to health. Will the restrictions his company and other investors are putting on gold companies increase reporting clarity, investor trust and money earned? More >

Gold Fails to Hold Asian Gains
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/18/13)
U.S. dollar gold bullion prices failed to hold onto gains made in Monday's Asian session, falling to $1,611/oz by lunchtime in London, just a few dollars above Friday's six-month low, as the U.S. dollar extended recent gains. More >

John Kaiser: Can the TSX Venture Be Saved?
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (2/15/13)
Is the end near for the TSX Venture Exchange, the victim of "algo traders," low volume and lack of institutional investors? If newsletter writer John Kaiser is right, as many as 500 of the 1,484 resource companies listed on the Venture Exchange will go under this year due to lack of money in the bank. In this Gold Report interview, Kaiser suggests that a crowdsourced valuation system may give the investors the information they need to invest with confidence and fend off the proprietary traders. More >

Currency 'War' or 'Revolution'?—And Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/15/13)
"The competitive devaluations of currencies, which has gone on for such a long time—many years in fact—is going to become destructive to real currency values." More >

Why You Can Bet on Platinum Prices Going Higher
Source: Jeff Uscher, Money Morning  (2/15/13)
"Platinum prices, which have been below gold prices since mid-2011, are once again higher than the yellow metal, and the spread's widening." More >

Refinery Stocks: What I'm Buying Right Now
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Invesments Bulletin  (2/15/13)
"There is a definite seasonality to the oil and gas stocks in Canada—and generally speaking, the top is right now." More >

Ram Selvaraju: Fall in Love with These Nine Biotech Stocks
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report   (2/14/13)
When it comes to unearthing dynamic micro-cap biotech investment opportunities, Ram Selvaraju is a master. Selvaraju, managing director and head of healthcare equity research at Aegis Capital Corp., has selected nine names destined to attract investors willing to take calculated risks, which he shares in this interview with The Life Sciences Report. He also explains why he expects 2013 will be another good year for the biotech industry. More >

Colin Healey: Which Uranium Stocks Will Rise on a Supply Shortfall?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/14/13)
With energy demand looking up in China and Japan, both coal and uranium are likely to experience an uptick. But which producers will move with prices? Colin Healey of Haywood Securities weighs in on some names that are leveraged to spot prices in this interview with The Energy Report, explaining why it's time for investors to get excited again. More >

Two Reasons to Expect Greater Volatility in Oil Prices
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (2/14/13)
"A combination of rising demand and tension in the Middle East means oil prices will continue to climb." More >

Big Growth Stories in Biotech
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (2/14/13)
Bacteria are pure survivalists, and over billions of years they have evolved to produce ever-newer chemicals to protect themselves against other bugs. In the last 100 years they have begun to protect themselves against the antibiotics that humans have developed from those same bugs. But guess who's winning. In September 2012, the FDA said that more than 70% of the bacteria that produce hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are now resistant to at least one type of antibiotic—and in the year 2000 alone, almost 2 million (2M) cases of HAIs caused close to 99,000 deaths. Too bad the agency didn't give an updated number, because it's a certainty that things are not getting better. Unless a sustainable system is developed to counteract this tide, a catastrophe is just a matter of when, and not if. With not even a tiny bit of exaggeration, the appearance of a devastating superbug is a looming global crisis. More >

Buy Gold Stocks Like a ROTH Capital Price Taker
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (2/13/13)
The risk-reward profile of resource companies resemble those of healthcare and biotech companies, according to Brian Post, an analyst at ROTH Capital Partners, an investment bank dedicated to the small-cap public market. Part of Post's mission is to educate his institutional clients about the value to be found in the resource sector. The value to be found in Mexico as a mining jurisdiction is one of the first lessons he offers. In his first interview with The Gold Report, Post focuses on Mexican silver names and ventures to both North and South America to talk copper. More >

The Case for Silver Outpacing Gold
Source: Miguel Perez-Santalla, BullionVault  (2/13/13)
"A lot of talk on the web right now says silver is significantly undervalued versus gold." More >

Obama's Call for R&D Investment May Boost Medical Research Budgets and Job Markets
Source: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (2/13/13)
"'If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas,' Obama contended." More >

