Lithium investors will prosper in 2011 as EV and energy storage market heats up!

Lithium is one of the most dynamic, useful, and least understood metals. "Metal" as most people know the word, may be a bit of a misconception to investors as this metal, the lightest in the periodic table, can literally be cut with a knife!

Thousands of labs all over the world are working with and studying the properties of lithium at this writing, and the discoveries are lifting this element into a category all its own.  On Jan 11th the folks at Argone National Labratory released parts of their study into this wonderous element, and their findings will most likely increase the value of lithium for a number of uses, not the least of which is in the electric vehicle market. See: Lithium surprises!

Here is a brief description of lithium, from Webelements.com 

J.S. Kim, of Smart Knowledge - Investing in Junior Miners in 2011.

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Will Junior Mining Stocks Be THE Investment of 2011?

January 25th, 2011

If you think gold and silver as an asset class are severely misunderstood, and they are, then multiply that misunderstanding 10 times, and you will realize the level of misconceptions that exist around junior mining stocks.

The typical propaganda disseminated by bankers that surround gold and silver every single year when gold and silver corrections occur dominates the mainstream financial landscape right now. In fact, even though a rapid correction in gold/silver prices and gold/silver mining stocks is normal behavior at least twice a year, for every single year of this 9-year gold and silver bull, every single correction and consolidation phase has elicited chatter from the same financial shills about the end of the precious metals “bubble”. And amazingly every year, the mainstream financial media grants them a platform to spread their disinformation to confuse investors.

Last year, when gold dipped from $1,421 an ounce to $1,332 an ounce in just 6 trading days in November, an analyst I spoke to in Asia told me that he would not buy gold until after the bubble completely burst and that he would consider buying gold when it reached $600 an ounce. I believe that he is still waiting to buy today.


You may feel that this is an odd time to write a piece about one of the riskiest sectors in the precious metal investment class, especially as gold and silver prices continue to plummet in the futures markets but the proper time to buy, of course, is when fear is high and prices are low.

Travel as an investment niche!

Image via WikipediaTravel, expecially cruise travel, is my second love. My wife, of course, is my first love.

I am a quintessental tourist who especially enjoys cruising and cruise ships in general.  I make no appologies for this.  I worked hard all my life and I am now enjoying the fruits of that labor, and my investments. Speaking about investments.....