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Jared Cummans: The past few years have seen the global economy fall on some hard times. At the head of it all has been the U.S., whose fiscal policies and rampant immoralities led to some of the biggest banks in the world bringing down the local economy. Read more…
Brian Sylvester: Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes Read more…
Jared Cummans: Platinum, one of the more industrious precious metals, has become a popular trading instrument in recent years, as investors have seen the benefits of making a play on this hard asset. Platinum’s uses span from catalytic converters to thermometers Read more…
Jared Cummans: Platinum, one of the rarest elements in the world, is among the most popular commodities for investors and traders. As a member of the precious metals family, platinum offers a compelling long-term hold as something of a safe haven, but it also can be used Read more…
Brian Sylvester: A third round of quantitative easing won’t help support platinum and palladium prices, according to Erica Rannestad, platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will drive the platinum group metals, which have been Read more…
No question, having a small amount of precious metals in your global portfolio serves as sort of a “shock absorber” in times of crisis and uncertainty. Obviously, the most logical strategy is to be a buyer of gold when prices dip and the Read more…
Michael Johnston: As the ETF universe has expanded by leaps and bounds in recent years, investors now have tools at their disposal to accomplish almost objective. From plain vanilla stock and bond indexes to hyper-targeted regional and sector funds, there are ETFs to bet on just about every asset class. Read more…
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Adrian Ash: It’s more than “interesting” that platinum prices are lagging gold… GOLD has risen nicely since the meltdown following Lehmans’ collapse, with the gold price in Dollars rising 130%. Until last summer, however, platinum had done better still. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: In the middle of 2007, Morgan Stanley paid out $4.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated against it by its own clients. Why were Morgan Stanley’s clients suing it? They alleged that Morgan Stanley took money from them for buying precious metals on their behalf, took money from them Read more…
Jared Cummans: Now that the first quarter of 2012 is in the books, investors will reflect on their holdings to see if it is time to make any adjustments. While most equities turned in one of the best first quarters in recent memory, not all commodities were quite as lucky. As always, commodity price drivers often Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Even gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) and silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) investors need to diversify. That’s why investing in precious metals means more than simply buying the “barbaric relics” that have served as money in the past. Read more…
Jared Cummans: As 2012 wears on, investors seem less and less sure how the year will end. Some feel that the early bull market we experienced is here to stay and that strong U.S. data only supports that claim. But others feel that such rapid appreciations in stock markets mean that we are about due for a Read more…
Daily Capitalist: Here is a chart of the main silver ETF from yesterday. Not shown on the chart is today’s volume, nearly 100 million. This makes today’s volume in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca:SLV) close to a record save for the frenzied trading last spring. Not shown, but similarly, the SPDR Gold Read more…
Peter Krauth: If you really care about your financial future, here’s something you need to know. It’s about a story that received almost zero coverage from the mainstream press. I can’t say that I am surprised. It involves gold. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Few things can withstand the test of time, and perhaps even fewer will be able to retain their monetary worth in today’s unprecedented economic landscape. The recent financial meltdown has brought upon a seemingly endless expansion of the money supply and our government has Read more…
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