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Investing in Biotech
Friday, 18 April 2008 6:49 A GMT-06
Biotech investing is fraught with pitfalls. One of the best discussions of what a sophisticated investor should look for is Adam Feuerstein's article, "How to Review Biotech Clinical Data." He exposes some of the data trickery used by I
The Missing Gold in the Central Banks? GATA'a Ad in the Wall Street Journal
Thursday, 7 February 2008 8:28 P GMT-06
GATA (the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee at GATA.org) published a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal documenting manipulation in the price of gold and the possibility that central banks are grossly overstating the amount of gold they hold. It
Now Is the Time for Precious Metals
Wednesday, 19 December 2007 9:38 P GMT-06
After a painful summer that wore out many precious metals investors, this time of pain is the best time to buy. Here's one explanation about the potential of gold from Peter Degraaf:Throughout history, once a nation embarked on the inflationary r
Endeavour Silver (EXK): Great Buy for Patient Investors
Saturday, 6 October 2007 6:27 A GMT-06
Investor Eric Hommelberg just issued a terrific report on Endeavour Silver (AMEX: EXK) explaining why they are one of his top 20 buys. They took a big hit in the August precious metals sell-off and had a slow first half of the year with reduced prod
Jason Hommel's Miningpedia: Good Resource on Mining Stocks
Saturday, 29 September 2007 6:39 P GMT-06
Jason Hommel's Miningpedia is a source of basic information about nearly 700 mining companies around the world, allowing you to lean about factors such as their primary resource, P/E, strengths and weaknesses. Very valuable for investors interes
ARM Reset Shock: Consider Refinancing
Thursday, 20 September 2007 8:03 A GMT-06
Many people with adjustable rate mortgages face sharply increasing monthly payments when their rates are reset. Lending Tree has an article, "Avoiding ARM Reset Shock ," that gives some good advice. Make sure you understand the conditions o
Canadian Resource Companies
Monday, 30 April 2007 6:23 A GMT-06
Canada offers a wealth of natural resource companies that offer excellent investment opportunities. Most trade on Canadian exchanges, but some have counterparts on the New York Stock Exchange or Amex. Examples include Silver Wheaton (SLW) for silver
GoldCorp (GG): A Solid Investment Opportunity in a Leading Low-Cost Gold Producer
Sunday, 15 April 2007 5:44 P GMT-06
GoldCorp (GG) is one of the world's largest gold producers. What many people don't realize is how low their cost of gold production is - around $150/once, compared to about twice that for other major producers like Newmont. GoldCorp is focuse
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Beware Fake Chinese Silver Coins of US States Sold on Ebay
Sunday, 1 April 2007 9:03 A GMT-06
On EBay, I recently purchased a "50% silver coin" featuring the state of Utah. The seller was Gongmart. The coin was beautiful, but I was surprised that it was shipped from China and would not have purchased it if I had known because China
Northgate Minerals (NXG): A Possible Undervalued Gem of a Gold Miner
Friday, 24 November 2006 3:19 P GMT-06
Andy So's note on Northgate Minerals (NXG) agrees with what I've observed recently: this successful producer of gold has not been moving up as strongly as one would expect with gold's recent recovery. But with strong results and tremendo
A Great Precious Metals Mining Stock: Northgate Minerals (NXG)
Monday, 1 May 2006 8:14 P GMT-06
NXG, Northgate Minerals, is a mining stock in Canada (safe political environment) producing gold at low prices, aided by significant sales of copper. They just reported outstanding results for the first quarter. I bought some around 2.45 a few weeks
Gold Approaching $600 and the Fed in Denial (Suppressing M3!)
Thursday, 30 March 2006 8:15 P GMT-06
The Federal Reserve Bank is about to quit reporting the measure of the money supply known as M3. This measure is one of the most useful ones for gauging the expansion of the money supply through deficit spending, one that shows how we are printing mo
Silver: Time to Buy the Hottest Precious Metal!
