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Making You A Better Investor – Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:24 AM on Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Good morning to you all.  Here are just a few headlines AGORACOM members are reading this morning.

1 The Showdown Has Come To This – Will Obama Openly Side On Behalf Of The Bankers, Or Foreclousure “Victims”. Banker Bill Quietly Slides Through Senate and The House, Awaits Presidential Decision  AGORACOM Twitter

2 Fire River Gold Announces Mineral Resource Estimate For Their Nixon Fork Gold Mine In Alaska Full Press Release *Client*

3.  Morgan Stanley Boosts Gold & Silver Price Targets For 2011. Upside Gold Forecast Increased From $1,380 To $1,512 AGORACOM Twitter

4. Gold Up $4 Overnight To High Of $1,364. AGORACOM Gold Matrix George Continues To Point To US Real Estate Issues.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

The US Real Estate Foreclosure Debacle Will Give The Federal Reserve The Excuse It Needs To Launch QE2.  Goldman Is Estimating $1.5 Trillion By The End Of This Year

– George Tsiolis On Twitter

Making You A Better Investor …. Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:40 AM on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Good morning to you all.  Here is our daily dose of important information for small-cap investors.

1. … BREAKING …. Fire River Gold Announces Mineral Resource Estimate For Thier Nixon Fork Gold Mine In Alaska Full Press Release *Client*

2.  Morgan Stanley Boosts Gold & Silver Price Targets For 2011. Upside Gold Forecast Increased From $1,380 To $1,512 AGORACOM Twitter

3.  Checkmate – US Real Estate Prices On The Verge Of Imploding As Foreclosure System Breaks Down. George says Gold prices Will Drive Higher AGORACOM Blog

4. Gold Up $4 Overnight To $1,344. AGORACOM Gold Matrix George Continues To Point To US Real Estate Issues.

5. Jim Rogers On CNBC. What He Said – And You Should Know – About $USD, US Economy and Ben Bernanke AGORACOM Twitter

QUOTE OF THE DAY

The US Real Estate Foreclosure Debacle Will Give The Federal Reserve The Excuse It Needs To Launch QE2.  Goldman Is Estimating $1.5 Trillion By The End Of This Year

– George Tsiolis On Twitter

Making You A Better Investor – Tuesday October 5th, 2010

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

MAKING YOU A BETTER INVESTOR …. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

1.  Checkmate – US Real Estate Prices On The Verge Of Imploding As Foreclosure System Breaks Down. George says Gold prices Will Drive Higher AGORACOM Blog

2.  States of Texas, Delaware and Maryland All Call For Halt To Foreclosures View AGORACOM Twitter Stream

3. Gold Up $10 Overnight To $1,325. AGORACOM Gold Matrix Headlines Say Bank of Japan Rate Cut Was Catalyst, George Points To US Real Estate Concerns

4. Jim Rogers On CNBC. What He Said – And You Should Know – About $USD, US Economy and Ben Bernanke AGORACOM Twitter

5.  Level 2 Time and Sales Update- Full functionality has now resumed

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Bernanke Does Not Know What He Is Doing.  The Whole Thing Is Dead Wrong

– Jim Rogers on CNBC Yesterday

Checkmate – US Real Estate On The Verge Of Imploding, Pushing Gold Closer To $2,200

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:28 AM on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

As mentioned earlier, Ollick confirms that according to rumors, the government is going to impose “some kind of 90 day foreclosure moratorium on the banks which would melt down the housing market.”  – Zero Hedge

If you are a frequent reader of this blog or our Twitter stream, then you know my clear and unequivocal stance on the US real estate recovery – there isn’t one and, in fact, US real estate is headed for a crash of epic proportions.  Forget the charts, data and expert analysis.  At times like this, you simply need to rely on your Grandfather’s logic.  Specifically:

  • The people are out of money
  • The people are underwater
  • The sub-prime scam jig is up
  • The banks are not lending money
  • “Prime” neighborhoods are strewn with abandoned homes, squatters or perpetually delinquent owners
  • Despite the propaganda, we all know that real estate shadow inventory dwarfs current inventory
  • Despite the propaganda,  Americans have no faith or hope of any “recovery”

… And now, perhaps the biggest bombshell of all …

  • Title Undefined Mortgages.  Translation? Nobody knows who truly holds the mortgages on millions of US homes.
  • As a result, title insurers are refusing to insure mortgages in foreclosure or otherwise, uncertain as to who actually owns the title.  Problem? Lenders won’t write mortgages without title insurance.
  • Further problem? Investors that have been buying homes in hopes of catching the bottom are going to dry up overnight for fear of buying a foreclosed home whose title is undefined.

For a little further insight into the matter  Watch The Full Video Below.

It’s terrible that real estate may come to this – but it was inevitable given the farcical game that Wall Street and the government have been playing with real estate. Most notably, by not forcing banks to mark-to-market the true value of their residential mortgages, the government artificially maintained a real estate market that was truly in need of playing the only card it had left – catharsis.

