Last year about this time, the price of gold was pushing toward $1,800 an ounce. I was a guest speaker on a well-produced Caribbean cruise, where the consensus was that gold $6,000 was inevitable if not imminent. Given that the yellow metal has sinc… more »

This week Ben Shepherd wrote about a new ETF (electronically traded fund) from Summer Haven Index Management, LLC.  It is The United States Metals Index (NYSE:USMI).  It will be invested in 10 eligible metals futures contracts that are selected on a mont… more »