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A Cure for Metals Investor Malaise
Louis JamesYou don't have to be able to time the market in order to make boatloads of money--watch one man who did it right.
Will Gold Win Out Against the US Dollar?
Louis JamesWhy we believe the gold price will turn around.
The Secret of Success in Mineral Exploration
Louis JamesThe key variable that makes for successful exploration--and speculation.
How to Get Struck by Lightning
Louis JamesAnticipating takeovers can really juice investor profits
Doug Casey on ISIS, Gold, Oil, and What to Expect in 2015
Louis JamesWhat does Doug's guru-vision foresee for 2015?
The Single Most Important Lesson from the Casey Summit
Louis JamesFight through your fears to cultivate contrarianism
Too Good to Be True? Legally Avoid Paying Income Tax
Louis JamesThere really was no sure way to legally escape the suffocating grip of the US government besides death and renouncing your US citizenship… until recently.
Discovery of the Decade, On Sale
Louis JamesRight now you can buy into one of the richest gold discoveries in recorded history, at a discount
Doug Casey’s 9 Secrets for Successful Speculation
Louis JamesLessons in successful contrarian investing from the master’s star pupil
The Correction Isn’t Over, But Gold’s Headed to $20,000
Louis JamesA thought-provoking interview with Krassimir Petrov, Austrian economist
Doug Casey: 3 Stocks to Own When Gold Recovers
Louis JamesDoug Casey believes the current gold correction has bottomed. Speaking to me a few days ago, he said: "With rare exceptions—that are mainly luck—only liars buy at the exact bottom and sell at the exact top. Purchase of precious metals remains the mos
Aye, Me Hearties—Why There’s Still Old-Fashioned Treasure Out There
Louis JamesI've always wondered why we tend to glorify pirates and treasure hunters: the Indiana Joneses, the Jack Sparrows, the Long John Silvers. I think it's because most people, while it may not be reflected in their daily lives, are adventurers at heart.
Timing the Bottom
Louis JamesWhy the pros don't care if gold gets whacked some more.
Ignore Cyprus at Your Own Risk
Louis JamesWhy the Cypriot banking crisis could be the tipping point for your portfolio
The Herd: Wrong About Alaska, Wrong About Gold
Louis JamesMy message lately has been very simple: buy low.
Alliance of Elite Investors Hits Rare Milestone
Louis JamesThis week Casey Investment Alert issued the 500th alert in its near 20-year history of publication.
Gold Miners vs the S and P – Surprising Conclusions
Louis JamesRevealed: an unexpected trend – and a surprising explanation for it – in gold-mining stock performance.
12 Gold Bugs Bring Christmas Cheer
Louis JamesWhile gold's recent action has been a little mystifying, gold bugs view it as an opportunity... maybe one that's soon to vanish.
How You Play the Cards Is More Important Than What You Are Dealt
Louis JamesSometimes what an investor doesn't do can be as important to the overall health of his portfolio as what he does do. This is particularly relevant in the high-risk world of junior resource stocks.
Fear vs. Fundamentals in the Platinum Market
Louis JamesAre there good speculative plays in the platinum market today?
Are You a High-Stakes Speculator?
Louis JamesFortune favors the bold... but not everyone is a bold enough investor to get in on the really spectacular investments.
Casey Summit: How Investors Can Protect Themselves in a Politicized Economy
Louis JamesRight on the heels of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the recent Casey Research Summit in Carlsbad, California—cosponsored by SprottGlobal—focused on a timely theme: "Navigating the Politicized Economy."
Legalized Plunder
Louis James“Legalized Plunder – Why we have all been had, fooled and deceived…. and the surprising reason we keep asking for more of the same bad medicine”
The Bottom Line on Gold, the Dollar, and the Euro
Louis JamesExamining the price relationships among the US dollar, the euro, and the gold reveals a vitally important pattern for investors.
The Key Way to Make Money in the Prospecting Business
Louis JamesMaking money is first and foremost about backing the right people.
How Is Dr. Copper Feeling?
Louis JamesCopper is sometimes referred to as "Dr. Copper," because the metal is used in so many industrial applications and is essential for many different sectors of the economy, from infrastructure to housing to consumer electronics.
Are You Brave Enough to Buy Low?
Louis JamesNow is the time to capitalize on the "buy low" part of the successful contrarian play, "buy low and sell high."
"This Is the Bottom for Gold" – John Hathaway
Louis JamesIn an interview with Louis James, John Hathaway discusses the US's economic outlook and why he's delighted by the current bearish sentiment toward gold.
Iran Says "Gold Is Money"
Louis JamesEconomic crises signal that the current system isn't working as expected and needs improvement.
Six Resource Explorers with the Midas Touch
Louis JamesThe following is a video recording of the Casey Research Explorers' League panel – moderated by Louis James – at the Cambridge House Investment Conference in Vancouver, January 2012.
What Gold Supply Crunch?
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The Zen of Resource Speculation
Louis JamesWhenever gold and silver hit a correction, those are the times that try men’s souls. But they are also a classic case of making volatility our friend.
Gold Mania: Are We There Yet?
Louis JamesIt’s understandable that people want to know where the precious metals market is headed next.
Gold Sleeper Trend You Must Know About
Louis JamesIn the midst of any long-term trend, like the secular bull market for metals we’re in now, there will be trends within the trends. You could think of them as being like eddies, whorls, and side-channels in a great torrent. We see one such developing
Alaska’s New Gold Rush
Louis JamesAlaska is one of the most prospective and yet most underexplored areas in the world. There are good reasons for the neglect, most notably the long, cold winters and the lack of infrastructure. Whether the latter is a result of, or a cause of, there b
Black Swans Need Not Apply
Louis JamesI was pounding pavement instead of kicking rocks recently, on Wall Street of all places. There were Suits hanging around outside the familiar iconic buildings, despondently smoking cigarettes. In my surely biased opinion, the feel of the place was di
Gold Meltdown or Mania - Batten Down the Hatches
Louis JamesAs Doug Casey said recently, we expect things to come unglued soon. With the ongoing madness in Europe, it seems to me that things are starting to look visibly less well glued already.
Doug Casey on the Russian Bear
Louis JamesDoug, I'm in Belarus this week, a pit stop to help some of my students with their various business ideas. I'm struggling with my Russian, but getting along. And that has me thinking about Russia's role on the global economic stage. I know this is som
Notes From the Field: Peru Prevails
Louis JamesLast month I visited Peru again, penetrating perhaps a bit deeper but certainly higher up in the Andes than I’ve gone before. No nose-bleeds, but I’m not ashamed to admit that scrambling over rocks in search of boiling textures at 5,300 meters (17,40
Doug Casey: Making Terrorism Your Friend
Louis JamesTerrorism is becoming a major force in the world, as evidenced by Clinton actually referring to the use of nuclear, biological, and chemical devices in the U.S. I've thought their use against U.S. targets was an inevitability for years. But with the
Doug Casey on Surviving Financial Apocalypse Now
Louis JamesDoug, last time we spoke, you said quite a bit about debt, in the context of your expectation that the euro is on its way out. At the end of that conversation, you mentioned, of course, that the problem is not limited to Greece, nor the eurozone. Ame
Doug Casey: "Stock Market Set to Crash"
Louis JamesL: So, what's on your mind this week, Doug? I understand you've had a "guru moment"… Doug: Well, it's nothing but a gut feeling, but I think the stock market is riding for a big fall this year. Everyone was afraid the world was going to come t
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