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Jared Cummans: 2012 may have started off like a bull, but it appears that the bears are lurking in the shadows, waiting to make their move. This week has already seen a disappointing halt to the surge that general markets had enjoyed to start the new year, as drama from overseas as well as lackluster Read more…
Scott Pluschau: When most people think of precious metals, they think of gold (NYSEArca:IAU) and silver (NYSEArca:PSLV) since these are the most popular metals that are used for coinage and Read more…
Kevin McElroy: Yesterday, I told you I would buy some gold in the near future. That might be in a week or a month – I’m not sure. It depends on my year-end bonus. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: ETF Securities, known for listing the world’s first physical gold ETF, debuted the first ever physically-backed precious metals ETF that focuses exclusively on silver, platinum, and palladium late last year. Since its inception in December 2011, WITE has accumulated just over $45 million in Read more…
I’ll never forget my first visit as a teenager to the commodity-trading pit of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The swirling bright colored jackets, the shouting and rapid hand signals (looked like arm wrestling to me) were captivating and reminded me of past family gatherings. It was also Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Last week saw no shortage of activity in global equity markets–not by a long shot. Greece once again dominated the headlines, as a back-and-forth plan for a referendum took markets by surprise on multiple times throughout the week, ultimately ending with a plan that seemed to point Read more…
Kevin McElroy: I hope you followed my advice last week. I suggested buying shares of the ETFS Physical Platinum ETF (NYSE: PPLT). I put in a Good-Til-Cancelled bid (aka – a “stink-bid”) at $155, and it didn’t look like it would get filled. But then yesterday, the ETF gapped lower to just under $155, and I Read more…
Kevin McElroy: Something extremely unusual is happening in the platinum markets right now. And I’m about to buy a platinum ETF in my personal investment account. Read more…
Sally Lowder: After more than 50 years of investing for long-term shareholder profit, David Christensen, head of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited—one of the world’s oldest and largest closed-end precious metal investment funds—is seeing some new opportunities emerge. Seniors are trading at unbelievable values and Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. The result is a more manageable Read more…
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Rick Rule: In March of 2011, Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule predicted a time of unprecedented volatility. As investors struggle to recover from what, indeed, turned out to be one of the most up-and-down months in history, this special Gold Report from his Read more…
One of the biggest stories in the ETF world over the past few trading sessions has been the Gold SPDR (NYSE:GLD) taking the top spot among most widely-held ETFs, finally surpassing SPY for the AUM crown. Yet, just as soon as this happened and gold hit $1,900/oz., investors saw a brutal sell-off in Read more…
Even while gold (NYSE:GLD), silver (NYSE:SLV), and platinum steal most of the headlines, there are stealth bull markets advancing in other precious metals. Read more…
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke tipped his hand to the Fed’s monetary policy through mid-2013 at the Federal Reserve Board’s meeting last week. They’re going to keep interest rates low for the next couple of years. While the Fed can boost asset prices and support the economy, it can only do this at the expense of devaluing our currency. The Fed disclosed a range of policy tools to promote a stronger economic recovery. Investors should note Read more…
In trading on Friday, the SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance (NYSE:KME) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.76% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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