With a life-long interest in geopolitics and the financial issues that emerge from these relationships, Chris founded House Mountain Partners in 2010. House Mountain firmly believes that the emerging Quality of Life Cycle emanating from Asia is a “game changer” … Continue reading →

Bart Chilton was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the U. S. Senate in 2007. In 2009, he was re-nominated by President Obama and reconfirmed by the Senate. He has served as the Chairman of the CFTC’s Energy and … Continue reading →

Brent Cook, a renowned Exploration Analyst and Geologist, is the author of Exploration Insights, a mining and exploration investment letter (www.explorationinsights.com).  He has over twenty-five years of experience providing economic and geologic evaluations to major mining companies, resource funds and … Continue reading →

Adrian Day is a British-born writer and money manager, a graduate of the London School of Economics, and president of his own money management firm, Adrian Day Asset Management, where he specializes in global diversification and resource equities. He has … Continue reading →

David joined Sprott Asset Management Inc. in 2008 as a Research Analyst and divided his time between Sprott Asset Management LP and Sprott Consulting. David’s main focus was on equity research within the precious metals and materials sectors. In April … Continue reading →

The Mercenary Geologist Michael S. “Mickey” Fulp is a Certified Professional Geologist with a B.Sc. Earth Sciences with honor from the University of Tulsa, and M.Sc. Geology from the University of New Mexico. Mickey has 35 years experience as an … Continue reading →

Canada’s national newspaper called Benj “The most classic of contrarians.” Investor’s Digest featured him amongst “Canada’s Best Investors” He co-edits the Contra the Heard Investment Letter (www.contratheheard.com), which has amongst the highest returns in North America at 15.3 percent annualized … Continue reading →

Lindsay is Chief Market Strategist with the Rutsen Meier Belmont (RMB) Group, an Alternative Asset Investment research and trading group, founded in 1984. She has been a trader and financial markets analyst for over 10 years.  She is a popular … Continue reading →

Ron Hera, who is the founder of Hera Research, LLC and the principal author of the Hera Research Newsletter, holds a master’s degree from Stanford University and is a member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and a member of … Continue reading →

Frank Holmes is CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., which manages a diversified family of mutual funds and hedge funds specializing in natural resources, emerging markets and infrastructure. The company’s funds have earned many awards and … Continue reading →

Founder of Streetwise Reports and Buyside magazine, Gordon Holmes also owns Lookout Ridge winery.  He is the founder of Wine for Wheelchairs, a nonprofit that donates wheelchairs to needy individuals all over the world.  Mr. Holmes bought his first resource … Continue reading →

Marin Katusa, an accomplished investment analyst, is the senior editor of Casey Energy Opportunities, Casey Energy Confidential, and Casey Energy Report. He left a successful teaching career to pursue analyzing and investing in junior resource companies. In addition, he is … Continue reading →

Alexander Korelin has been involved in the financial community since 1967 when he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington with a dual major in Economics and Russian literature.  He went on to receive his Masters … Continue reading →

Alasdair first became a stockbroker in 1970, dealing and advising institutional clients both in the UK and abroad in a range of asset classes, ranging from government bonds to mining equities. During his long career in the City of London … Continue reading →

Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the … Continue reading →

Ian McAvity, involved in the world of finance for more than 40 years as a banker, broker, independent advisor and consultant, has produced Deliberations on World Markets since 1972. He specializes in the technical analysis of international equity, foreign exchange … Continue reading →

Axel Merk is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments, manager of the Merk Funds. He is a recognized expert on the global economy, monetary policy and international investing.  An authority on currencies, he is a pioneer in … Continue reading →

James Passin joined Firebird in 1999. He co-founded and manages Firebird Global Fund, Firebird Global Fund II, and Firebird Mongolia Fund, and Firebird New Mongolia Fund. James is a graduate of St. John’s College, where he majored in philosophy and … Continue reading →

Kevin Puil has more than 15 years’ experience in the investment management business. He is a portfolio manager at Malcolm Gissen & Associates and an analyst at the Encompass Fund in San Francisco. He spent the majority of his career … Continue reading →