Eric Dutram: While the last few days have been rocky in the markets, it has generally been a positive start to 2012 for most equities. Broad markets have risen sharply in the first quarter, and while April began with some volatility, it appears as though stocks are fighting their way back from this uncertainty too. Read more…

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Brian Sylvester:  Jeff Berwick, chief editor and founder of The Dollar Vigilante and avowed anarchist, holds precious metals for safety and holds their equities for profits. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he counsels geopolitical diversity and paying close attention to precious metal stocks. Read more…

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Jordan Roy-Byrne: Speculating and investing in this sector is difficult. It is a far more difficult industry than others and that is why companies continue to struggle and fail even with the luxury of high metals prices. We’ve written extensively about the recent major bottom in the precious metals sector and Read more…

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Jordan Roy-Byrne: The junior sector had a very difficult year in 2011 but has led the recent recovery (at least statistically) in the precious metals sector. Two of our favorite exchange traded funds, Market Vectors Junior Miners ETF (NYSEArca:GDXJ) and BMO Junior Gold Index ETF (TSE:ZJG) are up Read more…

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Jordan Roy-Byrne: 2011 certainly was a difficult year for gold bugs. Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) barely held onto its gains for the year while Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) went parabolic and eventually fell to Read more…

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Michael Johnston: As a handful of brave souls find out every four years, running for President of the United States generally involves opening up your personal life to intense examination by opponents, the media, and general public. Generally, the scrutiny focuses on personal histories–arrests, affairs, Read more…

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Sumit Roy:  Commodity ETPs saw more outflows, but one agriculture ETF continues its hot streak. Spiking oil and corn prices didn’t stop commodity-related exchange-traded products from Read more…

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Precious metal investors have been on a wild ride so far in 2011. After falling to start the year, gold took off from its level just above $1,300/oz., skyrocketing higher on inflation concerns and an Read more…

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