While silver has proven superior to gold this year, investors and analysts continue to debate over silver's future prospects in the market. HAI's Brad Zigler warns that gold's harder fall could influence silver's prices.

In Oil's Rally, Some Cheers and Jeers Are Heard
By Carolyn Cui
Wall Street Journal
April 26, 2008

"The refining margin, or profit made from transforming crude into gasoline and other fuels, has shrunk in recent months.

The crack spread, a proxy of gross refining margin, has narrowed to 8.8% from 10.4% at the beginning of the year, said Brad Zigler, managing editor of Hard Assets Investor".

Commodity-Based ETFs Can Be A Tricky Bunch
By Jesse Emspak
Investor's Business Daily
November 9, 2007

While exchange traded funds have opened the commodities market to retail investors, investors need to understand that commodity ETFs behave differently from equity funds. Brad Zigler, managing editor at HardAssetsInvestor.com, explains why.

Gold Ends Lower, But Gains Over $26 On The Week
By Polya Lesova
MarketWatch.com
November 9, 2007

The gold markets are soaring, as "round two" of the credit crisis hits the dollar and U.S. equity markets. HAI's Brad Zigler says that investors turn to gold during times of crisis.

Commodities On The Rise (Video)
With Brad Zigler
MarketWatch.com
November 8, 2007

Oil's at $95 a barrel, and gold's at an all time high. In a live interview, HAI's Brad Zigler explains why a falling dollar is contributing to the rise in commodity prices.

Paul Quartararo
Spectra Resources Corp.

Dear HAI,

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you very much for inviting me to conduct an interview for HardAssetsInvestor.com. Since the interview was posted, I have received a tremendous amount of very positive feedback from associates in the Steel industry. Fortunately many of the items we discussed have turned out to be the most important issues in the industry at this time. In addition, since the interview I have had individuals who were interested in investing in steel related stocks contact me for advice.

This was a great forum for me to express my opinions on the Steel market as well as to increase my company's exposure.

Thank you,

Paul Quartararo

Spectra Resources Corp.

So What's New
Barron's
May 21, 2007

"CONTENT ON HARDASSETSINVESTOR.COM includes breaking news and commentary, in-depth research and message boards.

When I looked on May 9, HardAssetsInvestor was reporting on Alcoa's hostile bid for Alcan, timber prices and the impending "sour" crude-oil contract. The news was well-written and researched, but the article stack seemed rather slim. Commentary can be found under "Hot Topics." Samples: what's driving the steel market and Canadian oil-sands developments.

More commentary appears in "Fighting Words," such as recent comments on an Economic Times article that discussed "minor metals" including cobalt and indium. The site also hosts a good links section, educational reports and articles, and a discussion board. HardAssetsInvestor.com has made a good start. I'm hoping for more content down the road."