by Mac Slavo | May 27, 2010 | Precious Metals
When it hits the fan and your country’s wasteful spending and extreme debt finally come home to roost, this is what happens: And there are those who wonder how Sprott’s PHYS could have traded at “ludicrous” NAV premium of over 20%....
by A Schaef | May 25, 2010 | Precious Metals, Schaef Report
“The strength of a nation’s currency is based on the strength of that nation’s economy; and the American economy is by far the strongest in the world. Accordingly, I have directed the secretary of the Treasury to take the action necessary to defend the dollar...
by Contributing Author | May 25, 2010 | Precious Metals
We’ve oft discussed gold as a hedge against not inflation, but the cause of it, which is governments run amok. Moses Kim of Expected Returns provides us a brief look at gold in the last century. As you’ll notice, gold didn’t necessarily move in the...
by Mac Slavo | May 21, 2010 | Precious Metals
In the US, gold is often looked down upon as an investment asset class, with many analysts referring to it as a relic of a different time. Why would anyone need gold in a credit and debt based economy, the thinking goes. While our government tells us to invest in...
by Mac Slavo | May 16, 2010 | Precious Metals
After watching the foreign currency exchanges for the last couple of months one would think that whatever problems the dollar had in 2008 and 2009 are long gone. With the Euro predicted to collapse to near parity with the US dollar, and the British Pound slated to be...
by Mac Slavo | May 15, 2010 | Precious Metals
We’ve heard many a price projection from precious metals analysts, but none so optimistic as that of Jeff Nielson. Mr. Nielson argues that silver’s supply/demand fundamentals, coupled with novel innovations in the technology and health care sectors, will...