I steal most of my best ideas from the giants in the commodity world.

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office revealed that Social Security may go broke long before the Social Security Administration predicts.

While I expect a short-term pullback, I'm not anticipating a large top to form this week. It could, but I don't expect it to occur.

Hopefully you're well aware of the main reason that I prefer to buy physical silver - but here it is again...

The most notable holdout in my office is an ex-Wall Street options trader by the name of Andy Crowder.

Instead of selling at low prices, a few successful mid-tier silver miner companies are deciding to hold on to silver for a better future price. 

Precious metals are all strong buys, but which precious metal should you buy today?

I've been working on a special project for WyattResearch.com readers - something that will give you access to some of our "expensive" commodity research for much less than usual.

In order to solve the mess that is the European financial system, a country will inevitably have to leave the Euro zone.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) lowered its expectations for all other metals, but remains bullish on gold.

The commodity bull market will end. All bull markets end. And when it does end, it will be replaced by another bull market - probably in stocks.

One the most lingering question my Gold and Silver Buyer's Guide left readers with was "how do I sell?"

Being a bond investor should be the end-goal for anyone running any portion of their own money.

I've already shot all of my currently available capital on this precious metal investment, and of course, it's fallen even lower from my initial buy price.

The euro has fallen sharply lower by 3% this week, which has corresponded to a similar rise in the dollar. The rise from the dollar brought havoc to the commodities and stock market alike.

Now is the time when precious metals investors will need to do the most important thing to ensure that they can profit over the long term.

The best deal in the commodity markets today currently yields a Treasury-beating 2.1% dividend... but it's so hated right now that very few people will buy today.

We seem to have a short memory for the most painful events of our past - and to completely misunderstand the causes and consequences. 

I would of course prefer a return to normalcy, but right there's just too much market risk.

Silver spot prices have fallen more than 20% recently, but the market for physical silver has never been stronger.

Gold goes "on sale" a couple times each year at most - and each time it goes on sale, it's a no-brainer buying opportunity.

If you're looking for the biggest gains in the precious metals space with the least amount of risk then look into emerging gold and silver producers.

I don't go short metals. I don't use commodity futures. I only go LONG metals - which means that I'm typically buying one metal instead of another.

The real enemy of every paper currency - or even real money like gold or silver - is a lack of confidence.

I've done some research on platinum and found that - as with silver - much of the world's mined platinum gets consumed by industry.

Today, I'd like to provide some useful perspective as I take another look at what I had to say about silver exactly one year ago.

I'm putting in a Good-til-Cancelled bid at $155 a share on this precious metal ETF.

I'm not heavily invested in copper for the very reason that copper prices tend to rise in line with the stock market. But copper can tell us something about one of the assets I am interested in: silver.

The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world that he doesn't exist. And the biggest mistake an investor can make is to underestimate risk in any asset class.

While gold is currently about 15% off its highs of $1,900 - silver fell about 30% from peak to trough - in less than a month.

We're at an important crossroads for this bull market in commodities where even the most fearless bulls are tempted to give up - to sell out of their positions and consider themselves lucky that they were able to be along for the ride - and to escape with any profits at all.

I've asked my friend George Stubos, an expert energy and commodity investor to shed some light on something that I'm not quite up to speed on just yet: Mongolia.

I'm not saying all precious metals ETFs are baloney, I'm just telling you that I have a strong preference to keep my gold and silver close and secure.

Will the Federal Reserve be forced to inflate away the Federal Government's debts? I believe the answer is yes on both counts - which is why I'm a commodity investor in the first place.

I look at the entire global market for everything, and in doing so it becomes perfectly clear that no other market looks as promising or potentially profitable as the commodity market.

Before I tell you about the exciting stock story, I have to mention something unusual. As you know, I eat, sleep and breathe commodity investments.

And until recently, I mainly bought gold and silver, as well as regular old commodity stocks like Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX).

