Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (11/24/14) Florian Siegfried, head of precious metals and mining investments with Zurich-based AgaNola, says there are small signs—fewer equities participating in the recent rally, greater spreads in the high-yield market—that the sentiment toward gold is changing. But we will have to wait to see if a trend forms. In the […]

By Nick Giambruno   That was how the slow and careful rapprochement between Russia and China has been described by Eric Margolis, one of my favorite geopolitical writers. US shenanigans in Eastern Europe and the East China Sea—fomenting so-called colored revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia (both on Russia’s periphery) and egging on China’s neighbors to

By Jared Dillian After 30 years of declining interest rates, bond investors are beginning to worry that rates will go higher—especially after the events of May 2013.Back then, 10-year yields went from 2% to 3% on a frozen rope. Things got very dicey in fixed income. Some holders of corporate bonds (like the new Apple

November 20, 2014 By Steve Saville   http://Speculative-Investor.com At the beginning of this year, banking behemoth Goldman Sachs (GS) called for gold to end the year at around $1050/oz. We didn’t agree with this forecast at the time and still believe it to be an unlikely outcome (although less unlikely than it was a few

By David Galland, Partner, Casey Research For reasons that will become apparent as you read the following article, I was quite reluctant to write it. Yet, in the end, I decided to do so for a couple of reasons. The first is that it ties into Marin Katusa’s best-selling new book, The Colder War, which I

By Dennis Miller   On the television series Dragnet, Sgt. Joe Friday was known for his calm demeanor while questioning witnesses. When they began to ramble, he would corral them with comments like, “Just the facts, ma’am.” Sound advice for the witness stand, but when it comes to retirement planning, Sgt. Friday was giving the wrong

November 18, 2014 By Dudley Pierce Baker Disclosure: I personally own shares in Canadian Mining Company TSXV:CNG, OTC:CNGCF I have not been paid to disseminate this press release but I like the story and encourage investors to take a serious look at CNG as a way to diversify outside of the metals markets via Zeolite

Visual Capitalist | November 17, 2014 There are 34,837,000 millionaires scattered across the globe. Ever wonder where all of these people reside? The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report is here to help. The following three infographics show: Millionaires by country, millionaires by density (per city), and developing countries with the biggest concentration of millionaires. The

Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Gold Report  (11/17/14) How low can gold go? Chen Lin expects a probable near-term low of $1,000/ounce. The author of the What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? newsletter says that at that price we can expect a bloodbath of companies, both large and small. Gold cannot be kept down forever, however,

By Gerald Nowotny   The tax benefits of Puerto Rican residency gained some attention and notoriety when hedge fund billionaire John Paulson went to Puerto Rico to “kick the tires.” He did not become a Puerto Rican resident (not yet, at least), but ended up buying a resort there instead. My theory is that John