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Tom Winmill On Legislation And Speculation Limits
Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds, discusses the effects of a proposed ban on commodity speculation and commodity investment in pension funds, his fund’s allocations and platinum.
  • Commodity markets and prices affected
  • Volatile by nature
  • Platinum demand surpasses production
 Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds
Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 01 July 2008
 
Tom Winmill On Investing In Precious Metals
Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds, delves into the precious metals markets and equity performance vs. physical commodities.
  • Market malaise holds gold equities back
  • In defiance, Midas Fund outpaced metal performance (2007)
  • Global GDP growth and bubble bursting
Tom Winmill On Investing In Precious Metals
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 17 June 2008
 
The Gloves Come Off
HAI anchor Mike Norman and Peter Schiff, author of the new book Crash Proof, square off on whether gold and commodities are a good investment.
  • Why is gold down 50% on a real-return basis since 1980?
  • Schiff says gold going to "several thousand dollars an ounce"
  • The need for a "cleansing recession"
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 15 April 2008
 
Following The Other White Metal

NYMEX platinum prices were up sharply this morning. That shouldn't be too surprising in light of the impact the electricity crisis in South Africa has had on precious metals prices.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 07 February 2008
 
Thank Scrap: The Market For Recycled Metals

What’s the most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly way to take advantage of strong metal prices? Recycling.

  • Huge energy (and cost) savings
  • A booming market
  • The best way to invest
Tom Vulcan Tuesday, 22 January 2008
 
An Interview With "Trader Vic"
Victor Sperandeo … aka “Trader Vic” … is one of the most famous commodity traders in the world. In an exclusive HAI interview, he offers his insights on the best opportunities in the commodities market today.
  • Gold is going to $1,000/ounce … soon.
  • Almost nothing can stop the commodities boom.
  • Oil is not the place for aggressive traders.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 14 January 2008
 
Platinum's Poorer Relation: Palladium

Pork is often advertised as "The Other White Meat." Within the platinum family, palladium could promote itself as "The Other White Metal." With platinum prices now above $1,500 per ounce, cousin palladium is getting a lot more attention from jewelry consumers.

Brad Zigler Wednesday, 19 December 2007
 
An Interview With Michael Metz
Michael Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Company, lays out his opinions on each segment of the commodities market.
  • Bullish on oil, bearish on alternative energy
  • The dollar has hit bottom
  • Agriculture looks good, gold may look better

Matt Hougan Thursday, 06 December 2007
 
The Innovation Threat

Innovation is the enemy of commodity investor.

OK, that might be exaggeration, but it does point to a bigger truth. Platinum and palladium markets are trading down today on news that engineers at Nissan Corp. have figured out how to design catalytic converters that use only half as much platinum, palladium and rhodium as existing models. That’s a huge breakthrough and a matter of critical important to platinum investors, because catalytic converters consume 54 percent of the platinum sold each year, according to Standard Chartered PLC (via this Bloomberg story. If Nissan’s new system bears out and everyone switches to it, platinum demand could fall precipitously.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 30 July 2007
 
PWC’s Extraordinarily Bullish Report

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is out with an extraordinarily bullish report on the global mining industry. The Mine* report, available here, reflects the view of CEOs throughout the industry, as surveyed by PWC. Here are a few choice quotes:

HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 25 June 2007
 
Crazy For Carats
Diamonds are supposedly a girl’s best friend, but it’s not quite clear what their relationship with investors will be.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 25 June 2007
 
Focus On Supply

If you want to know where commodity supplies and prices are headed, it pays to listen to what the big mining and production companies are saying.

HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 07 February 2007
 
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