The CEO of Saber Partners discusses the current political and economic climate.

• Much hinges on jobs creation
• New campaign financing rules: tsunami in waiting?
• ‘Seminar smart’ vs. ‘political smart’

• Due diligence for institutions as well as individuals
• Are some funds better at raising capital than producing returns?
• The best regulator: a well-educated investor

The author of ‘The Future of Hedge Fund Investing’ explains why he thinks the industry will further shrink.

• Is ‘hedge fund’ a misnomer?
• Why they’re similar to the auto industry
• How hedge funds affect bid/offer spreads

• Accountability is king
• Carbon emissions progress: gaining momentum or stuck in infancy?
• Trade-offs in alternative energy

The VP of McNamara Options shares his current outlook on the petroleum markets.

• How much do hedge funds move a market?
• A new bull move, or trading action?
• Natural gas as transportation fuel—just a pipedream?

• Why the yen needn’t cooperate
• ECB membership: privilege, or one-way street?
• Peripheral repercussions of raised interest rates

Bank of New York Mellon’s chief currency strategist shares his outlook for the U.S. dollar for 2010.

• Transition factor: the Fed
• Unemployment rate should be under 10% within a few months
• Next step: raising interest rates

Heraeus Precious Metals Management's VP of marketing looks back on the yellow metal’s performance in 2009, and shares his outlook for it in 2010.

• Is gold’s safe-haven status losing its luster?
• How much impact will the Fed raising rates have on gold?
• Are central banks good contrarian indicators?

• Don’t overly focus on the gold-to-silver ratio
• Fed raising interest rates may help cap gold prices
• Silver: a hybrid commodity

• Logistics of buying silver over gold
• Why rhodium is tricky to own
• Cautious plays for palladium and platinum

CPM Group’s associate director of research discusses how current global political and economic conditions affect the price of the yellow metal.

• Investors continue rushing to safe-haven assets
• Stock markets perceived as potentially vulnerable
• What factors could cap gold price gains?

• Major growth coming from BRIC
• Ripple effect will drive stock market
• ADRs, ETFs (or both)?

The CEO of Penn Financial Group discusses the factors that he sees will continue to push commodities even higher.

• Inflation, deflation or hyperinflation?
• Demand may not catch up to supply
• Why ETFs are such a good commodities vehicle

• Why Canada’s such a good prospect
• Environmental responsibility key factor in mining
• More-speculative investors looking to junior miners

The CEO of MiningStocks.com shares his current outlook for precious metals.

• Expensive bailouts decrease currency value
• Don’t blame the bankers
• Why looking at gold in terms of the dollar is wrong

• The wrong reason to buy gold
• Where Treasury securities really come from
• Deficit’s bigger problem: inflation or insolvency?

The declared 2012 presidential candidate explains his very specific campaign slogan.

• Why government taxes: a primer
• The zen of having/not having dollars
• Inflation vs. political limits

The chief senior currency strategist for BNY Mellon talks about foreign exchange policy and what it portends for the U.S. dollar long term.

• Sovereign credit risk rating downgrade on horizon?
• BRIC’s treasuries role
• A ‘services workers’ nation redux ...

BNY Mellon’s chief senior currency strategist talks about foreign exchange trends and the direction of the U.S. dollar.

• Carry trade dragging U.S. dollar lower
• Is ‘borrowing’ a misnomer?
• The unemployment/dollar relationship