In 1970, silver traded at around $1.60 per ounce. By its peak in 1980, it reached $49.45. An incredible 30x return.The story of how it got there is full of intrigue and conspiracy. We'll get to that. But first, a little background is in order.Monetary demand for silver had collapsed after the U.S. and other countries stopped using it in coins in 1965. Before that, America's dimes and quarters were...Read More
In 1975, an engineer at Kodak invented the world's first digital camera.The prototype took 23 seconds to capture a black and white picture. The image was stored on a cassette tape and could be displayed on a television.The technology was primitive, but clearly had potential. Still, digital cameras would threaten Kodak's lucrative film photography business. So Kodak executives ditched the project.A...Read More
It may seem odd to hate a stock index. After all, it's just a model of company shares used by fund managers to build ETFs and mutual funds.But once you learn the truth about the Russell 2000 small cap index, you just might hate it like I do.Today we're going to explore why the Russell 2000 makes a bad foundation for any investment vehicle.Misleading Stats (at Best)Historically, small cap stocks te...Read More
Greetings, Morning Reckoneers! I hope you had a good Christmas last week. And of course, this week brings 2025 to a close and kicks off the next year of the calendar. Make Calendars Great Again, right?As the week unfolds, you'll notice that your inbox is light on content from Paradigm Press. Some articles are reruns and "best of" items because just about everybody is taking a few days to go easy,...Read More
This past month was dominated by domestic and international political issues with volatile headwinds impacting markets. Let's survey the landscape to see what these key stories are. Some of them are well-known but have hidden twists. Others are not well-known at all but will have equal or greater weight as time goes on.The Political Affordability WarThe largest single political issue continues to...Read More
Long before Powell "paused," Lagarde fibbed, or Yellen got lost mid-sentence, one man quietly built an economy of trust with fire, gold, and grit.His name was Saint Eligius. You probably haven't heard of him unless you’re a medieval goldsmith or a devout Catholic with a taste for obscure hagiographies. But I'd argue he did more for monetary integrity than any central banker alive today.Eli...Read More
Look at that. We log off for a few days, and absolute chaos breaks out in silver.On Sunday December 28th, silver briefly traded over $83/oz here in the U.S. It's currently trading at $72.67. That's up sharply from $29 at the beginning of 2025.What a crazy few weeks to end the year for precious metal bugs.Today we're going to look at what happened with silver, and explain why the bullish case is st...Read More
The geopolitical chessboard, after two decades of relative calm, is heating up again.Major powers are maneuvering their pieces, looking to secure their own interests and spheres of influence.China is eyeing Taiwan and expanding its reach worldwide. Russia is on the verge of winning in Ukraine, and taking a big chunk of territory. Putin also appears to have aims of bringing neighboring allies into...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold explains why he likes Westward Gold Inc. (WG:CSE; WGLIF:OTC; IM50:FSE). Precious metals have soared to unprecedented heights lately. China's January 1, 2026, mandate requiring silver export permits, given their 70% global processing share, could detonate a financial grenade akin to their REE chokehold. Something's exploding behind the scenes. On December 31, the Fed pumpe...Read More
Gold prices are rising amid increased geopolitical tensions following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro. Discover which companies stand to gain from this surge. Gold surged nearly 3% on Monday amid rising geopolitical tensions following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol?s Maduro, as reported by Mining.com on January 5.Spot gold hit a one-week high of US$4,455.42...Read More
John Newell of John Newell & Associates shares his thoughts on the CNDX and a few stocks he believes are worth looking into. The TSX Venture Exchange (CDNX) is often dismissed as volatile or purely speculative. It functions as a long-cycle barometer of risk appetite and capital availability, particularly in sectors where discovery and development drive value creation.Historically, the CDNX has:Tr...Read More
Gold climbs higher due to heightened geopolitical tensions following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro. Find out which companies could benefit from the surge. Gold climbed nearly 3% on Monday due to heightened geopolitical tensions following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol?s Maduro, according to a January 5 report by Mining.com.Spot gold reached a one-week high...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. explains why Getchell Gold Corp. (GTCH:CSE; GGLDF:OTCQB) is one of his top picks in 2026. As I have written since 2020, Getchell Gold Corp. (GTCH:CSE; GGLDF:OTCQB) is one of the most undervalued junior gold developers on the planet. Now, after IR executive Karen Mate sprinkled her magical pixie dust on the company in 2025, it is finally on the recommended li...Read More
Breaking News Eminent Gold Corporation (EMNT:TSXV; EMGDF:OTCQB; 7AB:FSE) reported 9.2 meters of 3.2 g/t gold from its Otis target at the Hot Springs Range Project in Humboldt County, Nevada. The results came from Drillhole HSC005, where all four deep core holes intersected oxide-hosted Carlin-style mineralization. Eminent Gold Corporation (EMNT:TSXV; EMGDF:OTCQB; 7AB:FSE) reported new assay resu...Read More
The dearth in company news continued over the holiday week, though there was significant news on one of Global Analyst Adrian Day's core holdings. Day also discusses the silver market. Altius Minerals Corp. (ALS:TSX)has agreed to buy Lithium Royalty Corp. for C$520 million in cash and shares at a 30% premium. This is the first significant acquisition from Altius since they sold most of their Art...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. explains why he likes Green Bridge Metals Corp. (GRBM:CSE; GBMC:OTCQB). I added Green Bridge Metals Corp. (GRBM:CSE; GBMC:OTCQB) to the portfolio in late 2025 after meeting CEO David Suda via a ZOOM call during which time he walked me through his Serpentine Project located in the Duluth Mining District in northeastern Minnesota. I know this area well, as bac...Read More
Precious metal miners have done very well over the past year.But today I'm going to show why silver miners in particular have much further to run based on current metal prices (hint: it involves a 10x increase in profits).In 2025, gold rose about 70%. Silver jumped an impressive 130%.People unfamiliar with mining may think the industry's profits jumped in line with these price increases.But that's...Read More
Welcome to 2026 and a new year with Paradigm Press. We all hope that you had a good holiday season, and perhaps took some time off to relax, recharge and regroup. Many thanks for subscribing. And now, let's get back to work and make some money, right?Over the past couple of weeks, I pondered what to discuss in my kickoff article for the year. I thought I'd write about President Trump and his new f...Read More
Prediction markets are the next big thing.Online marketplaces where you can bet on almost anything.For example, will the U.S. seize another Venezuelan oil tanker by December 31st? Right now Polymarket speculators assign a 29% chance to this outcome.Source: PolymarketHere's how it works. If you think that the U.S. will seize another Venezuelan ship by the end of year, you buy a "yes" contract at ar...Read More
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), the 121-year-old car maker, announced a $19.5 billion write off of its electric vehicle (EV) segment. That's an enormous amount of cash to send to money heaven.This was bad news for the U.S. EV market. Ford targeted electric trucks, to capitalize on its super popular F-150 model. However, the government killed the EV tax break. That curbed interest of U.S. car buyers...Read More