Somewhere near $100 trillion dollars was clipped from the global stock, real estate and commodity markets in 2008. It was a year for the record books, not in a positive fashion unfortunately. Where exactly can you make outstanding money in the aftermath of all this carnage? Read the full story

From 1980 until 2001, there was a deep bear market in precious metals and most other natural resources. Commodity prices were under constant pressure, and as the years dragged on, many of the companies that mined and produced natural resources went out of business. The larger mining companies were able to weather the storm, but with little incentive to find new resources, they cut their exploration staffs to the bone. Read the full story