This past month was dominated by domestic and international political issues with volatile headwinds impacting markets. Let's survey the landscape to see what these key stories are. Some of them are well-known but have hidden twists. Others are not well-known at all but will have equal or greater weight as time goes on.The Political Affordability WarThe largest single political issue continues to...Read More
Long before Powell "paused," Lagarde fibbed, or Yellen got lost mid-sentence, one man quietly built an economy of trust with fire, gold, and grit.His name was Saint Eligius. You probably haven't heard of him unless you’re a medieval goldsmith or a devout Catholic with a taste for obscure hagiographies. But I'd argue he did more for monetary integrity than any central banker alive today.Eli...Read More
Look at that. We log off for a few days, and absolute chaos breaks out in silver.On Sunday December 28th, silver briefly traded over $83/oz here in the U.S. It's currently trading at $72.67. That's up sharply from $29 at the beginning of 2025.What a crazy few weeks to end the year for precious metal bugs.Today we're going to look at what happened with silver, and explain why the bullish case is st...Read More
The geopolitical chessboard, after two decades of relative calm, is heating up again.Major powers are maneuvering their pieces, looking to secure their own interests and spheres of influence.China is eyeing Taiwan and expanding its reach worldwide. Russia is on the verge of winning in Ukraine, and taking a big chunk of territory. Putin also appears to have aims of bringing neighboring allies into...Read More
Precious metal miners have done very well over the past year.But today I'm going to show why silver miners in particular have much further to run based on current metal prices (hint: it involves a 10x increase in profits).In 2025, gold rose about 70%. Silver jumped an impressive 130%.People unfamiliar with mining may think the industry's profits jumped in line with these price increases.But that's...Read More
Welcome to 2026 and a new year with Paradigm Press. We all hope that you had a good holiday season, and perhaps took some time off to relax, recharge and regroup. Many thanks for subscribing. And now, let's get back to work and make some money, right?Over the past couple of weeks, I pondered what to discuss in my kickoff article for the year. I thought I'd write about President Trump and his new f...Read More
The last year has been a precious metals story.We've covered that story to the point that even I'm getting sick of writing about it.Thankfully, things are heating up in industrial metals. And there are some attractive opportunities in cheap mining stocks.With the industrial metals we're talking about iron, aluminum, nickel, copper, zinc, etc. Hard assets.These are the "boring" metals, but right no...Read More
Last summer my 16-year old worked at the pool we belong to.Here in Ellicott City, Maryland, the minimum wage is $15/hr. Not bad for a teenager these days.Over 3 months he earned about $2,800 after taxes.He wanted to invest the money. So we started a custodial Roth IRA. The most he can contribute is the total he earned, and we agreed to match 50%.I explained the benefits to him, and he was sold. A...Read More
There are many different skills that any person – especially a businessperson – must develop. Presentation, writing, and networking skills, among others, are crucial to developing both the self and the business.Imagine your prospective customer discussing a potential business deal with you.You're able to navigate the conversation effortlessly, without any theatrics. The dialogue feels...Read More
John Rich is a country music superstar.He's known as a deeply Christian man and a big supporter of President Trump.And guess what? John's a fellow silver bug, big time.I recently came across a very interesting post by John on X (Twitter).It was a long, detailed post about the silver short squeeze theory. And John has 1.4 million followers on X, so he gets some serious eyeballs on this stuff.Here's...Read More
Newsletter writer Stewart Thomson addresses the question:What tactics do junior mine stock investors need to employ for comfort and great performance? It's the Chinese year of the "Flaming Horse," a year of bold moves for freedom. The geopolitical action in Venezuela and now Iran certainly fits the flaming horse bill!If money managers were still shy about embracing gold based on dedollarization,...Read More
Golden Sky Minerals Corp. (AUEN:TSX.V; LCKYF:OTC) announces it has secured a permit to conduct drilling at the Gnome and Semlin Target zones on the Rayfield-Gjoll Copper-Gold Property in south-central British Columbia. Find out why one expert says the company is "one to firmly keep on the radar." Golden Sky Minerals Corp. (AUEN:TSX.V; LCKYF:OTC) announced that it has secured a permit to conduct d...Read More
Nobel Resources Corp. (NBLC:TSX) began mobilizing its diamond drill contractor at the Cuprita copper project in northern Chile. Read how the first drill program is scheduled to start the week of January 12, after all permits are received. Nobel Resources Corp. (NBLC:TSX) announced that mobilization of its diamond drill contractor had begun at the Cuprita copper project in northern Chile, with dri...Read More
John Newell of John Newell & Associates shares an update on Aftermath Silver Ltd. (AAG:TSX.V; AAGFF:OTCQX; FLM1:FRA) to explain why he thinks it is a Speculative Buy. Back in September 2024, I wrote an article for Streetwise Reports that featured Aftermath Silver Ltd. (AAG:TSX.V; AAGFF:OTCQX; FLM1:FRA) as a strategic bet on world-class silver assets, noting its high-quality projects in Chile and...Read More
John Newell of John Newell & Associates explains why he thinks KO Gold Inc. (KOG:CSE) is setting up as a speculative breakout candidate. Some of the best gold discoveries do not happen in new jurisdictions. They happen in old ones that the market has stopped paying attention to.New Zealand's Otago Gold District is a good example. It is not new. It is not speculative. And it is certainly not unpro...Read More
John Newell of John Newell & Associates share his thoughts on silver and a few stocks he believes are worth looking into. I've been writing about silver for years, often when it was out of favor, under-owned, and widely dismissed as the "forgotten metal."In Silver Tarnished No More (found here), the case was straightforward: silver didn't need excitement; it needed time. A long base, tightening s...Read More
It may seem odd to hate a stock index. After all, it's just a model of company shares used by fund managers to build ETFs and mutual funds.But once you learn the truth about the Russell 2000 small cap index, you just might hate it like I do.Today we're going to explore why the Russell 2000 makes a bad foundation for any investment vehicle.Misleading Stats (at Best)Historically, small cap stocks te...Read More
Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported new drill results from its El Cura deposit, including 12.1 meters of 1.6% copper and 0.85 g/t gold. The deposit remains open in multiple directions and is being advanced as part of the company's flagship Iberian Belt West Project in Spain. Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported new assay results from...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. explains why he considers Carlton Precious Inc (CPI:TSXV; CPIFF:OTCMKTS) his dark horse of 2026. The main focus of Carlton Precious Inc (CPI:TSXV; CPIFF:OTCMKTS) is a primary silver deposit located in southern Peru. Peru ranks third behind Mexico and China in global silver supply, having produced 3,100 metric tons (107.1 million ounces) of silver in 2023.The...Read More
Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) released new assays from El Cura at its IBW Project, including 12.1 meters of 1.6% copper and 0.85 g/t gold. The company said El Cura will be featured in its upcoming prefeasibility study as drilling continues to expand the deposit. Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported new assay results from its ongoing dril...Read More