Well, we are about to learn that markets can only be artificially maintained for so long.  Eventually, they break free and revert to their true pricing levels.  US Real estate is about to go through a mean dose of reversion, while simultaneously providing gold with additional fuel for $2,200.

Important Notice Regarding Time & Sales – Level 2 Quotes

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:52 AM on Monday, October 4th, 2010

Update: Friday, October 1st, 20:20

Dear members, we previously advised that QuoteMedia, our Stock Quote and Level 2 Provider, were working on the Time & Sales bug in our Level 2 Quotes and that it was scheduled to be resolved at the end of October.

We have received word that this bug will be resolved by Tuesday, October 5th!

If you notice any further bugs with either stock quotes, time and sales or press releases, please send as an email at contactagora at agoracom.com

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Regards,
George

$5,000 Gold Says Rob McEwen, CEO of U.S. Gold

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:53 AM on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Rob McEwen, CEO of U.S. Gold, says gold prices will hit $5,000 once the buying frenzy reaches its full potential.  I’m not totally sold on $5,000 gold and have to concede that McEwen is horribly conflicted by the fact he is heavily invested in the space – but I have stated publicly several times that gold will experience a buying mania at some point in the next 24 months -  36 months.

Why? To Americans, gold is no different than dot-com stocks, real estate or any other hot asset “du jour” .  Specifically, once the American masses decide that fast money can be made in gold, they will pile into it and create a self-perpetuating upward spiral.

Whether it spins its way to $5,000 is anybody’s guess – but I don’t think we need anything more than $2,200 to send junior gold / precious metals stocks into the stratosphere.  If I had to guess, gold will land somewhere in the middle.

On the other hand, here is McEwen making his case for $5,000 gold.

Donner Metals Goes Beyond The Press Release In Video Interview About Latest Press Releases

Posted by AGORACOM at 5:49 PM on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

I’m happy to present to you the with our latest installment of “Beyond the Press Release”, a video interview featuring Donner Metals (DON:TSXV) Chairman, Dave Patterson, discussing the significance of the Company’s last two press releases in layman’s terms for the benefit of retail investors.

The two press releases are as follows:

September 2, 2010: Donner Metals Receives A Positive Feasibility Study For The Bracemac-McLeod Deposit in the Matagami Base Metal Camp in Central Québec

September 1, 2010: Inferred Resources At Bracemac-McLeod Expand by 2.07 Million Tonnes of Massive Sulphides Grading 10.66% Zinc, 1.33% Copper, 41.72g/t Silver and 1.21g/t Gold Identified in the McLeod Deep Zone

If you’re a shareholder of Donner Metals, you will enjoy David’s candid and thorough responses during our discussion.  This is especially true given the fact junior resource companies are forced to issue highly technical press releases that are not always well understood by retail investors.

If you’re just discovering Donner for the first time, grab a coffee and kick back in your chair for the next 15 minutes.  Yes, we provide some online marketing services for Donner – so assume I am horribly conflicted.  Then take into account this junior has partnered with Xstrata Zinc Canada, who is now in the process of constructing a mine that is set for production in a couple of years.

Please click the image below to watch the full interview.

For more information about Donner and its exciting projects, please visit the following:

IR Hub / Company Website

ABOUT DONNER:

Donner Metals Ltd. is a Canadian base metals exploration and development company located in Vancouver B.C. The Company is focused on base and precious metal exploration throughout Canada. Donner’s flagship project is the Matagami Project option and joint venture with Xstrata Canada Corporation – Xstrata Zinc Canada Division (“Xstrata Zinc”) which was signed in 2006 and covers exploration and future development within the prolific Matagami Lake Mining Camp located in the Abitibi region of central Québec.

The Matagami Camp is supported by Xstrata Zinc’s existing mine infrastructure, highly experienced workforce and an operating 2,600 tonne per day mill, as well as highway, railway and town site infrastructure. This infrastructure will benefit discoveries made under Donner’s agreement with Xstrata Zinc.

Regards,
AGORACOM

GATA – Gold and Sliver Prices Are Likely To Explode From Here

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:13 AM on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Good morning to you all.  Last night at 11:30 PM EST, I received the following e-mail message from Le Metropole Cafe, which is run by gold pundit Bill Murphy.  Along with Chris Powell, Bill Murphy founded The Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA), which was organized in January 1999 to advocate and undertake litigation against illegal collusion to control the price and supply of gold and related financial securities.

In a nutshell, these guys know what they are talking about and have been right about gold for more than a decade.  That doesn’t mean they walk on water and can’t be wrong – but when they speak I make sure to listen – and so should you.  This is especially true given the fact gold exploded this morning up $23 to $1,270, which breaks it free of $1,250 resistance.

Here is the message

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MIDAS ALERT!

In my commentary tonight, I reported on the ridiculous raid by JP Morgan Chase on the silver market to nullify the spectacular aspects of the technical close above $20 and a two and one year half high. The JPM bums, and long time Gold Cartel veteran gold GATA antagonists, took the price of silver from $ 20.11 to $19.93 in minutes in late Access Market trading for no reason … based on no outside market activity.

