The latest edition of the BullionBuzz Newsletter is out! Here are a few of the articles with excerpts. Go to BMG for all the articles.

Risks of Investing in Precious Metals ETFs
David Ranson
"David Ranson of Wainwright Economics recently met with Nick Barisheff. Their discussion turned to methods of investing in physical bullion, and the concerns regarding exchange-traded funds. Wainwright felt the points covered represented important information for their subscribers, and published the discussion in a Q&A format that they have made available to BullionBuzz subscribers also. The questions: Explain the major differences between ETFs and open-end mutual funds; what is the concern about the precious metals ETFs specifically; what specific disclosures should precious metals ETF investors be concerned about; few investors or brokers read the fine print of a prospectus but, legally, are these points included so that the investor is ultimately responsible..."

Learn from the Rich Man
Richard Russell
"History will show that 2009 was the year Wall Street’s “too big to fail” institutions got even bigger as they pocketed billions in taxpayers’ money and issued massive bonuses; it was the year the US public was shafted…"

2010’s Perils & Potential
Deepcaster
"In order to see 2010’s potential, Deepcaster looks at the year’s main perils. These include hyperinflation (the US has no way of avoiding a financial Armageddon; with the creation of massive amounts of new fiat dollars..."

A Hell of a Decade
Peter Schiff

"Time has proclaimed the first ten years of the century to be the decade from hell, citing terrorism, wars and a global financial crisis. They also referred to a pending recovery, however, and named Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke “Man of the Year.” In Schiff’s opinion, the past ten years could be described as a decade of sin that paved the way to hell…"