Sprott's Thoughts

Volatility in global equity markets, the outlook for the Federal Reserve and a weakening dollar, pushed gold out of the doldrums for the year.

Gold is being watched like a hawk as volatility extends its topsy-turvy ride through the global equity markets.

As part of Rule’s ongoing “Know-Who” interview series, Beaty outlines the strategies he employed over the past decades to find success in building resource companies.

Don't Ignore the math- Gold's time will come

The topics of discussion covered what can often “go wrong” with general and administrative expenses, change of control provisions, changes in corporate strategy (referred to as “mission drift” in this context), and uniquely structured insider private placements.

Don Luskin likes what he sees. The economy, he says, is strong and poised for growth. The tax cuts are working, particularly in the small cap segment. Furthermore, the President’s approach to trade negotiations is sound.

“As a speculator, I’ve come to prefer questions … [that] begin with ‘when,’ not ‘if,’” Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings explained. “And I believe that a question on the turnaround in the uranium market is a question where the answer begins with: ‘when’, not ‘if’.”

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.