Welcome to The Global Speculator. This website is designed to provide the internationally focused precious metals investor with ideas on how to speculate safely and proactively in the sector.

The content presents a macro overview of why the precious metals sector is presently our sector of choice. It also offers visitors numerous ideas on how to approach investment in precious metals companies from primarily a fundamental perspective.

The website is intended to benefit newcomers to the sector and expedite the learning process necessary to gain a sufficient level of confidence for independent decision making.  Having made a living from investing and speculating in the precious metals sector since 2002, this website and its content shares much of our experience in the hope that you can benefit and save yourself both time and money.

One of the biggest mistakes we see investors make when investing in precious metals companies is they adopt a similar passive approach to how they would invest in common industrial companies.

Precious metals companies are anything but a passive investment and once you have made a decision to invest it  becomes critical to follow the company's progress closely. Fortunes can change quickly as can financial conditions and the availability of working capital. Close attention must be paid to the financial position of the company and the ability of management to meet budgets and manage the company's activities prudently.

One of the lessons we learned at a very early stage is not to rely soley on the advice and recommendations of other people. A proactive approach is best. Gain at least a basic knowledge and understanding of how a mining company operates and the issues and risk factors involved. Good information becomes critical which is why we joined with a team of sophisticated precious metals investors to form GoldNerds.

GoldNerds is a research group   which provides up to date comprehensive information on nealy all the precious metals related companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. To be able to access information for over 300 companies is a tremendous advantage. If  you have made a conscious decision to take a proactive approach to investing in this sector, I strongly encourage you to pay a visit to the GoldNerds site and take a look at the products on offer. We are confident they will  save you both time and a lot of effort.