Niagara Falls Through A Garden Hose?

Lynn On March 10, 2010 / General Market

By Casey Research Commentary by John Fisher Once institutional and retail investors turn their eyes to gold, the price movement of gold and silver stocks may explode for the simple reason as Casey Research puts it in the title, “How Will Niagara Falls Fit Through a Garden

The 6 Reasons to Own Gold

Lynn On March 8, 2010 / Gold

By John Fisher There are six primary reasons why investors own gold: As a hedge against inflation. As a hedge against a declining dollar. As a safe haven in times of geopolitical and financial market instability. As a commodity, based on gold’s supply and demand fundamentals. As

The Most Important Action You Should Take This Year – BUY SILVER

Lynn On March 4, 2010 / Silver

By John Fisher In light of the continued dollar devaluation – with more to come after the U.S. government bailouts, a doubling of the annual deficit, new spending programs, money supply growth and political shenanigans – the prices of gold and silver are getting ready to take

Modern Day Alchemy… How to Turn Gold in to Paper

Lynn On March 1, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By Dr. Jeff Lewis – Edited by John Fisher Another Reason to Fear ETFs Regardless of their expensive annual fees, frequent tracking errors, and the simple fact that you’ll never be able to actually touch the gold or silver your ETF claims to hold, there are several

Gold Is a Lousy Investment

Lynn On February 25, 2010 / General Market, Gold

By John Fisher Gold is currently trading over $1,100 as I write this. I expect that gold will trade sideways in the near term, most probably between $1,060 and $1,220. However, gold’s impressive rise hasn’t prevented news media and individual investors from questioning the viability of gold.

Gold and Silver Prices – Watching Paint Dry?

Lynn On February 19, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By John Fisher The gold price has risen faster than silver, which is commonplace during market corrections. Gold needs to climb through $1,132 and then $1,150, the last high, in the near term. If it does not, we may well see gold trade in a range of

Precious Metals at ‘Bargain Basement’ Prices

Lynn On February 15, 2010 / General Market

By James Turk Every once in a great while, the market offers a unique opportunity to buy precious metals ‘on the cheap’. I believe today is one of those moments. There is ‘panic in the air’ and ‘blood in the streets’, which are conditions that open up

Gold is Testing “Floor” Theory

Lynn On February 11, 2010 / General Market, Gold

By James Turk There is a popular point of view that the Reserve Bank of India put a “floor” under the gold market around $1050, which approximates the price at which it bought 200 tonnes of gold from the IMF. The thinking is that other central banks,

The 6 Ways to Own Gold and Silver – Personally Holding Physical Metals

Lynn On February 9, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By John Fisher If you take physical delivery of your gold and silver, you have the least risk of loss due to counter-party exposure (where you are depending on someone else to perform). It is a good idea to have at least some of your holdings in

The 6 Ways to Own Gold and Silver – Owning and Storing Physical Precious Metals in Depositories

Lynn On February 3, 2010 / General Market, Gold, Silver

By John Fisher Few individuals would argue that the safest way to make sure you have good title to physical precious metals is to buy the actual coins and bars. A bank may be able to provide more secure storage than metals held in your physical possession.

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