Saturday, 25 March 2006 9:55 A GMT-06
Silver is beginning what looks like a strong rise in a powerful bull market that may last for years. You could buy silver two years ago for around $6 and ounce, and last year around $7-9 an ounce. Silver has continued to move up, now nearing $11 an o
Time to Stock Up on Silver and Silver Stocks
Friday, 10 March 2006 6:34 A GMT-06
Those of you smart enough to understand the benefits of precious metals as an investment should be sure to own some silver and silver stocks and not just be into gold. Silver has increased in price at a faster rate than gold in the past few years, an
Click Commerce: Great Buy
Thursday, 23 February 2006 10:01 P GMT-06
An article at Forbes, "Pulling Click Commerce From Weak Hands" names Click Commerce (CKCM) as the stock of the weak. They sell business software to major companies, and have been showing great success. But some sellers panicked at the
This Penguin Knows His Biotech Stocks!
Friday, 17 February 2006 11:39 P GMT-06
The penguin tells you how I feel about one of the most exciting biotech companies out there.
Great Buying Opportunity for Commodities, Click Commerce
Wednesday, 8 February 2006 6:13 P GMT-06
Gold dropped to a three-week low yesterday, almost certainly a short-term correction that may set a prelude for the run up to $600. Chuck Butler discusses the drop in his recent article on commodities. With news that winter wasn't going to be very co
SIlver and Gold Stocks To Avoid: The Heavy Hedgers
Saturday, 28 January 2006 2:51 P GMT-06
Gold and silver stocks represent an extraordinary opportunity for future profits as we begin what surely will be a long-term bull market in precious metals. But many investors don't recognize the dangers in some established mining companies due to he
Palladium - Another Precious Metal to Consider for Investment and Preserving Your Wealth
Thursday, 19 January 2006 7:03 P GMT-06
Palladium is a precious metal that may offer significant short term profit potential. To understand why, read "Why Palladium, Why Now?" by Krista Muhr. It's important as a catalyst and may become important in jewelry. The price ratio of pal
China to Begin Buying Gold - Huge Quanities
Sunday, 15 January 2006 8:49 A GMT-06
China is now announcing that they are going to begin buying gold. See http://www.kitco.com/ind/vaughn/jan132006.html. This almost certainly will help drive the price of gold to above $600 an ounce, in my opinion, and it could be to $750 or so within
Novastar Financial (NFI): Great Company, Great Stock - and an 18% Dividend!
Tuesday, 10 January 2006 7:03 P GMT-06
While seeking to increase the diversification of my 401(k) with a stock in the financial area (yeah, I'm weak there, and have considered C, MTU, ET, etc.), my research led me to what I consider one of the undervalued gems in the stock market: Novasta
The Mutual Fund I Recommend: Can Slim Select Growth Fund (CSSGX) - Up 6% This Week!
Saturday, 7 January 2006 6:31 P GMT-06
As an avid fan of Investors Business Daily, I've been impressed with the system they use to identify stocks most likely to reward investors. They use 7 criteria whose acronym spells CANSLIM, and those criteria have proven to be effective in picking w
An Outstanding Pharmaceutical Stock: Sanofi-Aventis Begins to Soar (SNY)
Wednesday, 4 January 2006 10:51 P GMT-06
When I recommended Sanofi-Aventi again a few days ago, SNY was below 44. It's now at 46.81, up again today in double the normal volume. With a low P/E around 13, a decent dividend, and so much upside potential, it's hard to think of a better and safe
Celgene Gets FDA Approval for Revlimid: Why I Pick CELG and SNY as Great Pharmaceutical Stocks for Investing
Sunday, 1 January 2006 1:41 P GMT-06
There are two pharmaceutical stocks that I strongly encourage people to consider: Celgene and Sanofi-Aventis. Both have a pipelines of drugs that could lead to huge growth. Just a few days ago, the FDA gave approval to Revlimid, a major drug for pati
Two Top Picks for Gold and Silver Stocks
Friday, 30 December 2005 8:50 P GMT-06
Silver Wheaton is one of only a couple companies that makes money primarily from mining silver. SLW stock has done quite well this year and will do much better in 2006, I believe. As silver continues its inevitable move upward - given the fact that s