Our intrepid world traveler returns this week—and just in time! Gold is up after its best day in nearly two and a half years, but is it time to celebrate yet?

In this edition of the Weekly Wrap-Up, Special guest Rick Rule, of Sprott US Holdings, joins me to discuss the employment report and how it's affecting wages south of the border.

Eric Sprott gives his thoughts on the recent price action in the precious metals. He also provides a thorough update on some of his favorite mining shares.

Precious metal fund manager Ned Naylor-Leyland joins us to discuss the current status of gold, silver and the mining shares.

Michael S. “Mickey” Fulp, AKA The Mercenary Geologist, is a well-known and highly respected analyst, writer, and speaker.

Fraser Buchan is a co-founder of Tradewind, a technology platform for digitizing the trading, settlement and ownership of precious metal.

Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings, discusses the increasing trend of M&A's in the Gold Mining Sector. He covers what's likely to come next, the types of companies which attract M&A, and how M&A's are impacting the mining sector overall.

Gold has gotten a bad rap.But this out-of-favor asset class now deserves a place in investment portfolios.

Gold is never easy. So many factors influence the gold price, it is impossible to predict bullion’s short-term reactions to individual economic or geopolitical developments.