Archive for February, 2012

Mining stocks – On the runway, ready for take-off


September 5, 2011 – Gold has been rising faster than the price of mining stocks.  Here are some statistics to prove this point.

In the twelve months ending August 31st, gold has risen 46.5%, but the XAU Index of precious metal mining stocks climbed only 17.7%.  By itself, that is a good rate of return for [...]

Update on long-term ‘Core Positions’


September 4, 2011 – Since March 23, 2001, we have been holding goldgrams as our Core Currency Position.  In other words, we have been keeping our liquidity – which is sometimes also referred to as one’s “Cash Position” – in goldgrams held in GoldMoney.  By implication, we have therefore minimized as much as possible our [...]

Gold poised to make new record high


July 9, 2011 – Gold closed in New York this past week at $1,541.20, which is only $15.50 below its all-time record high close of $1,556.70.  In other words, a 1% jump from Friday’s closing price will put gold at a new record.  It could happen this week.

Take a close look at the following chart.


There [...]