Market News & Commentary

321gold (a large collection of articles covering the financial markets and gold-related investments).

Goldseek.com (news and articles relating to precious metals)

Yahoo Finance (one of the best general resources for information on stocks and the financial markets)

Hussman Funds (John Hussman's weekly comment often contains gems of wisdom)

The Credit Bubble Bulletin (weekly analysis of the financial world with a focus on the great credit expansion)

Thoughts From The Frontline (John Mauldin's weekly review of the important happenings in the financial world)

Newsletters and Market Advice (subscription required)

Dow Theory Letters (sensible general investment advice and interesting opinions on the financial and non-financial worlds from the pen of Richard Russell. Published daily.)

INSIIDE Track (a good resource for cycle analysis)

IMRA - Inter Market Relationships Analysis (a thought-provoking daily analysis based on inter-market relationships)

Fullermoney (daily analysis of the financial markets covering all timeframes, incorporating David Fuller's opinions plus third-party reports/articles forwarded by subscribers. Includes an extensive chart library.)

Institutional Advisors (Bob Hoye's historical perspective on the financial markets is second to none. The IA service also includes interesting/useful technical analysis from Ross Clark.)

Gold Stock Analyst (detailed monthly analysis of many gold and silver stocks by John Doody. Most attention is given to companies that are already in production, although some exploration/development-stage stocks are covered.)

Claude Cormier's Ormetal Report and Doug Casey's International Speculator (newsletters that focus on small exploration-stage resource (mostly gold and silver) stocks)

The Moneychanger (Franklin Sanders' monthly analysis of the gold and silver markets as well as general commentary on the financial and non-financial worlds)

ZEAL Speculation and Investment (Adam Hamilton's weekly and monthly views on the financial markets, incorporating trading and investment ideas (mostly related to gold and commodities))

Without Borders (an interesting monthly report that attempts to identify the best places in the world to invest and/or live)

MicroCap.com (Danny Deadlock combs the world of microcap stocks looking for speculative opportunities)

Quotes

Live Precious Metals Prices (from Kitco)

Precious Metals (and other) Prices and News (from The Bullion Desk)

Gold Lease and Forward Rates (from Kitco)

Base Metals Prices, News and Charts (from Kitco)

Base Metal Prices (LME prices for copper, zinc, lead, etc)

Futures Market Quotes (24 hours) (from Barchart.com)

Charting Services

Stockcharts.com (our favourite resource for charts of stocks and stock indices. Subscription required for all except the most basic charting options)

Futuresource.com (our favourite resource for charts of commodity, currency and financial market futures)

Bigcharts.com (an alternate source for stock, stock index and currency charts)

Decisionpoint.com (a good resource for charts of stock indices, ETFs, and many market indicators. Subscription required.)

Pacific Exchange Rate Service (resource for currency exchange rate charts)

TFC Commodity Charts (a well-organised selection of charts for the major futures contracts)

Sharelynx (great selection of charts relating to the precious metals. Subscription required.)

Economic Data and Charts (from Economagic)

Miscellaneous

Resource Stock Guide (tabulated, sortable data on more than 120 metal exploration/production companies)

BullionVault.com (in our opinion the most convenient, secure and cost effective way to trade/store gold bullion)

GoldMoney.com (another good way to trade/store gold bullion that also facilitates the use of gold to make payments via the internet)

Commitment of Traders Report

Gold Sheet Mining Directory (a comprehensive directory of precious metals mining companies)

The Perth Mint (for precious metals investment)

CBOE Market Statistics (VIX, put/call ratio, etc.)

Stockwatch (good resource for information on stocks in general and Canadian stocks in particular. Subscription required to access most features of the site.)

The Ux Consulting Company (prices, charts and news related to uranium)

Mises.org (thoughts on economics from members of the "Austrian School")

The US Federal Reserve (a huge amount of data on US interest rates, money supply, and debt levels)

Sharenet (information on South African stocks)