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PRECIOUS METALS IN EUROPE Paris My first stop was Paris, and for me it is difficult to determine just how open-mindedly the two meetings were received. Some of the participants did stay after the general meeting to ask specifics about areas of precious metals and mining that I might be able to offer. My overall impression was that the French mainly have a wait and see attitude at this time regarding how well the precious metals will do over the next several months. Some of the feedback I received was that many junior mining companies are finished and those that might be able to make it would not see share price recovery for a year or so. London The next location was London, and Nick Williams and his wife, Fran, did their usual outstanding job. See www.silversummit.co.uk A few investor comments will give you some impression of the Silver Summit U.K. “Really good day at Silver Summit. Useful to hear from juniors, the speakers & great Q&A.” “Just a quick thank you for the day on Wednesday, I thoroughly enjoyed the event.” “Thank you for a wonderful event and I look forward to the next happening!” Now for a look at some of the presentations . . . First, my friend and colleague Mr. Ned Naylor-Leyland’s "Silver, Bailouts & Big Government"; see http://www.silversummit.co.uk/nednaylorleyland.htm. In my presentation, I gave my overview of the silver market and had a few comments at the end of it; see http://www.silversummit.co.uk/davidmorgan.htm. Zurich After the London show I moved on to Zurich, where I met with some very impressive fund managers and a couple of banks. I will reserve comment on this for our members only, but suffice it to say the people “in the know” in Switzerland have not been moved to give up on the precious metals. Munich Finally, the last leg of the trip was to Munich, Germany, and here I had some very interesting insights. Basically, the Germans at this show had one thing in mind—BUY MORE REAL METAL! Looking further . . . The mining companies at the Munich show did get good traffic, and most investors had not given up on their conviction that the precious metals arena is certainly going through a slump but longer term could prove to be one of the best places for wealth preservation and/or capital gains. The trip was exciting and exhausting at the same time. The overall attendance was down slightly in London and about the same in Paris and Munich. I did not meet in the public arena in Zurich, only private meetings. Hopefully, this will give you a brief taste of what took place at this year’s European tour.
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David Morgan Mr. Morgan is a contributor to Mining Industry Review an e-TV program available at FreeMarketNews.com He also hosts a weekly Metals Wrap-Up each week on the Financial Sense Newshour. Mr. Morgan and has written numerous articles, his e-mail newsletter, The Morgan Report, is issued on a monthly basis and includes economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems ahead and the reason why people need to be invested in the precious metals. His website is www.silver-investor.com. Mr. Morgan is author of “Get the Skinny on Silver Investing." CONTACT
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