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Of Jobs, Debts and Budgets
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the herd
 Consumer confidence spiked last December. Gas prices were lower for the third straight month, a mild winter has meant that many consumers paid less to heat their houses, the auto sector posted another strong month, consumers spent more on recreation and demand for student loans increased.
Click here to continue... | Mickey Fulp Believes 2012 Will Be a Good Year for Commodities
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hooos
 Although the equity markets are well past the "weary" stage of worry about the European Union debt crisis, commodity investors continue to enjoy high prices. The commodities markets should remain strong in 2012, asserts Mickey Fulp, the "Mercenary Geologist".
Click here to continue... | Gold bull Peter Grandich gives stock ideas to investors
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 Peter Grandich – a widely respected market and economy expert who blogs at Grandich.com – shared his ideas with us. Mr. Grandich is forecasting higher gold prices in the years to come as global economic changes make gold scarcer and in higher demand.
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Peter Grandich is bullish about gold
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Peter Grandich – a commentator on markets, economies, and politics at Grandich.com – believes that investors will continue to see a bull market in gold (and silver) for the near term. Mr. Grandich recently spoke at the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference and we followed up with him in the days after the conference to learn more about his talk and what he forecasts for the future.
Click here to continue... | Reginald W. Ogden Sees Opportunity in This Resource Rally
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Reginald W. Ogden, an investment advisor who specializes in resource investing, has some insight to share. We met up with Mr. Ogden at the recent Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference.
Click here to continue... | Ron Hera Offers His Strategy for Natural Resource Investing at Vancouver Resource Investment Conference
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Ron Hera, an investor and newsletter publisher, spoke at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference regarding the life cycle model for resource investing and the future for inexpensive commodities.
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David Morgan, a leading silver expert, says investors should be in silver
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 David Morgan is recognized as a leading silver expert and his opinions have been featured in Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. At the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, he gave a keynote speech about myths in the silver market.
Click here to continue... | AMEBC's Mineral Exploration Roundup 2012 Boasts 8,000 Delegates and a Wealth of Opportunities
by Allen Alper Jr.
 AMEBC's Mineral Exploration Roundup 2012 event was just held at the Westin Bayshore and brought in a record breaking 8,000 delegates to learn about mining exploration and opportunities.
Click here to continue... | GoldMoney’s Chairman, James Turk Bullish on Gold and Silver Prices in 2012
by Allen Alper Jr.
 James Turk founder and Chairman of GoldMoney was a speaker at the recent Cambridge House Vancouver Investment Conference. We caught up with him to find out what he was speaking about and to get his views generally.
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Gordon Chang Offers Insight as to China's Economic Future
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Gordon Chang, a featured speaker at the Cambridge House Investment Conference in Vancouver, offered his take on the current economic events that are changing China's future in the world markets.
Click here to continue... | Rick Rule - Economic Storms Could Bring “Once-in-a-Lifetime Investing Opportunities.”
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Rick Rule is the founder of Global Resource Investment Group (now part of the Sprott Group of companies). He spoke at the San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference and we interviewed him after his speech. He summarized his speech and then gave investors a way to move forward in the murky economy.
Click here to continue... | Stock News Now: Getting the Word out for 16,000 Companies
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Mr. Shelly Kraft founder of Stock New Now (SNN), a Micro-Cap stock financial portal, is a Wall Street insider with over thirty years of experience. He managed a trading house with over 400 brokers and was responsible for 500 million dollars in investments. Mr. Kraft is very familiar with the ups and downs of the world of investments.
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Resource Opportunities
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
 As editor of the Resource Opportunities financial newsletter, Lawrence Roulston claims average mining stock gains in excess of 560% during the period 2008-2011 with more than 25 companies that he's tipped increasing in value more than ten-fold. So we caught up with him after his talk at the San Francisco Hard Assets Conference to see what his thoughts are.
Click here to continue... | Rare Earths Panel Explores Prices, Supply and Demand, and Investors Opportunities
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
One of the events at the summit was a panel entitled "The Rare Earth Think Tank". Mickey Fulp, founder of the Mercenary Geologist, moderated the discussion and he was joined by Anthony Alfidi (of Alfidi Capital), John Thomas (the Mad Hedge Fund Trader), and Jeb Handwerger (of Gold Stock Trades). Some of these experts, themselves, own an interest in some of these companies.
