I believe that there is a very realistic chance that the shares of alternative asset manager KKR & Co. can triple over the next five years.I also believe that there is very little downside risk from buying those shares today.This makes KKR & Co. the kind of low risk, high reward investment opportunity that we are always searching for but don’t often find.Let me explain this compellin...Read More
Vancouver, British Columbia (February 7, 2019) - PRIZE MINING CORPORATION ("Prize"or the "Company") (TSXV:PRZ) (OTCQB:PRZFF) (MQSP:GR:FRANKFURT) wishes to advisethat the Company has filed the audited Annual Financial Statements andManagement Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the fiscal year endedAugust 31, 2018. In addition, theCompany has also filed its Interim Financial St...Read More
Gerald Celente returns from the Trends Research Institute and Globalnomic (R) Trend Forecaster with key insights.Venezuela is on the verge of chaos as President Maduro faces a coup and perhaps even pressure from US military forces.Already over 3 million people have fled the nation.A key method of transferring their wealth remains gold and cryptos, underscoring the significance of safe haven invest...Read More
David contrasts today's market with that of the bull market of the 1970s. Back then the coinage had just separated from the silver standard to today's fiat standard. People at that time understood this would lead to problems. However, few recognize this fact today. He says, "From a value investor perspective, you need to consider that on an inflation-adjusted basis; silver is cheaper than it has e...Read More
A crucial theme from last year is continuing into this year - stock buybacks. Last year was a banner year for companies buying back their own shares. Continue...Read More
Things keep getting worse for pensions...If you've read Notes recently, you know the pension fund crisis is one of our major themes. Simply put, these giant pools of capital Continue...Read More
After decades of tirelessly serving as watchdogs on our behalf against corruption and lack of enforcement in the precious metals markets, the Gold Antitrust Action Committee finally has an ally in Washington DC. Bill Murphy, co-founder of GATA.org returns to Reluctant Preppers to give us his take on the latest upturn in the gold market, and what lies ahead for 2019!Bill Murphy is a former American...Read More
"Dog whistles," Jim Rickards calls them.Through these signals, in frequencies beyond the normal hearing... elites communicate with each other.The messages themselves are not in fact silent - they are audible to anyone with open ears.But open ears are not necessarily knowing ears…Only the intended audience can penetrate their true meaning.That audience is their fellow elites and policymakers....Read More
David Moadel discusses why it's exremely unlikley the Fed will embark on any sustained interest rate hiking policy in the foreseeable future. David Moadel is a trader and investor of stocks and options. A former elementary school teacher, David has a master's degree in education and a unique ability to convey knowledge in the area of finance. He has coached many people and likes to combine fundame...Read More
"The sun has been without spots for seven consecutive days - a sign that Solar Minimum is underway."Continue...Read More
Far East trading quiet during Chinese New Year.Market cautious due to weak demand, tight profitability and reduced bankcredit. Selective buyers creating shortages of excellent-cut (3X, none)diamonds, but prices of lower-quality goods softening due to excess supply. 1ct. RAPI -0.4% in Jan. Manufacturers maintaining low production as profitmargins are squeezed by high rough prices. Let??eng 4Q sales...Read More
Polished trading quiet. Foreign dealers in Mumbailooking for bargains. Relatively low amount of new merchandise available, asmanufacturers keep production down due to tight profits and sluggish demand.High gold prices weighing on jewelry retail sales. Jewelry wholesalers anddiamond dealers hoping for boost at next week's IIJS Signature show (Feb. 10 to13). RoundRead More
RAPAPORT... Two white lab-grown diamonds from De Beers' Lightbox brandhave G color and VS clarity, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) saidafter examining the stones. Lightbox doesn't offer grading reports for its products, andhadn't previously publicized their specific quality characteristics. The GIAobtained the 0.24-carat and 0.26-carat polished stones from a "third-partyvendor," accordi...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds' sales slumped in the fourth quarter as theminer produced fewer valuable stones at its Let??eng mine. Proceeds fell 40% year on year to $41.7 million in the threemonths ending December 31, the miner said Thursday. While sales volume rose 5%to 33,140 carats, the average price dropped 43% to $1,259 per carat, reflecting"lower-quality recoveries" at the lucrative mine in...Read More
RAPAPORT... February is a crucial time for Canada's diamond mines.Located in the most remote region of the country's frozen Northwest Territories(NWT), Rio Tinto, Dominion Diamond Mines and De Beers have a two-month windowto connect their mining operations to the outside world. The winter ice road, officially known as the Tibbitt toContwoyto Winter Road (TCWR), opened on February 1, marking t...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Eli Avidar, CIBJO Vice President, has resigned his position at the World Jewellery Confederation, announcing that he plans to run for national political office during the parliamentary elections for the Israeli Knesset which will take place on April 9. "Five years ago I had the honor and the privilege to be invited to join the CIBJO Board of Directors by the President, Dr. G...Read More
(IDEX Online) - HRD Antwerp has graded what it says is the world's first ring that is entirely made from a lab-grown diamond made by Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD). 'Project D', DD's name for the ring, took a year to manufacture and was created in honor of the company's 10th anniversary, HRD said. "The ring was made from a large piece of a 155-carat rough CVD lab-grown diamond whic...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds reported an average price of US$2,131 per carat for 2018, up 10% from US$1,930 per carat in 2017. The company said that demand and prices for its large, high-quality white rough diamonds from its Let??eng mine in Lesotho have remained firm. Following the end of the end of its fourth quarter on December 31, strong pricing was achieved at its first tender o...Read More
Relatively stable carat recovery and sales contributed to a strong performance for LSE-listed Gem Diamonds in the fourth quarter ended December 31.Gem on Thursday reported that it had recovered three diamonds larger than 100 ct at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, during the quarter, taking the number of diamonds larger than 100 ct recovered during 2018 to 15 – a record for the company.A...Read More
(IDEX Online) - ALROSA held its first auction this year for special size (over 10.8 carats) rough diamonds in Israel. The company sold 92 large rough diamonds with a total weight of 1,570 carats. The overall revenue from sales amounted to $9.6 million. Firms from Israel, Russia, Hong Kong, Belgium, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United States participated in the auction, the miner...Read More