Gold: The Decade in Review

Lynn On January 3, 2010 / General Market, Gold

Author: John Fisher Since 2001, the U.S. dollar index has lost 30% while, during this same time period, gold has gained more than 300%. Is there any reason why the dollar should strengthen given the governments monetary policy to print them at will? Is there any reason

The current bull market in gold is far from over. In fact it is only beginning.

Lynn On December 31, 2009 / Gold

While it has come off its highs, gold is still up 30% this year and, many factors still point to a long term bull trend. Author: David Levenstein As we see the end of another year, and even though the price of gold has come off its highs

Christmas time – can you hear the silver bells ringing?

Lynn On December 17, 2009 / Silver

By John Fisher Have you ever wondered why they are Silver bells, and not Copper bells, or Paper bells, or Government bells?? Well, there is just something about polished, shiny, valuable, tangible silver. “Don’t sell the silver (flatware)!”, mother would say! Well, this Christmas is not just

Gold to hit $1,650 by late 2010 or early 2011… estimate could be low

Lynn On December 2, 2009 / Gold

Author: Geoff Candy The poor outlook for the dollar continues to provide good prospects for the price of gold. According to Jim Sinclair, chairman at Tanzanian Royalty Exploration, the price of the yellow metal could reach as high as $1650 by the end of 2010 and moving into

The “real” gold price….what is it?

Lynn On November 19, 2009 / Gold

By James Turk Now that the gold price has decisively climbed above the old high of $850 reached back in January 1980, many are proclaiming that the gold price is not only at a new ‘record’ but even poised to fall. The record part is true, of

The Gold Price Has Broken Out

Lynn On November 5, 2009 / Gold

By Franklin Sanders Gold Price Close Today : 1,086.70 Change: 2.40 or 0.2% Silver Price Close Today : 17.395 Change: 22.4 or 1.3% New all time highs for the gold price today: Comex gold closed $1,086.70, up $2.40; intraday high was $1,097.65, and traded much higher than

The Truth about Precious Metals Reporting

Lynn On November 4, 2009 / General Market

By John Fisher Reportable Purchases Often, promoters will claim that the coins they offer are not subject to “reporting.” Such statements imply the government requires gold transactions be reported. However, no government regulations require the reporting of the purchases of any precious metals, per se. If payment

How to Profit from the Upcoming Short Squeeze in Silver

Lynn On November 4, 2009 / Silver

How to Profit from the Upcoming Short Squeeze in Silver By Jason Hamlin Silver chat rooms are ablaze with talk of a short squeeze that will send the price of silver back above $20 in short order. I believe it is only a matter of time and

The Biggest Myth – Gold Confiscation

Lynn On October 30, 2009 / Gold

By John Fisher Some precious metals firms foster the circulation of many myths, misunderstandings, and outright lies about the purchase and sale of precious metals. Generally, these misconceptions and falsehoods promote the notion that the government may again call in gold as it did in 1933 and

8 Reasons Why Silver is a Better Investment Than Gold!

Lynn On October 12, 2009 / Silver

1. The historic silver/gold price ratio was 16:1, but in recent years, silver is relatively cheaper ranging from about 40:1 to 80:1. On October 12, 2009, with silver at $17.75/oz. and gold at $1,057/oz., the ratio is 60:1. This means that silver is currently undervalued, and cheaper

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