At post time, which is 9:30 CT, silver is $20.15 bid, which means the ALL MIGHTY silver banker tycoons have been stuffed. Even gold is challenging $1250, a key resistance area for the low-lifes of Larry Summers’

Behavioral Financial Program.

The reason for this alert is that I suspect, as a former limit position commodity trader, that the weak hand of the JP Morgan and allies short position, was just called into bluff ? and I THINK, that the JPM camp blinked and is standing a bit naked.

Gold and silver prices are likely to explode from here.

This could be a historic pricing period for precious metals. Those who know what GATA knows, will know why!

I salute Café members who will make fortunes in the years to come.

All the best,

MIDAS

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Regards,
George

Credit Default Swaps 101

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:05 AM on Monday, September 13th, 2010

If you are serious about investing, then you should be serious about your ongoing education.  No doubt most of you have heard about Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and the role they played in the current financial crisis – but how many of you actually understand them?

I’ve posted information here in the past but the following presentation by Goldman Sachs is the most thorough resource we have found yet.  Enjoy.

Hat Tip to the good people at distressed volatility.

State of the Market Cds 101

Regards,
George

Harmony Gold – A Potential Near-Term Gold Producer

Posted by AGORACOM at 6:44 AM on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

PROFILE AS OF SEPTEMBER 3RD 2010

WHY HARMONY GOLD CORP?

With Gold At Historic Highs, Now is the Time to Consider Adding a Potential Near-Term Gold Producer to Your Portfolio

Harmony Gold Corp. (TSX-V: H)

• Latest drill results from Lucky Shot highlighted by 36.38 g/t of gold over 7.3 meters

• Flagship Lucky Shot Project, a past producing, high grade gold property just north of Anchorage, Alaska.

• During production from 1921 – 1942 the Lucky Shot mine averaged a grade of 1.48 ounces to the ton gold and produced 250,000 ounces

• Harmony Gold is on pace to become a gold producer in 2011

• At least 12 gold prospects within a three mile radius of the Lucky Shot property

• A 200 ton per day mill is currently on the property

• CDN$2.3 million available in cash and cash equivalents (as of March 31, 2010)

About Harmony Gold Corp.

Harmony Gold Corp. (the “Company”) is a Canadian based resource company and is one of the newest companies to list on the TSX Venture Exchange with a current market cap of approximately $6 Million.

The Company was created by some of the top mining people in the industry with a combined experience of over 150 years. The aim of Harmony Gold is to expose shareholders to near-term cash flow and also provide growth through mergers and acquisitions.

The past producing Lucky Shot Gold Property is the company’s primary asset, of which it holds an 60% interest (with an option to increase its interest up to 80% ownership) with the remaining 40% held by joint venture partner Full Metal Minerals.  Lucky Shot consists of approximately 8,800 acres with 7 historically mined veins or fault systems.

Harmony Gold will focus 100% of its efforts on the Lucky Shot Gold Mine just 60 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. With all infrastructures in place, the Company intends to be in production sometime in 2011. The underground nature of the mine allows the Company to produce year-round. The mine will produce 250 tons per day and Harmony’s intent would be to reach commercial operations with no debt.

About Lucky Shot Gold Property

Lucky Shot is a past producing, high grade gold property north of Anchorage, Alaska.  Although recent exploration work on Lucky Shot started in 2005, most of the production work was pre-1939 when the war measures act ordered men away from the mines, and into the war.

The project is located in the historic Willow Creek Mining District. Past-producing mines in the District are considered to be among the highest grade in the Northern Cordillera, with documented production from company records and The Alaska Department of Mines listed at over 620,000 ounces Au from multiple veins and shears, at an average grade of approximately 1.0 ounce per ton of Gold.

On February 11, 2010 Harmony announced assay results from an infill and step-out drilling program completed at the Lucky Shot Gold Property. During September and October of 2009, 26 drill holes were completed totaling 4,200 meters of drilling. Highlights include:

C09-152: 3.6 meters averaging 24.14 g/t Au
C09-153: 0.9 meters averaging 102.00 g/t Au
C09-158: 0.6 meters averaging 58.20 g/t Au
C09-169: 3.7 meters averaging 19.23 g/t Au
C09-171: 7.3 meters averaging 36.38 g/t Au

Why Gold, Why Now?

Sept. 24, 2010 – Gold Sets Record Again Ends Below $1,300 (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

Sept. 23, 2010 – Gold, Silver Soar To New Record High On Global Surge (Source: The Times Of India)

Sept. 14, 2010 – Gold Hits Record As Econ Worries Rise Again (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

Sept. 2, 2010 – Gold May Rise as Slowdown Spurs Investor Demand Survey Shows (Source: Bloomberg)

Aug. 27, 2010 – Global Demand for Gold on the Upswing (Source: CTV News)

Aug. 20, 2010Gold Gains As Investors Seek Safety (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

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