The global economy is in a lull right now. Some expect a recovery sooner, rather than later. Others, like us, think that we could see a second downturn. Either way, there’s one investment you need to own right now: silver.

Silver is the most flexible metal on earth. We’re not talking about its malleability. We’re talking about how it is used.

Let’s take the point of view of those expecting a quick, painless recovery. In that case, silver is a great investment. It has many industrial uses other precious metals don’t. As the global economy kicks back into gear, we’ll see more demand from electronics manufacturers, battery makers and solar cell producers — all of which use silver in their products.

There are thousands of uses for silver in industry. It is used in water purification, medical machinery and, of course, jewelry. All of these industries will begin to pump out products again,

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The financial debate during the past few days was dominated by President Obama’s sweeping revamp of financial market supervision, and this issue also occupies a number of slots in today’s Video-o-rama.

But it was not all about regulation, as pundits were also trying to figure out whether there were in fact economic “green shoots” and what the implications for financial markets might be. Commentators include Michael Lewis, John Rogers, Robert Kleinschmidt, Jack Welch, Barry Ritholtz, Nouriel Roubini, Stephen Roach, Mario Gabelli and George Friedman.

The compilation kicks off with author Michael Lewis discussing his article “The End of Wall Street”, and concludes with a fascinating analysis of the Iranian situation by George Friedman of Stratfor, geopolitical analysts.

You Tube: Michael Lewis - the end of Wall Street? “Author Michael Lewis discusses how his experience working at Salomon Brothers and writing Liar’s Poker influenced his article, ‘The End of Wall

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Written by Lara Crigger After dropping almost 60% from its March 2008 peak of $21/ounce, silver appears to be on the rebound: Silver gained 24% back in the first quarter of 2009. With a track record of strong performance during economic crises, silver seems particularly well poised to weather the current storm, especially the impending [...]div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:7Q72WNTAKBA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:l6gmwiTKsz0"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=U_29xorncyc:DDw-HpK98gg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/img/a /div

In the February issue of The Morgan Report, we produced a feature that is of extreme significance to those of us who are serious about making money in the mining sector. We have diverted a bit from starting off the report with a quote and instead ask a very important question.

“What is an economic mining project?” A question any serious mining investor should ask!

The idea of how to define what really constitutes a good project from one that really might just be promotions by a junior mining concern led me to seek out an answer. In reality the answer came to me through my many contacts in the industry, specifically a certain PhD geologist, who stated to me that a myth existed that “open pit” silver mines could be profitable. This gentleman pointed out the facts that, although very few silver projects are profitable, many base metals operations are—but …

By: Gene Arensberg

HOUSTON — As expected gold paused just after attempting a second assault at the big round number target with three zeros, US$1,000 this past week.   We could all feel a pullback or correction coming.Apparently sensing that the market for gold had moved too far or too fast, the very large commercial futures traders had strongly positioned for a gold correction as readers of this report know. They finally got a correction going this past week.

Gold had advanced a total of $326, or 47%, since its October panic lows near $681 in not all that much time. Indeed, the largest of the largest futures traders were evidently willing to take the short side of gold futures contracts aggressively as gold was crossing the $900 line of the gold futures battlefield as we reported in early February. As the yellow metal neared the $1,000 mark mid-month,

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Dave Morgan: “Silver actually does best in a deflation”.

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http://www.mininginteractive.com/videos/videos.php?link=camb200901dm

by: David Morgan February 15, 2009

I’m going to comment on Jon Nadler’s remarks in his February 9 article titled “The Silver Medalist.” Jon pointed out some interesting quotes about the silver market, and some of these I have issue with and some I don’t. Mostly what he did is quote CIBC Global Markets and their assessment of the silver market. And one thing that he quotes from CIBC is that in 2008 silver had risen to about $20 an ounce and lately it’s been languishing at around the $10 level; those are facts, no dispute there. And then they (CIBC) go on to state at the first sign of a decline in gold that investors are likely to sell their silver holding but retain more of their gold holdings since gold has a supe­rior reputation as an insurance policy, compared to silver. I really don’t have an issue with that,

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David Morgan: What Spring’s ‘Obama Rally’ Will Mean for Metals by: The Report December 21, 2008

Typical pre-teen boys may be as committed to collecting coins as they are baseball cards, but to find 11-year-olds intrigued by the M1 money supply, fiat currency and the silver standard would be a rarity by anyone’s standards. David Morgan, whose interest in silver dates to that tender age, was one of the rare ones—and still is. Although his horizon has expanded considerably since those days, he now stands out among the world’s preeminent silver authorities, investment experts and worldview economists.

Full Article: http://seekingalpha.com/article/111713-david-morgan-what-spring-s-obama-rally-will-mean-for-metals?source=email

A New Place for Investors to Find Silver by: David Morgan December 19, 2008

I received a phone call from Tarek Saab, a former finalist on Donald Trump’s television show, The Apprentice. At first I was a bit suspicious because, believe it or not, there are a few flakes floating around the gold and silver arena, and having someone claim to be associated with The Donald did send up warning flags. I must state, however, that perhaps to an outsider, all gold and silver bugs probably seem nuts!

Full Article: http://seekingalpha.com/article/111576-a-new-place-for-investors-to-find-silver?source=email

Ten questions on silver with David Morgan

Submitted by cpowell on 02:44PM ET Friday, December 5, 2008. Section: Daily Dispatches From Precious Metals Monthly Northwest Territorial Mint, Auburn, Washington http://www.preciousmetalsmonthly.com/

The well-traveled and prolific David Morgan has contributed to Northwest Territorial Mint Precious Metals Monthly in the past and has achieved recognition for his insights into the silver market and investing in general. As a follower of the silver market for more than 30 years, he is the author of “Get the Skinny on Silver Investing,” and his Web site, http://www.silver-investor.com/, is a leading source for serious investors. If you add yourself to his free e-mail list, the first thing you will receive — for free — is the “Ten Rules of Silver Investing,” written several years ago for “The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules: Invaluable Advice from 150 Master Investors,” published in the United Kingdom.

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