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Frank Holmes

U.S. Global Investors
http://usfunds.reachlocal.net

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Frank Holmes is CEO and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors Inc., which manages a diversified family of mutual funds and hedge funds specializing in natural resources, emerging markets and infrastructure. The company's funds have earned many awards and honors during Holmes' tenure, including more than two dozen Lipper Fund Awards and certificates. He is also an adviser to the International Crisis Group, which works to resolve global conflict, and the William J. Clinton Foundation on sustainable development in nations with resource-based economies. Holmes co-authored The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing (2008). Holmes is a former president and chairman of the Toronto Society of the Investment Dealers Association, and he served on the Toronto Stock Exchange's Listing Committee. A regular contributor to investor-education websites and a much-sought-after keynote speaker at national and international investment conferences, he is also a regular commentator on the financial television networks and has been profiled by Fortune, Barron's, The Financial Times and other publications.



Recent Interviews

Gold in 2013: Fund Managers Reveal Reasons for Optimism (1/21/13) The Gold Report's first-ever survey of fund managers who invest heavily in junior gold mining stocks reveals cautious optimism on the sector's performance in 2013. The historical performance of gold in the year following a U.S. presidential election, the devaluing of the U.S. dollar and current low valuations for gold miners all bode well for an upturn this year, but some doubts remain. Learn how professional investors decide which companies are worth investing millions of dollars in this year.

Sell in May and Go Away? Not this Year: Frank Holmes (5/9/12) Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors and a keynote speaker at the New York Hard Assets Conference May 14–15, explains why he believes the old expression "sell in May and go away" is not the advice to follow this year. He counsels investors to look to global stock markets and ride the global wave.

Look for End of Debt Supercycle: Thoughts from the U.S. Global Investors 2012 Forecast (1/9/12) What do investors need to be watching out for in 2012? More Eurozone drama? Record gold highs? A hard landing in China? The U.S. Global Investors team addressed these questions with Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle author John Mauldin in a Jan. 5 Outlook 2012 webinar. The Streetwise Reports editors highlight some of the expert insights.

Frisby Holmes China Oil
(3/6/12)
 China, Oil and the Markets

Recent Quotes

"Royal Gold Inc. has grown about 25% compounded in recent years." (8/17/11) Royal Gold Inc. - The Gold Report Interview with Frank Holmes More >

"FNV is a brilliant model with high profit margins." (8/17/11) Franco-Nevada Corp. - The Gold Report Interview with Frank Holmes More >