But a few weeks ago my co-worker Andy convinced me to do something I've never done before.

Europe's zombie debt crisis continues to reappear - almost on a monthly basis. Like a bad horror movie with sequels, prequels, re-makes and homages, this story just won't die.

How much of your net worth should you allocate to each investment class? This frequently asked question lacks a definitive answer. Why? Because we all have a different set of life goals and live under different circumstances.

President Obama's upcoming jobs proposal just might be the final piece of the puzzle to guarantee a huge upswing in gold prices and silver prices.

We're not yet in the mania stage for gold. We could be as close as a year, or as far as 5 years, but we're just not there yet. Take a look at the chart below, which shows gold compared to two of the last, biggest asset bubbles.

What kind of performance can we realistically expect for gold companies to see when we do enter the mania phase?

It's tough to find historical data on gold companies during the 1970s. Most of them are gone. The rest have been gobbled up or sliced apart into completely different companies.

As an options trader I am often asked about my favorite options strategy for producing income. And recently, after working with Ian Wyatt on an issue for SmallCap Investor Daily, "What You Need to Know Before Using Options on Small Cap Stocks," I have been bombarded with questions from small cap investors about how to trade small cap stocks for income using options.

In my opinion, the best way to bring in income from options on a regular basis is by selling vertical spreads, otherwise known as credit spreads. 

I hope you were able to buy gold and/or silver on Saturday to protest the Federal Reserve, as my wife and I did.

I noticed that gold and silver are up this morning, but I'm a bit distracted from the price movement of these metals.

I live in Waterbury, Vermont - one of the towns hit hardest by Hurricane Irene on Sunday night. Thankfully, my family was largely unaffected by the storm. The Winooski River is normally found about ¼ mile from our house, but it came within 100 feet. We did lose power for about 24 hours, but at worst, our Ben and Jerry's ice cream got a little melted.

The end is near for one of the world's greatest tyrants. 40+ years ago, the world allowed a ruthless dictator to come into power. This dictator used their power to fund endless war, terror and State sponsored killings, theft, imprisonment - even torture.

But lately, that power is on the wane. Loyal supporters continue to deny that anything is wrong - or even that anything is changed.

I might be talking about Muammar Gadhafi, but I could just as easily be talking about the Federal Reserve Note, or dollar, in common parlance.

Many well-meaning people believe that the State is out to help them. That, if all else fails, the United States Federal Government will swoop in and give them a personal bailout.

So what's backstopping the American way of life? Is it the Government?

We live under the strongest political system the world has ever seen. It's the world's largest employer. It has legions of bureaucrats counting beans, measuring widgets and regulating the unregulatable.

It has the largest military force, backed by the most advanced and deadly war machines to ever exist.

The market, once again this month, was obliterated. In a single session the indices lost nearly 4% and volume was high. Every equity index fell, and aside from Gold, Silver, Platinum, Bonds, Dollar and Coffee, every single commodity and currency was also annihilated.

Earlier in the week I cautioned what a difficult resistance area the 1250, and before that the 1220, zone would be to take back. I thought a decline from the 1220 zone would take SPX back to 1175, which would act as support. But yesterday SPX gapped down from 1193 and immediately hit the next support target area, 1155.

Today I'd like to take full advantage of the power you give me. You might not realize it, but you are one of many. Tens of thousands of people read the words I write every day.

And while it's easy to forget while I sit here alone behind a keyboard, my 3 month old son cooing in the next room while my wife makes coffee - I have your attention for a few minutes each day - and that attention means something.

There's nothing about having the attention of thousands of people that I take lightly, which is why you should know that I do not accuse Ben Bernanke lightly.

President Obama's upcoming jobs proposal just might be the final piece of the puzzle to guarantee a huge upswing in gold prices and silver prices.

Why? Well here's what we know so far:

1. He plans on spending money to create more jobs.
2. He plans on tackling the deficit.

What do we know about his first goal...