The Keystone XL ruckus shone a light on pipelines like never before

Though late to the party as usual, the proverbial man on the street – along with members of mainstream media and Wall Street heavyweights – is finally waking up to the decade-long, 700% increase in the price of gold, joining a growing buzz around the monetary metal.

I've told more than one concerned investor that when the gold price falls, they should "come back in three months" and see if they're still worried.

Of all the social memes related to the economic and investment landscape, none is more dominant than that there is a small cadre of powerful Wall Street money men who, working behind the scenes, effectively control investment markets, the global economy and the politicians that play such a big role in that economy.

By Jeff Clark The following conversation took place between a friend’s son and me; he’s a bright but relatively young investor. He […]

When the currency system as we know it dies, some people will become very wealthy.

In a recent article, How China Ate America’s Lunch, Clif Carothers described what China has accomplished in the last thirty years: In […]

I’m writing from China, where I’m attending Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM) mine tour with other analysts and reporters.

On September 22, 2011, Karen Roche and JT Long of The Energy Report interviewed renowned speculator and financial author Doug Casey on his views about uranium

Tune into CNBC or click onto any of the dozens of mainstream financial news sites, and you’ll find an endless array of opinions on the latest wiggle in equity, bond and commodities markets. As often as not, you'll find those opinions nestled side by side with authoritative analysis on the outlook for the economy, complete with the author’s carefully studied judgment on the best way forward.

When oil prices start to decline, investors and economists get worried.

Recently, we’ve received a number of emails from readers asking why the primary gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD), doesn’t more closely track the price of gold, and other related questions. For those readers who aren’t already familiar with the workings of this innovative way to “own gold,” it’s worth going over a few of the details, because there are some common misunderstandings regarding the ETF.