The S&P 500 index is down around 6% this month. If we close out next week in the red then the 'sell in May' trading pattern will have held true for 4 out of the last 5 years.

There hasn’t been much excitement on the financial markets today. And considering the date, that’s nothing new.

Kevin McElroy and I went to buy and sell silver at a local vendor yesterday. Here's what we learned.

I’m selling a small amount of silver to a local bullion vendor who recently opened up shop. More importantly, I’m buying much more silver than I’m selling.

Why am I selling then?

If you’ve been waiting, or you just haven’t gotten around to buying gold or silver lately, the opportunity to buy has rarely been better during this bull market.

Vermont's fracking ban could set off a domino effect that seriously impacts natural gas prices.

The euro zone avoided a recession last quarter, but the debt crisis rolls on, making Spain its latest victim.

The Monday after Mother’s Day is typically a can’t-miss for U.S. financial markets. But that hasn't been the case today.

The lie: that Europeans are undergoing the hardship of austerity.

I realize that it might seem like nitpicking – but let’s go back to what austerity is supposed to mean.

Gold prices are down in 2012. But that doesn't mean the yellow metal is going to stay down.

Silver, the Dow/gold ratio and the possibility of another recession are among the topics discussed in "Part 2" of a recent conversation between Kevin McElroy and Chris Preston.

High yields are hard to come by these days, so it's best for income investors not to reach for it.

Today, we’re asked to believe that a market economy can work well – nay, better – if the money that’s used in this system is controlled by a small group of bureaucrats who decide how much money costs, who gets the money, when they get the money and how much of it.

Financial markets are down 2.5% this month. To those who believe in the "Sell in May, Go Away" theory, there's evidence to suggest this may only be the beginning of a bear trend.

With gold prices dropping over the last few months, the market and its henchmen in the mainstream media seem to be trying to convince you that now is the time to sell your gold.

U.S. financial markets are tumbling in early trading today on the heels of some sluggish April jobs data.

President Obama targeted “energy speculators” and tacitly blamed them for higher energy costs. In short, Obama seeks to spend over $50 million more each year in order to stymie what he considers needless speculation.

I’m frustrated. Why? Because so many investors choose to ignore THE best opportunities to grow wealth.

Coming off the busiest two-month stretch in more than a year, IPOs slowed just a tad in April.

I’m finally dipping a toe into natural gas. If you’ve invested in natural gas at nearly any point in the last 10 years, then you’ve probably lost money. So why now?

Every investor’s big question seems to be, “Should I buy Apple?”

The ideas promulgated by the Kai Ryssdals of the world are responsible for your and my decreased standard of living over the past 30+ years.

There was a lot to digest from yesterday’s FOMC minutes and subsequent Ben Bernanke press conference. But one of my biggest takeaways is that the central bank predicts that the jobless rate will dip below 8% by year’s end.

In late 2011, I alerted you to a precious metals trade that I conducted in my own personal portfolio.

On November 1, 2011, I wrote, “Something extremely unusual is happening in the platinum markets right now. And I'm about to buy a platinum ETF in my personal investment account…

There are plenty of reasons to like natural gas. But a disturbing trend in the Midwest could threaten to slow production.

Another monster set of quarterly earnings has propelled Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) back above $600 a share.

Combine worries about earnings season with continued European debt woes and the upcoming “sell in May” phenomenon, and you can see why investors are concerned about the intermediate-term future of their investments. So what’s the best strategy for a declining market?

We know that gold and silver prices have been on the rise in recent years. But soft commodities are cheap right now.

The United States is not just the most indebted nation in the world – it’s the most indebted nation in world history. And I believe our debts will get worse before they get better.

Why China's skyscraper obsession could spell doom for the country's economy.

If you focus on the big picture and understand the analysis framework you'll be able to dissect and interpret mining reports pretty quickly.