Then my target is $30.  Silver is a great hedge against inflation and it’s an industrial metal as well, so it should head higher when the economy picks back up.  Read the full story

I’m no math wizard but I know enough to not buy state sponsored lottery tickets. Your odds are much better when you buy your tickets via the natural resource sector where you can stack the deck in your favor and make life changing money.

Small cap resource stocks have been absolutely trashed over the last 12 months. Many companies are running out of cash as well as credit and some are closing their doors. It’s Darwinism at its’ finest. The strongest companies, those with world-class management, strong balance sheets, and access to capital will survive and prosper. Those with little cash on hand, shaky prospects, and inexperienced management will disappear.  And now is the time to take positions in the most promising leaders who are positioned to directly benefit from the ongoing financial chaos.

A merger and acquisition mania is now underway. Take a quick look at some recent announcements:

• Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH:Toronto) is taking over Sanu Gold (SNU:Toronto).
• ATW Gold (ATW:Toronto) is merging with Kinbauri Gold (KNB:Toronto).
• New Gold (NGD:US) is combining their business with Western Goldfields (WGW:AMEX).
• IMA Exploration (IMR:AMEX), Kobex Resources (KBX:Toronto) and International Barytex (IBX:Toronto) are working on a merger.
• Linear Gold (LRR:Toronto) recently acquired GLR Resources (GLR:Toronto) Goldfields Project.
• Geoinformatics Exploration (GXL:toronto) is acquiring Rimfire Minerals (RFM:Toronto).

This is just for starters. The primary point I’m making is that M & A activity is on a massive upswing. This is rapidly changing the complexion of the sector and creating fabulous opportunities for investors.

This environment is ideal for selecting and riding the best run companies as the precious metal bull market continues to unfold. The companies leading the charge in this consolidation will emerge from this process stronger than ever. There are numerous advantages for shareholders:

• A superior management team typically results.
• Synergies are created.
• Overhead costs are lowered.
• The portfolio of properties and projects are increased which improves company diversification.
• More dollars are allocated for the most promising exploration targets.
• Larger companies attract the buying power of heavyweight financial institutions.

“Super Juniors” are being created. Companies with cash are marrying companies with exceptional projects in need of funding for advancement. Producers are gaining access to more reserves. Key technologies are being shared. These are clearly win-win situations.

We have long been acquiring the companies acting as resource consolidators in my Resource Windfall Speculator advisory. They are snapping up distressed bargains across the globe. Cash and connections are tough to beat these days.

Yes, size does matter. So does staying power. Personal fortunes will be made by savvy investors who now hitch their wagons to the talented and aggressive management teams constructing companies that will grow and dominate in the coming years and decades.

There is nothing quite like owning an un-expiring lottery ticket!

Invest Resourcefully,
Rusty

The silver market is showing signs of bullish strain and an incredible opportunity is being presented to you. I’m a staunch silver advocate and it’s time for an update right now. Silver stands to outperform gold as the long term precious metal bull market continues to unfold. Read the full story

Silver is a great investment right now and prices could easily shoot above $20 per ounce by the end of this year.  I predict that with the right call options on silver you can make over 100% before the end of the year. Read the full story

Mark my words:  Silver is going over $20 per ounce!  Currently, silver is trading around $15 per ounce, up 40% already in 2009.

I first recommended that Investor’s Daily Edge readers buy the silver ETF (SLV) on February 5th . I hope you followed my suggestion. SLV is up over 23% since then.
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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