New Gold, Silver Floor: Time to Restructure Portfolio?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (10/14/11)
"Each answer will be unique for every investor. Understanding your own behavior in extremely volatile times is crucial." More >

Bill Koenig: Fracking Tech Has Junior Producers Pumped
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (10/13/11)
To find the next resource boom, consider population demographics, says Bill Koenig, portfolio manager of Pathway Asset Management. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Koenig explains why emerging-market growth is inevitable, and how North American oil and gas markets are driven by shifting demand abroad. He also shares his insights into improved drilling and fracking economics, which allow for more players on the oil fields. It's "game on" for the energy sector. More >

India Grapples with Skyrocketing Fertilizer Costs
Source: Leia Toovey, Potash Investing News  (10/13/11)
"Fertilizer costs around the world are skyrocketing, and India's struggling rupee makes necessary crop nutrients even more expensive." More >

Responsible Uranium Mining Practices
Source: Dave Brown, Uranium Investing News  (10/13/11)
"The top global producers of uranium have all demonstrated respective positions on responsible mining." More >

Debt and MLPs
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (10/13/11)
"Generally, MLP balance sheets have more debt than a typical stock, and that's ok." More >

Bud Conrad: U.S. Collapse Predicted
Source: JT Long and Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (10/13/11)
Casey Research Chief Economist Bud Conrad believes the United States is acting as a late-stage empire, acting aggressively on the world stage, lowering its moral standards and debasing its currency. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. "When Money Dies" Summit, he explains the options for how the inevitable collapse will occur. More >

Saving Rare Earth Metals with Vehicle System Design
Source: Green Tech Media  (10/13/11)
"Top-level systems and circuits design can have a major impact on rare earth consumption, particularly in the automotive arena." More >

Interim Peak in Bonds Coincides with Rebound in Mining Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (10/12/11)
"At present bonds have reached an overbought extreme and the risk reward is quite negative and in turn, positive for other markets." More >

How to Buy Gold Coins At a Bargain Price
Source: Larry D. Spears, Money Morning  (10/12/11)
"Adding to your coin holdings is a great way to profit from gold's rise. Still, given recent sharp volatility in the metals markets, it only makes sense to do a little 'bargain shopping'." More >

Days Of Reckoning Are Here: Accumulate Precious Metals and Hard Assets
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (10/12/11)
"Do not get caught up in the current panic and use this pullback as an opportunity to add or initiate positions in precious metals and natural resources mining equities." More >

Ross Beaty: Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel and Alternative Energy for Fun and Profit
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/12/11)
Legendary mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty is an optimist. He likes the opportunities present in both bear and bull markets. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research Summit in Phoenix, he explains his love of metals and alternative energy and what he is doing to position himself regardless of where the markets go. More >

Considerations for Gold Mining in Africa: Workers' Health
Source: Michelle Smith, Gold Investing News  (10/12/11)
"Mining depends heavily on human labor. Successful miners in Africa will insure smooth operations by addressing health issues." More >

Gold Gains, ECB "Could Print Euros" to Fund Own Bailout
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/12/11)
"Gold bullion 'has stepped into new territory—acting like a hybrid of a risk asset and a safe haven.'" More >

Philip Williams: Japan's Tsunami Crisis Creates Uranium Opportunities
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (10/11/11)
The uranium market is still shell-shocked from the tsunami in Japan and the resulting anti-nuclear backlash. But Philip Williams, vice president of business development for investment firm Pinetree Capital in Toronto, is urging investors to dust themselves off and start shopping. Strong fundamentals are still in play and upcoming catalysts could boost suffering uranium equities this year. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Williams discusses which companies he expects will ride the updraft. More >

Chris Berry: The Great Rare Earth Metals Reset
Source: Chris Berry for The Critical Metals Report  (10/11/11)
The rare earth sector has seen astronomical gains in recent years as Chinese export restrictions, short-sighted U.S. policy and investor interest combined to make front page news. In this exclusive article for The Critical Metals Report, Chris Berry, founder and president of House Mountain Partners, LLC, argues that a "Great Reset" is changing the face of the sector, rewarding explorers far more selectively. More >

Historic Value in Energy Stocks
Source: Michael Vodicka, Zacks Investment Research  (10/11/11)
"Energy stocks are currently trading at historically low valuations. That provides a unique buying opportunity for anyone bullish on energy." More >

Fertilizer Stocks a Growth and Value Harvest
Source: Kevin Cook, Zacks Investment Research  (10/11/11)
"'The demand for agriculture commodities has been immune to economic downturns with lower income elasticities of demand compared to either industrial metals or energy.'" More >

Capital Markets Still Open, MLPs Load Up
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP Hindsight  (10/11/11)
"MLPs have been more conservative since 2008 in terms of distribution coverage and leverage, for the most part, and they are better positioned now to weather a second Black Swan market event in three years, if it were to happen." More >

How OFS Stocks Predict the Oil Market
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (10/11/11)
"Before the volume comes out of the ground, someone has to provide the exploratory, development, infrastructure, construction and drilling support. That's why better OFS performance always precedes better performance by oil and gas producers." More >

United States Versus China Round Two
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (10/10/11)
"This is an extremely interesting drama being played out on the world stage between two of the world's most powerful nations and economies, it should be on everyone's radar screen." More >

What Does the Unemployment Picture Mean for Precious Metals?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (10/10/11)
"Another QE program to stimulate the economy in an attempt to improve the unemployment picture could easily send gold and silver prices back to former highs." More >

Determining the Correct Position Size with Options
Source: Kevin Matras, Zacks Investment Research  (10/10/11)
"If you can manage your downside, the profits will take care of themselves." More >

Gold Starts Week Strongly, Eurozone Bank Plan "Positive but Ambitious"
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/10/11)
"Gold is up on last week's close following a pledge by France and Germany to recapitalize Europe's banks." More >

Inflation, Money Circulation Problems = Gangrenous Liquidity, Rising Gold Price
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (10/10/11)
"Deflation destroys businesses and wounds the economy, long term. Inflation just drops the value of money." More >

Is the S&P 500 About to Stage a Multi-Month Rally?
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (10/10/11)
"Be nimble and define your risk, as volatility is not likely to subside anytime soon." More >