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Vicious Money Printing Cycle = Junior Resource Stocks

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:36 AM on Thursday, January 13th, 2011

“Quote the chairman: “This fear of inflation is way overstated. We’ve looked at it very, very carefully. We’ve analyzed it every which way… We will not allow inflation to rise above 2% or less… I am 100% certain i can control inflation.” Presenting the Jefferies global commodity index (CRB) which just hit a 27 month high.” Tyler Durden – Zero Hedge

The downside to printing money for the purposes of stimulating the economy is that commodities rise, which makes things more expensive, which leaves people less money to stimulate the economy.  Nonetheless, Ben Bernanke and The US Fed continue to claim inflation is under control.  The data below clearly shows otherwise.

American disposable income is getting chiseled away at the gas pump and grocery store.  Their pocket books don’t lie and they certainly won’t stimulate the economy by purchasing real estate and “stuff”.  The ironic thing is that Bernanke will use the lack of consumer spending as a reason to keep printing money, which will lead to further inflation, which will lead to decreasing discretionary spending, which will lead to further deferral of “the recovery”, which will lead to more money being printed.

The answer to staying out of the vicious circle?  Gold, Silver, Junior Resource Stocks.

Chart below courtesy of the good people at ZeroHedge.com

Gold Was 12th Amongst Best Performing Assets In 2010 … Check Out The List

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:55 AM on Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Courtesy of Paul Kedrosky, a great visual list of which assets performed best in 2010.   List doesn’t include the TSX, which gained 14.3% in 2010.  Otherwise, very helpful in terms of getting investors to expand their investing universe as I suspect many focus on a far narrower list.

Regards,
George

Copper, Platinum, Palladium Futures

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

CHARTS UPDATE: EVERY MINUTE

Welcome to the AGORACOM Copper, Platinum, Palladium Prices Page. We created this page to give members a convenient way of viewing price action without having to leave the site.   As you can see, we’ve amalgamated charts from FinViz.com, a great site that we recommend you visit.

We’re also happy to provide:

ONCE YOU ARE DONE REVIEWING PRICES …..

You may want to discover these great junior resource companies with great Copper Projects. Yes, they are clients, so assume we are horribly conflicted.  Now go take a look at their projects and partnerships … you won’t regret it.

In addition, you will also want to have a look at presentations from our previous AGORACOM Online Gold & Commodities Conference (December 3rd and 4th, 2009). Keynote speakers included Peter Grandich, Paul Kedrosky, Barry Ritholtz, Eric Coffin and Gregor Macdonald!

Gold Prices – New York, 24-Hour, 30 Day, 1 Year

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:02 PM on Sunday, October 19th, 2008

CHARTS UPDATE: EVERY MINUTE

Welcome to the AGORACOM Gold Prices Page. We created this page to give members a convenient way of viewing price action without having to leave the site.   As you can see, we’ve amalgamated charts from Kitco.com, as permitted.

We’re also happy to provide:

ONCE YOU ARE DONE REVIEWING PRICES …..

You may want to discover these great junior resource companies with great Gold Projects. Yes, they are clients or we have invested in them, so assume we are horribly conflicted.  Now go take a look at their projects and partnerships … you won’t regret it.

ONCE YOU ARE DONE REVIEWING GOLD PRICES …..

You will want to make your way over to my Gold $2,000 blog posts to find out about great gold companies and other commentary.

In addition, you will also want to have a look at our previous AGORACOM Online Gold & Commodities Conference this December 3rd and 4th. Keynote speakers included Peter Grandich, Paul Kedrosky, Barry Ritholtz, Eric Coffin and Gregor Macdonald!

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Silver Prices – New York & 24-Hour

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:10 PM on Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Welcome to the AGORACOM Silver Prices Page. We created this page to give members a convenient way of viewing price action without having to leave the site.   As you can see, we’ve amalgamated charts from Kitco, as permitted by their site.

We’re also happy to provide:

ONCE YOU ARE DONE REVIEWING PRICES …..

You may want to discover these great junior resource companies with great Silver Projects. Yes, they are clients, or we have invested in them, so assume we are horribly conflicted.  Now go take a look at their projects and partnerships … you won’t regret it.


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