To help investors better understand the nature of buying and taking delivery of precious metals through a reputable bullion dealer I sat down with Andy Schectman from the Miles Franklin Group to ask what questions people should be asking their physical dealers. Andy has been a client and friend for a long time and I… Continue Reading

I had the chance to sit down once again with Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings. It was an interesting conversation, as Rick noted natural resource markets are transitioning into a phase in which “optionality” is becoming a highly attractive speculative strategy. “Optionality [or hoarding] is a speculative technique that works particularly well when… Continue Reading

By Eric Angeli Long time readers and seasoned investors in the natural resource arena are well aware of the cyclical ups and downs that come hand in hand with commodity production. In many ways it represents the truest form of the free markets that remain in the investment world. So for those of you who… Continue Reading

By Henry Bonner In the mining sector, mergers and acquisitions can deliver rapid returns to shareholders. Investors in Cayden Resources saw their shares swell by 300% in price late last year, when Cayden received a takeover offer from Agnico Eagle Mines. Steve Todoruk, a broker at Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., has been eyeing the… Continue Reading

 By Henry Bonner Last summer, Sprott Asset Management LP launched a new gold ETF, the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: SGDM). This ETF was one of the most successful new ETFs in 2014 according to ETFtrends1, garnering around $180 million in assets as of March 15, 2015.2 Sprott recently launched a second ETF called… Continue Reading