Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Dr. Chris Martenson of PeakProsperity.com, and author of the book Prosper! How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting. Chris is a commentator on a range of important topics such as global economics, financial markets, governmental policy, precious metals and the importance of prepar...Read More

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The gold miners' stocks suffered a rough late summer this year. A rare forced capitulation walloped them to deep new lows, short-circuiting their usual autumn rally. That's left this sector anomalously low as the subsequent winter rally gets underway, gold stocks' strongest seasonal surge of the year. Starting from beaten-down levels after skipping the prior seasonal rally gives gold stock...Read More

By David Brady, CFAGold remains stuck in a range, but has begun testing that range recently. On the downside, it broke 1219 support on Wednesday, the prior double bottom, and then stalled at 1214. On the upside, it hit 1246 on Monday, and following Wednesday's visit to 1214 it jumped back up towards 1240 yesterday. With 1251 being the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the entire decline from 1360 t...Read More

The "public pension crisis" is the kind of subject that's easy to over-analyze, in part because there are so many different examples of bad behavior out there and in part because the aggregate damage these entities will do when they start blowing up is immense. But most people see pensions as essentially an accounting issue - and therefore boring - so it doesn't pay to go back to this particular...Read More

By Nathan McDonaldThe trend is your friend and in this case, the trend comes tinged with a yellowish hue. As I have been highlighting recently, Central Banks around the world are finally waking up to the harsh reality that is our current geopolitical and financial situation. On the surface, things appear to be healthy, things appear to be running along smoothly, but as soon as you scrap even an...Read More

By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA It has been a rough year for gold stock investors. Since Gold failed to break to the upside and the US Dollar bottomed, gold stocks have been in a strong downtrend. In September they hit two and a half year lows. The oversold condition since then has been corrected but that rebound has been quite weak. Evidence of that can be seen in the GDX advance decline (A...Read More

By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAHome buyers in every city and state have been benefiting from a powerful financial cycle for almost five years. Most people are not aware of this cycle, but it has lowered the average monthly mortgage payment for home buyers on a national basis by about $250 per month since the end of 2013.The interest rate cycle in question is one of "yield curve spread" expansion and c...Read More

By Alasdair MacleodThe next credit crisis poses a major challenge to China's manufacturing-based economy, because higher global and yuan interest rates are bound to have a devastating effect on Chinese business models and foreign consumer demand. Dealing with it is likely to be the biggest challenge faced by the Chinese Government since the ending of the Maoist era. However, China does have an e...Read More

Democrats take control of the Congress and move Trump out of the White House. Sounds unbelievable? So what is probable and what is not? We invite you to read our today's article about the upcoming US Mid-Term Elections and find out what are the likely consequences for the gold market. Elections are approaching the US again. Two years after Donald Trump was elected as POTUS, American voters go t...Read More

It's normal for the stock market to ignore a rising interest-rate trend for a long time. The reason is that while the interest rate is a major determinant of the value of most corporations, the interest rate that matters for equity valuation isn't the current one. What matters is the level of interest rates for a great many years to come. Therefore, a rise in interest rates only affects the stoc...Read More

HighlightsBob Hoye of Institutional Advisors returns with his latest market insights. The new trade tariffs.Tariffs on Canadian lumber this January pushed the mean new home price higher by over 10% as a direct result. Although the current economic system is far from flawless, solid monetary policy has solidified the global economy in the wake of the Great Recession.Low rates stimulated corporate...Read More

Cranbrook, B.C., November 1st, 2018: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. ("EPL":TSX-V, or "Eagle Plains") and Rockridge Resources Ltd. ("ROCK" TSX-V, or "Rockridge") have entered into an agreement (subject to regulatory approval) whereby Rockridge may earn a 100% interest in Eagle Plains' 100%-owned Knife Lake Project, located approximately 50 kilometers northwest of the community of Sandy Bay, Saskatch...Read More

After a volatile month, which is being called "Red October," our latest video update was released and we considered the sharp fall in stock markets globally, falling property markets in the UK and Australia and gold's safe haven gains in all currencies.Gold acted as a hedge in all currencies in October, rising 1.7% in dollars, 4.4% in euro terms and 4.2% in sterling terms. Bitcoin and other c...Read More

Rick Rule (President and CEO of Sprott US Holdings Inc.) and Marin Katusa (Founder of Katusa Research) go head to head with their stock picks and provide invaluable insights on growing a successful portfolio based on their in-depth knowledge within the resource community. Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974...Read More

Click Here to Listen to the Interview - *the interview begins at 7:02Chris Martenson discusses the recent volatility in stocks and what he thinks it means. Chris also reveals some new facts about depleting global oil supply and when exactly he sees the crisis there finally coming to a head.Click Here to Listen to the Interview - *the interview begins at 7:02Christopher Martenson is a former Amer...Read More

For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HERESilver could fall much lower, but this is not due to a deficit in silver, said Marin Katusa, chairman of Katusa Research.Marin Katusa has worked directly with and financed many companies of well-known individuals in the resource industry and has become one of the most trusted and well connected dealmakers in the junior resource sector. During this time, he h...Read More

Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More

The "public pension crisis" is the kind of subject that's easy to over-analyze, in part because there are so many different examples of bad behavior out there and in part because the aggregate damage these entities will do when they start blowing up is immense.But most people see pensions as essentially an accounting issue - and therefore boring - so it doesn't pay to go back to this particular we...Read More

Will the Federal Reserve "Fall on it's own Sword" to destroy itself and SAVE the United States of America? We may find out shortly!!Bix Weir has 30 years' experience in the financial industry with various fortune 500 companies. He is the creator of the "Road to Roota Theory" and his commentary is published at www.RoadtoRoota.com. Bix has dedicated his efforts over the last 15 years to exposing the...Read More