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According to Rick Rule, of Sprott Asset Management, a 50% decline in the price of gold is nothing to be worried about in this gold bull market. It’s just normal market behavior.
“Readers with a long memory will remember the 1970s gold bull market, in which the gold price advanced from $35 per ounce to $850 [...]

With the failure of Italy and the European Union imminent, Dr. Peter Morici, professor of economics at the Richard Smith School of Business at the Univesity of Maryland is calling for gold prices to hit $3,000 per ounce.
“With the implosion of Italy,” says the University of Maryland’s Peter Morici, “Portugal and Spain would not be [...]

The past few weeks have seen a spate of violence in the Middle East. First it was in Egypt, followed by violence in Bahrain as well as Libya. International violence always causes a spike in gold and silver prices. Check out this snippet from Bloomberg:
Gold rose, silver gained to a 30- year high and palladium [...]

Gold closed at a new record today. The price for gold went as high as $1,342/ounce before settling at $1,340.
Along with gold, silver has also been making 30 year highs. It closed the day at $22.81/ounce.  Along with other commodities like copper and tin, these precious metals have been increasing most likely due to fears [...]

According to Coin Update News:
The fear running through the Greek populace is that the nation’s government may default on some of its debts.
Since 1965, the Greek government has imposed restrictions on trading British Sovereign gold coins (gold content .2354 oz). Despite those restrictions, the Bank of Greece reports that it is selling an average [...]

Here’s a great video of Robert Cohen, portfolio manager and Goodman & Co, an investment fund in the top 2% in terms of returns.

He explains the reasons for the recent spike in gold prices and says that he expects gold to continue to appreciate for at least another decade if not several more.
If you [...]

The price of gold hit a new high of $1,247/oz today, beating it’s previous high of $1,226/oz. According to the Wall Street Journal:
“Gold’s strength indicates investors view the European Union and International Monetary Fund rescue package as a short-term fix that doesn’t reduce uncertainty on how governments will reduce their high debt levels.”
The gold [...]

John Mauldin is an investment adviser for wealthy individuals. He has a fantastic free weekly newsletter where he deconstructs the political-economic environment and offers good advice on where to invest. He is also a big proponent of owning gold. Here’s his reasoning:
Why would anyone want to be long the dollar or treasuries? The dollar may [...]

Buying and accumulating gold must be seen as a LONG-TERM proposition. I can tell you that gold is going much higher, but I can’t tell you when. I can tell you what to buy — gold bullion coins — but I can’t tell you when it’s going to go into its bubble phase. By the [...]

Gold hit another all-time high yesterday of $1,885/ounce. This $30 surge happend on news that India bought 200 tons of gold from the IMF. This represents the largest purchase of gold by India in over 30 years. It looks like India is joining China in a rush to diversify away from the Dollar. India paid an average [...]