I promise this is the last time – REALLY!

Lynn On November 11, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: John Fisher The Federal Reserve and Ben “Helicopter” Bernanke (now his nickname makes real sense) have launched another massive round of Quantitative Easing (aka money printing), being referred to as ‘QE2’. Between $600B – $800B worth depending on who you ask. QE1 was supposedly a single,

What is Your Perspective?

Lynn On November 5, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: John Fisher Yesterday we saw a massive move to the upside for both gold and silver. Now why would that be? The Republicans for all practical purposes are back in power. Doesn’t that mean more fiscal prudence in the future putting a damper on metals

Investor Mistakes in a Metals Bull Market

Lynn On October 28, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: John Fisher – Additional Content from Franklin Sanders My friend Franklin summarized the issue of investor mistakes in a bull market quite well: “Over the years I have watched investors make mistakes. Two of the biggest mistakes arise from not understanding what a bull market (primary

Gold Mania? Not Quite.

Lynn On October 21, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal The conventional wisdom on Wall Street is that the gold bubble is about to pop. After all, people will tell you, the little guy is now totally on this bandwagon. Ordinary Mom and Pop investors from Bakersfield to Boston have dumped

Going for Gold: Stampede of the Super Rich is Under Way

Lynn On October 10, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: Glenda Kwek, October 7, 2010 A stampede of the super rich is under way as they snap up gold to secure their wealth as the economies of the world wobble. “The most we’ve sold in the last couple of weeks for a customer’s own vault was

Gold Rises to Record on Investor Demand for Currency Alternative

Lynn On October 6, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: Pham-Duy Nguyen and Nicolas Larkin – Bloomberg News, Oct. 5, 2010 Gold futures jumped to a record $1,342.60 an ounce as the dollar sagged, boosting demand for precious metals as alternative assets. Silver advanced to a 30- year high. The greenback fell to the lowest level

Next Stop – $50 Silver

Lynn On September 27, 2010 / General Market, Silver

(The Battle for $21 Silver is over!) Content by: James Turk and John Fisher, Chart by James Turk The battle for $21 silver is over – it has breached its highest price in 30-years. Those who were short silver are covering their losses. Those who are long

Tax Consequences of Selling Gold, Silver and ETF’s

Lynn On September 22, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By: Jeff Clark There’s lots of conflicting and inaccurate tax information surrounding this subject. So, what’s the real skinny on the current tax rules for selling precious metals & ETF’s in the U.S. The IRS considers gold a “collectible” and will tax your realized capital gains at

$20 Silver in the Rearview Mirror

Lynn On September 16, 2010 / General Market, Silver

By: John Fisher On September 1st, 2009, I posted an article entitled “$1,000 Gold in the Rearview Mirror.” Now it’s time for silver. Silver has closed three consecutive days over $20 per ounce. Three consecutive closes are viewed as a definitive piercing of a major support/resistance level.

Silver Continues to Knock Its Head on $20

Lynn On September 10, 2010 / General Market, Silver

As I’m sure you have noticed, silver has been “hitting” it’s head on $20 for the last couple of days. This is reminiscent of when gold kept bonking its noggin’ on $1,000. Look at the following chart, and note the price points as noted by the red

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