Mining Companies

July 5, 2010

  • Buying Junior Gold and Silver Mining Stocks

    "All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise not from the defects in their constitution or confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation."
    John Quincy Adams

    After the wildly enthusiastic response to my piece last week (on selling your gold jewelry) I thought I'd look at what you should do with your new-found cash. (…)

March 25, 2009

  • Ignore that Man Behind the Curtain—Buy Gold

    This is my Tuesday After Lunch Money Memo newsletter from yesterday.  Apparently a lot of people liked it, so I thought I'd share it more widely.  Let me know what you think by commenting below or by signing up! (…)

December 9, 2008

  • Tuesday After Lunch Money Memo: MYRRH-MURRINGS OF COMMODITIES

    At the granite conference table in the upscale offices of Pasadena ad agency, Batton Barton Durston and Packaloomer, CEO Bob Jelly said to the participants, "What say we go around the table and you people give me your thoughts on the new Myrrh company account the agency just brought in.  I want high concepts here, people."
    Judith, the firm's researcher, began with, "Well, the dictionary says Myrrh is a yellowish brown aromatic gum resin with a bitter, slightly pungent taste usually obtained from an East African tree.  Other than some gifting by a few alleged Wise Men 2000 years ago, there's very little modern usage."
    Skip, the firm's Account Executive and Chief Hustler, said, "Well, then we've got the religious folks.  We could try a bitter gum for bored teens.  And there's always golfers."
    Dexter, another A.E., piped in with, "Perhaps we could get parents to trample each other entering a department store to buy the new 'Myrrh Wars' video game."
    Grace, the A.E. (…)