Click here to continue... | Jack Lifton says investors are asking the wrong questions when it comes to rare earths
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Jack Lifton has some strong words for investors who get excited about rare earth exploration companies. He believes that investors are not investing in the right things. Recently, at the Hard Assets Rare Earths Investment Summit (which immediately followed the San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference), he spoke in a session called The Rare Earth Market with Chinese Characteristics.
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M.J. Loiselle Offers Astute Economic Advice to Investors at Cambridge House Montreal Investment Conference
by M.J. Loiselle MJ Economics
 M.J. Loiselle, author of MJ Economics, was a featured speaker at the Cambridge House Montreal Investment Conference and offered attendees advice on option investing.
Click here to continue... | Greg McCoach Recommends Gold and Silver
by Allen Alper and Jason Clements
 Greg McCoach, author of The Mining Speculator, warns that markets worldwide are going to have problems, including our junior mining stocks for awhile. Mr. McCoach sees the sovereign debt problems in Europe and the implosion of these derivatives and credit default swaps with MF Global as signs that things are going to get worse before they get better. “It’s like 2008 times 10 and it’s underway right now,” he says. However, Mr. McCoach says junior mining companies will provide opportunities for investors to find value and to come out ahead. He predicts a dramatic rise in prices for gold and silver. “This will be the next run to the newest highs. Gold will be well over $2000. I expect silver to be well over $50 going towards $60 and $70 an ounce,” he exclaims.
Click here to continue... | Jon Nadler Talks about Silver's Cloudy Lining
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jason Clements
 Jon Nadler, Senior Metals Analyst, Kitco Bullion Dealers, is bearish on silver prices. In his talk at the San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference, he provided lots of data to back up his position. Mr. Nadler applied the basic laws of supply and demand mentioning that a decrease in demand for silver and a current surplus points to a decrease in price. He’s not totally against silver though; he just says if you do invest in silver, “Do it in addition to a core position in gold.”
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Dudley Baker Explains Warrants Offer Leverage
by Allen Alper and Jason Clements
 Many warrants remain privately held; however, some warrants are tradable on the exchanges, just like the common stock. Dudley Baker, the owner and editor of Precious Metals Warrants, recommends including warrants in your portfolio. The main reason being that warrants provide leverage with the chance to make 2 to 3 times your investment versus investing in the common stock. Subscribers to Precious Metals Warrants receive access to a database of publicly traded warrants and benefit from Mr. Baker’s research on insider transactions and holdings of junior mining companies. Mr. Baker also lets subscribers see his own portfolio to see where he’s investing and trading.
Click here to continue... | Louis James is Bearish on Rare Earths
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 Louis James, Chief Mining and Metals Investment Strategist for Casey Research, isn't bullish on the rare earth sector… at least not in the short term. He spoke at the Hard Assets Rare Earths Investment Summit (which immediately followed the San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference). We've summarized the main points of his presentation in this article. Where possible direct quotations have been provided.
Click here to continue... | Jonathan Moore Assesses the Successful San Francisco Hard Assets Conference
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
While at this year's San Francisco Hard Assets conference, we caught up with Jonathan Moore, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Event Division, who puts together this show. We asked him to tell us a bit more about this show (especially for readers who were unable to attend but are thinking about attending in the future), and to tell us what he has planned for future shows.
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Frank Trotter Evaluates Investment Chaos at the Hard Assets Conference in San Francisco
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Frank Trotter, one of the keynote speakers at the Hard Assets Conference in San Francisco, provided attendees with his take on the chaos of the global markets and how to survive the changes.
Click here to continue... | Thom Calandra Encourages Readers to Look Farther over the Horizon
by Allen Alper Jr.
 At the recent San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference, attendees heard about a lot of different opportunities. And one presenter, Thom Calandra, told the attendees about Africa.
Click here to continue... | The Creature that is the Federal Reserve
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jason Clements
 Jay Taylor talked about government monetary policy and the Federal Reserve at the recent San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference. The Federal Reserve’s stated purpose is to maintain stable prices and full employment; however, Mr. Taylor talked about the ownership of the Federal Reserve by the big banks and their more self-serving goals. Looking at monetary policy at the time of the Great Depression, Mr. Taylor doesn’t see a lot of difference from today’s.
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Panel Discussion Summary: Lively debate on 'black swans', Europe, gold, and a way forward
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
In this article, we've summarized the discussion to give readers a sense of the insight shared from the panel, which consisted of Adrian Day, Paul van Eeden, Ian Gordon, and Jim Dines. Note: Quotations are direct quotations, although some quotations have been edited for grammar or tangents. Due to space, we are providing a summary of panel answers and not always the entire answer.
