Jean Folger: Silver mining began about 5,000 years ago in Anatolia (modern day Turkey). The metal quickly became the impetus for exploration and the discovery of new worlds as it was a sought-after measurement of wealth, and valued as money, jewelry Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Economic uncertainty all over the world has taken a toll on equity markets, rendering them highly unpredictable at this time. Some respite comes from commodities like precious metals, but even these have seen some weakness thanks to a stronger dollar. Read more…
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Peter Krauth: Silver prices soared as high as $50 an ounce last year before experiencing a brief correction that took it back below $30. However, despite this blip, mounting inflationary pressures, a weakening dollar, and emerging market demand will see silver retest its record highs in 2012. In fact, this Read more…
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Todd Shriber: Since I’m taking my first vacation in almost two years, I wanted to divert your attention to this article while I’m out of the office. If you missed it the first time around, I encourage you to take a moment. With overall market conditions operating in their current state, there is a Read more…
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Kevin Kerr: The mighty U.S. dollar’s fall from economic grace didn’t happen overnight. It’s been a long and painful process driven by bad judgment, irresponsible fiscal policies, and arrogance. Read more…
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Scott Pluschau: Let’s take a look at the Silver ETF in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV) again. It was back on May 5th, 2011, that I did a write-up on SLV that can be found: HERE Read more…
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Ted Butler: “Piggyback” Traders Legging into Silver Manipulation with “Tens of Thousands” of iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV) July $25/$30 and $25/$33 Bull Put Vertical Spreads and Read more…
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Tyler Craig: Don’t look now but the iShares Silver ETF (NYSE:SLV) be percolating. Yesterday’s 4% surge in the shiny metal marked the first break of a daily resistance level since the cascade of selling Read more…
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Thomas Carreno: The iShares Silver ETF (NYSE:SLV) looks to me like it is evolving into a great buy zone right now after the previous mini crash. I indicated several times in the past that the Read more…
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Ian Wyatt: It has been quite a story with silver (NYSE:SLV) prices lately. The metal entered the year around $30 an ounce having climbed sharply in 2010. After a brief pause in January, it Read more…
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Charles Rotblut: The recent plunge in silver prices provides lessons for all investors, regardless of whether you invest in commodities or not. Read more…
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J.W. Jones: Last week silver was the focus of incredible price swings which left many licking their wounds and shaking their heads at the trading losses they had incurred. This sell off was likely Read more…
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Ron Rowland: Before the electronic ink could dry on last week’s column, Is the Gold/Silver Ratio at a Tipping Point?, silver crashed. So did ETFs that track this niche in the precious metals market. Read more…
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ETF Securities today announced that ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (NYSE:SGOL) has been recognized as a winner of TheStreet’s first annual Best Mutual Funds and ETFs awards for 2010. Read more…
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Jared Levy: Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you probably know that silver has had a major correction over the past week. The precious metal plummeted about 30% from a high of Read more…
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