Interviews

The new breed of hybrid and electric vehicles, lap tops, cell phones is lapping up more quantities of lithium. The new technologies are new iterations of lithium ion batteries with new chemistries. But for investors opportunities for investing in lithium companies are lesser compared to other sectors.

In our assessment, stocks are reasonably valued and company fundamentals appear quite good. Companies are flush with cash, are able to access debt markets again and are pursuing growth.So for conservative investors who may be waiting for an ideal entry point, you may be waiting for a dramatic pullback that doesn’t come in 2010.

China's gold reserve ranks fifth in the world and amount to 1,054 tons. Amazingly China is now the largest gold producer in the world, with a more than 300 tons of gold produced annually. China is also the world's second largest gold consumer, with a consumption of over 400 tons of gold each year, second only to India.