Click here to continue... | Market Edge Media
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
 One of the people attending the recent Hard Assets Convention in San Francisco was Howard Fitch, who worked for organizers Cambridge House International from 1997 until 2010. He became President of their Conference Division in 2003 and so was responsible for providing all their conferences.
Click here to continue... | Tom O'Brien shares his mixed outlook on the economy
by Allen Alper
 During this past San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference, we met up with Tom O'Brien, a market expert who was also a speaker at the show. Mr. O'Brien is the CEO of Tiger Financial and the host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Tom O'Brien Show".
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Jeff Berwick
by Allen Alper Jr.
Someone with strong anarchist beliefs might not be the sort of person you'd expect to be speaking at the Hard Assets Convention in San Francisco. However, Jeff Berwick contributes frequently to these sorts of events and there are several reasons for this.
Click here to continue... | Dr. Gareth Hatch reveals key drivers of supply and demand for rare earths
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Recently, the San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference was followed up by a highly focused and more technical Hard Assets Rare Earths Investment Summit – a specialized gathering of experts to help investors and companies understand the rare earths "climate".
Click here to continue... | Dr. Michael Berry Says the US is Threatened by its Lack of Rare Earth Metals
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Dr. Michael Berry gave a speech entitled Rare Earths, Critical Metals, Energy Independence and National Security.
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Jonathan Moore
by Allen Alper Jr.
As VP of Conferences for Summit Business, which promotes the Hard Assets Conferences through its International Investment Conferences subsidiary, Jonathan Moore has a big interest in how things are going. So we took the opportunity at the recent San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference to get his views.
Click here to continue... | Jack Lifton Offers Investors Solid Information on Rare Earth Metal Companies
by Allen Alper Jr.
Jack Lifton, a featured speaker at the Hard Assets Conference in San Francisco, offers his take on the future of the Rare Earth market and companies to watch.
Click here to continue... | John Thomas Shares some Surprising Ideas about Gold, China, and Market Volatility
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
At the recent San Francisco Hard Assets Conference, we met up with one of the speakers – John Thomas – who is the founder of "the Mad Hedge Fund Trader". We started by asking him about his speech at the conference and that led into a discussion of markets and trading.
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Adrian Day Says NOW Is the Time to Buy
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 At the recent San Francisco Hard Assets Convention, we spoke with Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management (a company that offers individual managed accounts for clients) about his take on the market and what he's looking at right now. As usual, Mr. Day gave us some great investing ideas in the resource sector (and outside of it) as well as some tips to trade in this uncertain market.
Click here to continue... | Panel Discussion on Exploration Cambridge House Montreal Investment Resource Show
by Allen Alper
Learn from a few mining industry experts what locations they currently favour for exploration, the criteria they use to evaluate a junior exploration company, the factors that have caused the recent lag in share prices for junior share prices, and what major companies are looking for from juniors. The panel consisted of Victor Goncalves, Alex Knox, John Kaiser, and Lawrence Roulston. Chris Berry was moderator.
Click here to continue... | The Markets Might Be Beaten up, but That's Good News for Mickey Fulp
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Recently, at the San Francisco Hard Assets Convention, we spoke to Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp whose contrarian ideas should inspire investors to take advantage of the opportunities in today's market.
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Highlights from Dr. Marc Faber's address at the New Orleans Investment Conference
by Allen Alper
 At the recent New Orleans Investment Conference, economic expert and investment advisor Dr. Marc Faber helped to shed light on the economic situation and discussed the bigger financial picture.
Click here to continue... | At the New Orleans Investment Conference, Charles Krauthammer talked about government, American ideology, and Washington's plans for your wealth and freedom
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 The New Orleans Investment Conference is an annual gathering of investors interested in hearing several perspectives from investment experts, economists, political analysts, and more. At the 2011 New Orleans Investment Conference, Charles Krauthammer spoke for nearly an hour on government, and American ideology, and Washington's plans for your wealth and freedom.
Click here to continue... | Leonard Melman shares his view on the coming economic crisis and how investors can prepare
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 Recently, we spoke to Mr. Melman at Cambridge House International's Montreal Investment Conference and he gave some additional insight about the coming economic crisis with us, as a follow-up to discussions and a presentation he gave at the conference.
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How to Value a Rare Earth Element Company
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Alex Knox is a consultant and a mineral geologist who has been working in rare earths since the 1980's. He described his own talk as "a primer so the investor can have some tools to evaluate a rare earths resource company – fundamentals, valuation, and how to evaluate their exploration program."
