CEF News and Press, Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust Units From 02/10/21

Premiums on physical silver coins are at record, and shortages are widespread internationally. This is only possible if silver futures are not priced for a sudden flood of monetary demand. Monetary demand tends to feed on itself, as the higher the price goes for a monetary asset like ...

Money supply growth has soared in the last year, but that doesn't mean the trillions of dollars dumped onto consumers was used for consumption. Just like in short-term UBI experiments, the stimulus checks largely didn't alter people's spending habits but rather bolstered their savings...

Silver and by extension iShares Silver Trust ETF have been the target of the Reddit crowd. We are bullish longer term on silver. However, we identify primary forces that make it unlikely that silver takes off here. For further details see: SLV: Silver Bear Cult - Don't F...

SLV ETF not a good way to invest in silver. First Majestic is the silver king. Blackrock Gold has a high grade discovery in Nevada. Discovery Metals offers very high leverage to silver prices. For further details see: A Silver Squeeze And The SLV ETF

The last ice age lasted a very long time and caused a significant regression in the biological advance of life on earth. I think we are on the verge of entering into a new kind of ice age — an economic one — around the world today. Massive debt loads weigh down the e...

Despite QE frequently being described as "money printing," including by me, it is effectively an asset swap that lowers the average duration and interest rate on the government's debt. QE does not generate increased bank lending or economic growth, and in fact it has a number of econo...

I've written on multiple occasions about how deficit spending ultimately hampers GDP growth by crowding out private investment. It can also weigh on GDP growth when inflows of foreign dollars go toward funding the fiscal deficit instead of buying US goods or being invested in US asset...

As the year is starting to wind down, I wanted to take an updated look at what distribution changes happened throughout the year. We had previously done this for a more specific time frame; the time frame of the pandemic to shortly after in June. Again, I'm surprised at how resili...

About a week ago, on November 9, gold and silver prices dropped sharply. A potential bearish reversal on gold’s monthly chart. The same threat in silver. Late year weakness is nothing new. A look at the Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF). For further ...

Technical analysis suggests we may have "bottomed" in metals. Fundamental analysis continues to support long-term ownership of gold/silver. The CEF is a great vehicle to gain exposure to both physical gold and silver. For further details see: CEF: Calling A Bottom In Met...