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The Gold Report: You recently wrote a piece in Exploration Insights reminiscing about the 1997 to 2002 resource market. What did we learn about investing in gold and silver in that five-year window? Brent Cook: I first started working for Rick Rule in 1997, just as the last resource bull was dying. The market just […]

The Gold Report: You’ve said that natural resource investors need to be open to opportunities wherever they occur. How do you separate the hype from fact to determine a real bargain? Matt Badiali: My secret is research. I’m a scientist. I love digging in the dirt and looking in places where other people don’t want

The Gold Report: Despite the lack of an economic recovery and the reality of ever-increasing debt, the U.S. dollar and the equity markets remain strong, while gold (as denominated in U.S. funds) remains weak. Do you expect these conditions to change? Adrian Day: Yes, absolutely. The strong dollar and equity markets are two of the

The Gold Report: Common wisdom says that when the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates later this year, it will prove negative for gold. Do you agree? Jeb Handwerger: I think it’ll be the opposite. Money printing and easy credit has fueled the stock market rally and beaten down commodities. Investors flocked to dividend-paying stocks,

The Gold Report: One of the themes of the Sprott-Stansberry Vancouver Natural Resource Symposium at the end of July is “the global currency war.” From your perspectives, who are the major stakeholders in this war and what can investors do to protect themselves? Porter Stansberry: The three major stakeholders in the currency war are the