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Lobo Tiggre

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Lobo Tiggre, aka Louis James, is the founder and CEO of Louis James LLC, and the principal analyst and editor of the Independent Speculator. He researched and recommended speculative opportunities in Casey Research publications from 2004 to 2018, writing under the name “Louis James.” While with Casey Research, he learned the ins and outs of resource speculation from the legendary speculator Doug Casey. Although frequently mistaken for one, Mr. Tiggre is not a professional geologist. However, his long tutelage under world-class geologists, writers, and investors resulted in an exceptional track record. The average of the yearly gains published for the flagship Casey publication, the International Speculator, was 18.5% per year during Tiggre’s time with the publication. A fully transparent, documented, and verifiable track record is a central feature of IndependentSpeculator.com services going forward. Another key feature is that Mr. Tiggre will put his own money into the speculations he writes about, so his readers will always know he has “skin in the game” with them

Louis James - My research on Robinhooders getting involved in the monetary metals space has generated a huge amount of interest. And concern. Long-time gold bugs don’t trust young, momentum-chasing investors to stick with gold and silver—let alone the stocks. This is not without good reason; by definition, generalists are not gold bugs. Those of us who’ve been expecting this […]

Louis James - I’m as bullish as anyone about the price of gold and silver. But with gold within kissing distance of $1,900 and an all-time-high as I type, some folks holding large, unrealized gains are wondering when the top will be. And how will we know? As a rational, disciplined speculator, I have to say that we’ll […]

Louis James - Let’s step back from the debates raging among resource investors and consider the big, unanswered question. I’m not talking about whether silver is better than gold. Or if either of those metals’ next moves are up or down… or if uranium will finally have its day in the sun as well… or if copper and […]

Louis James - Astute and observant readers write to me from time to time to ask if the CEO of XYZ Exploreco selling shares is a reason to sell the stock ourselves. Conversely, some want to know if the VP for exploration buying shares is a signal that we should buy. Insiders, after all, would know if a […]

July 15th, 2020 | Why Not Go All In?

Louis James - A thoughtful reader asked me a great question the other day: Why shouldn’t a gold bug who thinks gold is going to $5,000 and silver to $100—or more—go all in now? The quick and easy answer is that many gold bugs who thought similarly in 2011 did exactly that—and got wiped out. On the other […]

HoweStreet.com Radio - Uranium chugging along under the radar

July 8th, 2020 | Endgame Guidance

Louis James - With gold hitting nine-year highs this month, readers are asking for guidance on what to do if our hopes—or perhaps even our dreams—for the yellow metal come true. What if gold really does go to $5,000 an ounce, $10,000… or higher? What if silver hits $100 and keeps rising? What are our endgame strategies? Before […]

Louis James - Gold just broke $1,800 for the first time since 2011. Silver hit $18.65 today, for the first time… in a few weeks. What’s gives? Is silver is no longer a safe-haven asset like gold? Well, let’s have a look, starting with the big picture…     This long-term chart of the change in gold and […]

Louis James - I’m not a day-trader. And I’m not a gambler. Despite my unabashed role in the market as an independent speculator, I’m mostly a value investor. But I use Robinhood. At least for simple transactions, it works and it’s free. So why not? Well, Robinhood has an aggressive growth agenda that has already run afoul regulators. […]

Louis James - It’s one thing to pay more for a stock when a company has delivered added value, or to sell when it has lost value. It’s quite another to buy just because the price is rising, or sell because the price is falling. In the first case, if we respond in proportion to the change in […]

Louis James - One of the first things I do when I start researching a new opportunity is to check the company’s capital structure. That includes cash and debt, for obvious reasons, but also the shares outstanding and how many warrants and options remain unexercised. Why? Because this provides valuable forensic data on management’s abilities and track record. […]

HoweStreet.com Radio - Gold Juniors likely winners no matter what happens

Louis James - Uranium prices have corrected slightly. This—and some bearish commentary from other quarters—has prompted a wave of questions from readers asking for my current take. The short answer is yes, I remain very bullish. Let’s look at the chart first, and then I’ll tell you why.     I’m not a technical analyst, but anyone can […]

Louis James - I’ve alerted The Independent Speculator clients to two private-placement opportunities over the last few days. It seems that higher monetary metals prices are bringing more of the world’s speculative cash back to bear on junior gold and silver explorers. This is creating opportunities, even for investors who can’t participate in the placements. What is a private placement, […]

Louis James - I was 4-wheeling across the Nevada desert in a truck full of geologists some years ago, when someone asked which major gold producer I liked best. I don’t remember my answer, but I’m sure it would have been the most consistently profitable at the time. The geophysicist in the group disagreed. He argued in favor […]

Louis James - All the “off the charts” economic and financial data we’ve seen this year makes it blindingly obvious to any honest observer that investors are in uncharted waters. Employment, manufacturing, retail sales… in stat after stat, the shutdown of the global economy has broken the trends economists include in their models. Just look at how exceptional […]

Louis James - I’ve decided not to wait for another meltdown to buy some of the stocks atop my shopping list. However, most are trading significantly higher than they were before the March meltdown. This has caused several readers to write in ask about the changed reward/risk ratio this implies. In other words, how to deal with the […]

HoweStreet.com Radio - Uranium Mining, Bond Market, Future Commuters

Louis James - Gold and silver stocks are finally catching a bid. Some of the better stories have even seen share prices rise on days when the metals retreated or traded sideways. Mr. Market seems to be warming to history’s longest-serving stores of value and mediums of exchange—and he’s looking for leverage. The stocks got whacked harder than […]

Louis James -   There’s been a lot of what I see as fearmongering regarding silver. Some say it’s become just another industrial metal. The record gold-silver ratios we’re seeing are offered as evidence of this. I don’t agree. I understand that central banks buying tonnes of gold every year—but no silver—says that the major players no longer […]