Successful bullion dealer Greg McCoach brings more than 20 years of business experience and a vast network of mining contacts to the mining investment newsletter he launched in 2001, The Mining Speculator. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Greg discusses his strategies to prepare for what he says will be a real buying opportunity.

The Gold Report: In your January newsletter you project that "the Fed will continue to create liquidity and the dollar will continue to fall. As the dollar falls, the bond market will sink. This will send interest rates higher, and rising interest rates in turn will put additional pressures on the economy." You are monitoring three measures as the indicator of beginning of big changes economically and politically. These are (1) a collapse in the bond market, (2) a crash in the stock market, (3) an explosion in the price of gold.

We've had a stock market crash, gold has increased 400% in the last 10 years—which could be considered an explosion—and the bond market has pulled back. Are we in or about to begin the period of "big changes" you write about and what are the big changes?

Greg McCoach: The price of gold right now is nowhere near its high in this particular cycle. In other words, gold is still dirt cheap compared to where it will be by the end of this year, next year, and in the years to come. The Fed is caught between a rock and a hard place and will do what governments always do when they put themselves in these positions. They will try to inflate their way out of the mess they created.

The problem thus far is that their inflationary tactics are not working the way they would like as deflationary pressures continue to exert their influence on markets. So expect even bigger and further massive injections of money into the system as the Fed tries to maneuver their way out. History clearly shows that governments caught in such a scenario will soon reach the inflection point where the fiat currency implodes and the credibility of the issuing government collapses. This is not just the case with the United States, but Japan, England, and Euro land as well.

Thus far investors have been playing the game of musical chairs with these fiat currencies as they jump from one to the other, depending on the circumstances of the day. In the end, the only currency that will be left standing will be gold, and when the rush comes to take a position in the yellow metal, it will be a move for the record books. The reason for this is simple.

When oceans of fiat money suddenly try to take a part in this tiny market called gold, the move will be astounding. If you took all the physical gold that exists in the world above ground (not what is still in the ground) and melted all that gold into a giant cube, the cube would measure 20 yards by 20 yards by 20 yards. That's it. That is why they call it precious. When the big move into gold occurs, there simply will be no room to receive it, thus driving the price into the stratosphere.

The big changes I talk about refer to the consequences that decades of abuse of our system of credit will have on the everyday lives of citizens not only in the United States but around the world. Aside from the obvious financial implications just mentioned, I believe will we see turmoil in the form of civil unrest, revolution, and wars. This is why I believe it is so important to think about preparing for such events. I hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

TGR: You predict the TSX Venture Index will be 4,000 by the end of this year because investors will flood to a sector that won't lose money. To what extent are you predicting another market crash and will it test the March 2009 lows? Will we see DOW/Gold parity? Will this all occur in 2010 and if so, what do we have to look forward to in 2011?

GM: I believe we will see another stock market meltdown as we saw in the latter part of 2008 and early 2009. This will take the DOW, in my opinion, lower than the March 2009 low. These events will occur primarily because of the problems related to commercial real estate derivatives, which will cause yet another horrendous ripple effect throughout the financial world. The loss of confidence in the markets at that point will be staggering as the world financial system goes through further rounds of bailouts and smoke and mirror cover-ups.

The resulting loss of confidence on the part of investors will drive them to the safe-haven investments such as precious metals and their related mining stocks. This titanic shift in asset allocation on the part of investors, when it happens, will drive the TSX Venture Index to well over 4000, in my opinion. As to when this will occur, it is hard to say, but I believe we could see this happen before the end of 2010, and for sure by 2011.

The DOW/Gold ratio will drop precipitously as these events unfold. Right now the DOW/Gold ratio is roughly 10 to 1, but I would not be surprised to see this ratio around 5 to 1 by end of this year, early next year. Eventually as the world financial system completely implodes under the enormous and unsustainable debt loads, derivative losses, and fiat currency debacles, the DOW/Gold ratio will once again hit a 1-to-1 ratio. The Gold price at that point could easily be $5,000 or more.

