Jeff Nielson

The Debtors’ Merry-go-round Launches Gold

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Jeff Nielsen

Those serfs who allow themselves to be mesmerized by the Debtor's Merry-go-round will be the architects of their own demise..... »

Win with Silver

Saturday, February 6, 2010
By Jeff Nielsen

..... this is the perfect time to point out that when “going for gold” one can often be better off taking home silver..... »

Bullion ETF Shrinkage Good for the Sector

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Jeff Nielsen

As with most “analysis” of precious metals by mainstream talking-heads, Reuters totally misunderstood the dynamics at work. »

After the ‘Peg’: a Golden Future

Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Jeff Nielsen
After the ‘Peg’: a Golden Future

I had no sooner finished a recent commentary “China About to End Dollar-Peg”, when an inquisitive reader asked me “what’s next?” While I had not intended to continue on with this topic, I decided to “take a page” out of Hollywood’s book: never pass up the opportunity to make a sequel. For those who did... »

Why Deflation Is Good for Precious Metals

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
By Jeff Nielsen

The primary “driver” of gold and silver today is the fact that (as always happens) gold and silver are reasserting themselves as the best form of “money” our species has been able to devise in 5,000 years. This is the aspect of precious metals which is completely beyond the comprehension of the gold-bears. »

Van Eck’s Junior Gold Miner ETF: preliminary analysis

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Jeff Nielsen

The long-awaited debut of the Van Eck “Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF” has finally arrived (trading on the NYSE, under the symbol “GDXJ”). Anecdotally, there has been a lot of investor-interest in this new fund, »

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