Click here to continue... | Dr. Stephen Leeb has a strong warning about the rise of China
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Investors have watched as China's economic engine has powered it to become a significant player in global economics. What was once a closed-off communist nation has now accelerated to a high place near the top of the global economic ladder. And, as other countries struggle to make ends meet, China's financial success has some people alarmed.
Click here to continue... | Jordan Roy-Byrne: Gold Stocks Due for a Breakout Soon
by The Gold Report (11/23/11)
 Gold stocks may have been underperforming investor expectations for many months, but that could be changing very soon. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, explains how he uses relative strength analysis to pick winners for the readers of The Daily Gold Newsletter.
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Gareth Hatch: Navigating the Rare Earth Metals Landscape
by Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (11/22/11)
Gareth Hatch, co-founder of Technology Metals Research LLC, gives us the lay of the land in the rare earth sector. Many variables are shaping this developing market, and from calculating global demand to anticipating individual project costs, data makes the difference in determining viable investments. Gareth Hatch gets down to the nitty gritty in this Critical Metals exclusive, and comes up with some promising projects in the works.
Click here to continue... | Keith Schaefer Gives Us an Expert's View into the Oil and Gas Industry
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 In the past, the oil and gas industry has had a lot of question marks around it, which has made consumers and investors wary. Consumers resisted the increasing prices; investors have been worried about supply and demand issues.
Click here to continue... | Greece: High Flying Drachma
by Axel Merk, Portfolio Manager, Merk Funds
 The worst-case scenario for Greece, should it be unable to secure further bailouts, might be that it would have to live within its means. Presently, spending only the money coming in is considered unbearably brutal. If Greece could only leave the euro, it could install its own printing press, inflating its sorrows away. Any economist will object: it’s complicated. But it isn’t: Greece could introduce a high-flying New Drachma, quite literally.
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John Kaiser shares economic insights about America, China, and the global economy
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 We met up with John Kaiser of Kaiser Research at the Cambridge House International's Montreal Investment Conference. He provided some fascinating insight to help investors understand what is going on in the market today and what is likely to happen in the years to come.
Click here to continue... | Ahead of the Herd with NioGold Mining
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the herd
Today I’m talking with Rock Lefrancois, P.Geo., President and Chief Operating Officer for NioGold Mining Corp TSX.V – NOX
Click here to continue... | Jim Letourneau Gives Us a "Big Picture" Overview of Natural Gas
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 Energy concerns come and go. At times, it feels like we on the brink of a complete depletion of energy-producing resources like oil and gas. Then huge discoveries are made or big shifts in technology occur and those concerns disappear. A few years ago, natural gas scarcity was a concern. Today, thanks to shale, those fears are diminished for now.
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On the Path To Production
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the herd
In this article I am show casing eight companies that have made discoveries, are advancing their projects and are Stage Three junior resource companies.
Click here to continue... | Jonathan Lee: Graphite and Vanadium to Benefit from Battery Market Growth
by Zig Lambo of The Critical Metals Report
 Graphite and vanadium may be relatively obscure materials, but these commodities could get a jolt from developing battery technology. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jonathan Lee of Byron Capital Markets explains how graphite and vanadium play critical roles in rapidly growing battery markets, as well as in the steel industry, which is experiencing healthy growth.
Click here to continue... | Gene Arensberg is bullish about the metals market
by Arron Hoos and Al Alper Jr.
Gene Arensberg of GotGoldReport.com has a different take. He's generally bullish on the junior mining market… and he's not the only one.
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Jeff Wright: Auto Demand Drives Antimony Market Growth
by Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report
 For Jeff Wright, metals and mining analyst at Global Hunter Securities, "Sb" spells success. That is the symbol for antimony, a metal with an interesting past and a bright future. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Wright outlines the structure of the antimony market and offers advice on the volatile rare earth element sector.
Click here to continue... | Iron Ore Demand Heating Up
by Marc Davis and Gayle Mavor, BNWnews.ca
As hot as the blast furnaces required to produce steel, China’s ever-expanding economy continues to fuel a seemingly insatiable demand for one of the building blocks of the modern world: iron ore.
Click here to continue... | Leonard Melman Urges Readers to Be Prepared
by Dr. Allen Alper and Arron Hoos
An investor who is prepared for any eventuality is one who sleeps better at night and who can survive (and even profit) no matter what happens.
In 2008, a global recession woke the world up to startling truths about debt. Although many countries came through the recession intact (despite being financially bruised and battered), there is talk about a second "double-dip" recession. Some people believe that this recession will be worse than the 2008 recession.
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