Frank Holmes's Blog

In the spirit of the events this summer, BTN Research compared gold’s advancement from the beginning of the games in Beijing to the London Olympics.

A surprising wealth of information about the world’s most prosperous people can be discovered in two new reports. The Chinese Millionaire Wealth Report 2012, put together by GroupM and the Hurun Report, found that there are now a million millionaires in China. On average, a Chinese millionaire is 39 years old, has an average of four luxury watches, vacations in France, and owns a business.

The signs the market is sending out make it an especially attractive time to “mine” for investment opportunity.

Despite the S&P’s wild ride over the past few years, the market is significantly higher than when President Obama took the oath. Does this ensure a victory for the 2012 election?

One of the few things that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can agree on is that our economy is still struggling to regain its strength. Stubborn unemployment and sluggish growth at home combined with a slowing China and a dysfunctional eurozone have cast a dark shadow on America’s eternal optimism.

Among investors these days, a fellow commodity bull is about as rare as finding a positive story in the media, especially when you look at the results of metals and natural resources during the first half of 2012.

Did you know that one of the industries that has seen the best job growth in the U.S. is mining? From the end of December 2007 through May 2012, U.S. employment in the mining sector has increased 16 percent.

While Europe, China and the U.S. were primarily responsible for a lower Global PMI reading, we believe the trend is your friend. In April, global PMI crossed above the three-month moving average, and historically, when a “cross-above” has happened, it’s signaled higher prices for many commodities.

Chinese operas have been keeping audiences enthralled for hundreds of years with mythical characters, enchanting stories and elaborate masks that add drama and mystery.

A few months ago, we created two visuals we felt captured the emotions of how people respond to gasoline prices around the U.S. With an increased dependency on our cars these days to get to work, school and grocery stores, the price of gas is a constant reminder of how “rich” we feel.