The bull market in gold remains intact. The metal rose approximately 7.14% in 2012 in US dollar terms and has increased in each of the last 12 years. Negative real interest rates incentivize capital to move into gold. It is difficult to imagine a world of positive real interest rates, absent a significant shift in …
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Money printing by world central banks, it would seem, has propelled the prices of all things rare. The list includes fine art, vintage wines and antique sports cars. It is front page news that the flood of paper money has enhanced the quotation of almost any tangible asset perceived to be in scarce supply. In …
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The following video of Steve Forbes’s interview with Robert Kleinschmidt was originally posted in two parts, “Forget Apple, Buy Microsoft! and Hold Gold, Says Contrarian Kleinschmidt” and “Ignore the Naysayers; DeVry and Procter Lead Tocqueville Chief’s Contrarian Stock Picks” on Forbes.com. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This video contains the views of …
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Gold and precious metals stocks rallied sharply in the third quarter. The rally suggests that the lengthy correction which began in August of 2011 has been completed, setting the stage for a powerful new leg in the bull market for precious metals and related mining shares. During the quarter, the metal rose 10.9% to $1,772/oz. …
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During the second quarter, the gold price declined 4.3% from $1,668 to $1,597. On a year to date basis, gold has appreciated 2.2%. Gold mining shares as measured by the XAU Index (PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index) declined 9.7% in the second quarter and 11.9% on a year to date basis. That is the bad news. …
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