Chris Ecclestone: Gold Will Fall, Time to Switch to Specialty Metals?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report  (2/12/13)
The U.S. and Europe may have been skirting the edge of financial peril for years, but Christopher Ecclestone, who is the principal and mining strategist of London-based Hallgarten & Co., told The Metals Report that the gold price should drop this year as investors realize that there's no more cause for panic. However, the frank and expressive Ecclestone has plenty of other suggestions for what's "sexy" this year (zinc, copper and specialty metals), even as he rips into "business as usual" gold majors and chastises any management team with the nerve to offer a 0.5% dividend. More >

Do the Companies You Hold Have a Backup Plan? They Should, Says Tim Murray
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (2/12/13)
Hiccups, either market- or operations-related, are the norm rather than the exception, especially in the junior oil and gas space. That's why Tim Murray, oil and gas analyst at Desjardins Securities, prefers to invest in management teams with long-term vision and a plan for worst-case scenarios. A stellar balance sheet doesn't hurt, either. In his interview with The Energy Report, Murray shares stories of capable management teams that are rolling with the punches—and rewarding investors who stick with them. More >

Why You Can Trust Your Analyst Again: Ingrid Rico
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/11/13)
Within the universe of junior mining companies, investors need to be choosy, says Ingrid Rico, mining analyst at Toronto-based investment bank M Partners. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rico explains how analysts value miners and reveals how she will be looking at junior mining companies in 2013—with a skeptical eye, preferring those funded to complete exploration plans for the year and a management track record to deliver results. She shares names of some companies whose projects stand out. More >

Big Gains Ahead with Platinum's Neglected Cousin
Source: Byron King, Daily Reckoning  (2/11/13)
"Let's cut to the chase. We've got a metal play here." More >

Mining in Ontario: A Dependable Engine of Growth
Source: Visual Capitalist  (2/11/13)
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Biotech May Be on a Roll, but Investors Still Need Innovation, Predictability
Source: Jennifer Boggs, BioWorld  (2/11/13)
"The past several years have seen investment enthusiasm move away from the supposedly risk-reduced reformulation-of-an-existing/generic-drug model. Innovation—new mechanisms, new targets—are what's going to attract the interest and the money." More >

John Williams: How to Survive the Illusion of Recovery
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (2/8/13)
There is no economic recovery, and there are no signs that a recovery is coming, says Shadowstats.com author John Williams. In this Gold Report interview, he blames mal-adjusted inflation statistics for creating an alternate reality that overestimates economic activity in a way that is unsustainable. Williams warns that eventually the painful truth will be so difficult that even government manipulation won't be able to deny it and that is when hyperinflation will take its toll on those who have not taken his advice for preserving purchasing power and securing wealth. More >

'Money Stimulus Marathon' Good for Gold Price: Eric Winmill
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/8/13)
Eric Winmill, mining equities research analyst with Casimir Capital, sees great potential for small-cap metals producers and developers in the Americas—home to good infrastructure, skilled workers and great geology. In this Gold Report interview, Winmill also explains how "all-in" cash costs are making it easier for companies and investors to understand—and predict—cash-flow generation and identifies companies that he expects to take off. More >

What the Major Breakout in the Platinum to Gold Ratio Signifies
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/8/13)
"Platinum is breaking out compared to gold as South Africa, which supplies three quarters of world production, continues to struggle with labor issues and possible nationalization." More >

Bruno del Ama: Junior MLPs Are Undervalued and Ready for Growth
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (2/7/13)
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) aren't just pipeline builders, nor are they all large caps. Bruno del Ama, CEO and co-founder of Global X Funds, sees significant value in junior MLPs anchored to exploration, production and storage as well as transportation. In this interview with The Energy Report, del Ama talks about a rare bottom-floor opportunity to profit while avoiding the tax and bookkeeping pitfalls of MLP investing. More >

Keith Schaefer: Refineries Will Be Big Winners When Price Gaps Widen
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (2/7/13)
The Street thinks oil price differentials stem from lack of pipelines. That's only partly true, says Keith Schaefer, editor of Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin, arguing that limited refinery capacity is just as big a challenge. Schaefer expects most investors to be caught completely off guard when the Brent/WTI gap widens and light oil prices plummet later this year, and in his nuanced interview with The Energy Report, he tells us who stands to profit, who stands to lose and why select natural gas companies are getting a lot of love right now. More >

Eight Biotech Growth Names: Greg Wade
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (2/7/13)
The driving principle behind successful biotech investment for Managing Director and Senior Analyst Greg Wade of Wedbush Securities is to find companies with clinical assets that are of value to patients and hence to the marketplace. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Wade offers compelling cases for eight important names that span the market cap gamut. More >