Frank Holmes

About the Author

Frank Holmes is CEO and chief investment officer of US Global Investors. This first appeared in his Frank Talk blog. For more updates on global investing from Frank and the rest of the U.S. Global Investors team, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/USFunds or like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USFunds. You can also watch exclusive videos on what research overseas has turned up on the U.S. Global YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/USFunds.

US Global Investors, Inc. is an investment management firm specializing in gold, natural resources, emerging markets and global infrastructure opportunities around the world. The company, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, manages 13 no-load mutual funds in the U.S. Global Investors fund family, as well as funds for international clients.

Top 10 gold producing countries

Frank Holmes
June 14, 2018

Gold is one of the rarest elements in the world, making up roughly 0.003 parts per million of the earth’s crust.

How long till bitcoin replaces cold hard cash?

Frank Holmes
May 1, 2018
Bitcoin is back in the news in a big way. The world’s largest cryptocurrency neared $10,000 last week, meeting strong 200-day moving average resistance of around $9,800.

Seeking an antidote to global trade jitters? Check out these buying opportunities

Frank Holmes
April 10, 2018
After being mostly absent in 2017, volatility has made a comeback. The S&P 500 Index closed down for the first three months of 2018—the first time it’s done so in 10 quarters.

Worried about rising rates? This strategy could be the answer

Frank Holmes
March 22, 2018
With interest rates continuing to creep up, there’s a changing of the guard at the Federal Reserve. In my travels and during conferences, I’ve spoken with many fixed-income investors who wonder how they can best prepare for the uncertainty these changes might bring.

With rollback, Dodd-Frank is now officially a dud

Frank Holmes
March 20, 2018

I often remind investors to look past the negative and find the positive.

The many uses of gold

Frank Holmes
March 15, 2018
As our loyal readers know, at U.S. Global Investors we carefully monitor the price of gold. We pay close attention to the macro drivers moving the yellow metal, like government policy and cultural affinity spurring demand globally.

The historic bull market faces off against steel tariffs

Frank Holmes
March 13, 2018
Friday marked the ninth anniversary of the stock bull market, the second longest since World War II following the spectacular run in the 1990s that finally met its match when the tech bubble burst in March 2000.

Are Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs good for America?

Frank Holmes
March 6, 2018
President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff on imported steel and aluminum, at 25% and 10%, is much more than a shot across the bow. Indeed, this could be the official kickoff of the trade war we all anticipated

The world’s cobalt supply is in jeopardy

Frank Holmes
February 27, 2018
Lawmakers there recently voted to raise taxes and royalties on profits and metals produced. That includes cobalt, whose price has soared 180% in the past three years on red hot electric vehicle (EV) demand.

5 things investors should know about China this New Year

Frank Holmes
February 20, 2018
Last Friday marked the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, China’s most important holiday. The fire rooster struts off-stage, clearing the way for the loyal earth dog.