TGR: Greg, in our last interview with you, you mentioned real estate derivatives would blow up this year. To what extent do you think this will affect the resource sector in 2010?

GM: I think this could be one of the biggest catalysts for driving investors into the precious metals sector this year. The sub-prime mortgage derivative problem we experienced in the first meltdown pales in comparison to the commercial real estate derivatives that now lurk on the horizon. The general public is absolutely clueless about these instruments and their potential nightmare fallout.

TGR: Will the projected commercial collapse in real estate help gold only and not other metals/resources?

GM: Prices of all the precious metals would benefit in such a collapse.

TGR: Are we seeing the metals prices/stocks disconnect from the rest of the market?

GM: No, this has not yet occurred as I expect it will. I have been telling my subscribers to watch for the moment when this disconnects from the general market activity begins. In other words, as the move toward safe haven investments greatly increases, the precious metals prices along with their associated mining stocks will be the best performers while other markets tank.

TGR: Back in September you predicted gold hitting $1,500 before year end. In your opinion, why hasn't that happened yet? Do you think we're on our way to that goal in short order?

GM: The pattern for gold the past nine years has been this: gold runs to a new high every year and then retraces upwards to 14% before moving on to the next new high. The last new high of $1,226 per ounce for gold was reached on December 3, 2009. Since then we have retraced as much as 14%, briefly hitting the $1,055 level before rebounding to $1,155.

We now reside right around the $1,100 level, but will once again be on the move towards another new high before the end of the year. This will occur because of the problems I have already mentioned and the unsustainable debt structure of the U.S. government. I maintain my outlook of a $1,500 gold price before the end of this year.

TGR: You're maintaining that the price of gold is going to ultimately hit $6,500 an ounce with Silver at $400 an ounce. How are we getting there and in what time frame?

GM: Yes, I believe we will see gold hitting a minimum of $6,500 an ounce as the U.S. dollar collapses. I also believe that the silver/gold ratio will go back to its 15-to-1 (15 ounces of silver to buy 1 ounce of gold) benchmark. As this happens silver will be roughly $400 an ounce. ($6,500 /15 = $433.00).

The time frame as to when this will occur is much more difficult to predict since you are trying to predict the collapse of the U.S. dollar. In my opinion, the collapse of the U.S dollar is as certain as death and taxes. It is not a matter of "if," but when. The dark clouds that surround the issues of the U.S. dollar are growing by the day and getting much darker by the moment. If I had to make a guess, I can't imagine we will get past the year 2012 without significant fallout. So I guess I'm saying I predict the ultimate collapse of the U.S. dollar within the next two and half years.

TGR: With regard to the physical metal, are you still recommending accumulating and holding it or at these prices should investors focus on investing in the juniors?

GM: My mantra for the past 10 years is to get the leverage with the precious metals juniors and take profits when they are running hot to build a significant position in the precious metals. I recommend buying gold, silver, platinum, and Palladium and taking delivery of those metals. Don't rely on ETFs, pooled accounts, or certificate programs to do this for you. In the end, I believe all of these products will be proven to be fraudulent. In other words, you won't be seeing the benefit in those investments as the gold prices rise because the gold doesn't exist the way they say it does. Those who want to protect themselves need to own the physical precious metals themselves and take delivery.

You want own the juniors and you also want to own the physical precious metals. I look at my holdings of physical metals as the ultimate bank account that cannot frittered away by corrupt, power-seeking politicians who seek our destruction. I use the juniors as my way to get big leverage in my investments. The combination of owning both the mining stocks and the physical precious metals is the best way for investors to protect themselves from the debacle of fiat currencies and utterly corrupt politicians and financial corporations.

Also, be very careful when selecting a place to purchase precious metals. There are good and bad dealers out there and unsuspecting buyers need to beware. Make sure you do your due diligence before purchasing.

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