Frank Holmes
CEO & Chief Investment Officer @ U.S. Global Investors
Frank Holmes is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors. Mr. Holmes purchased a controlling interest in U.S. Global Investors in 1989 and became the firm’s chief investment officer in 1999. Under his guidance, the company’s funds have received numerous awards and honors including more than two dozen Lipper Fund Awards and certificates. In 2006, Mr. Holmes was selected mining fund manager of the year by the Mining Journal. He is also the co-author of “The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing.” Mr. Holmes is engaged in a number of international philanthropies. He is a member of the President’s Circle and on the investment committee of the International Crisis Group, which works to resolve conflict around the world. He is also an advisor to the William J. Clinton Foundation on sustainable development in countries with resource-based economies. Mr. Holmes is a native of Toronto and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is a former president and chairman of the Toronto Society of the Investment Dealers Association. Mr. Holmes is a much-sought-after keynote speaker at national and international investment conferences. He is also a regular commentator on the financial television networks CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business, and has been profiled by Fortune, Barron’s, The Financial Times and other publications. Visit the U.S. Global Investors website at http://www.usfunds.com. You can contact Frank at: [email protected].
Frank Holmes Articles
The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, up 1.41% after the market digested the Friday CPI print of 8.3%. India's gold imports for May jumped 677% in one year, the highest surge seen on a yearly basis.
Gold advanced as investors assessed developments in the Federal Reserve’s path to monetary tightening as inflation and rising volatility weigh on economic prospects. Concerns that central bank rate hikes may induce a recession are keeping...
The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 6.34%, despite hedge funds increasing their bearish weighting on palladium to an 18-week high. The first U.S. Bitcoin-futures backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) is turning...
The best performing precious metal for the week was silver, up 3.25%. Steppe Gold Limited reported a significant boost to its year-over-year first quarter revenue this week, reports Proactive Investors, as the company ramps up production...
The best performing precious metal for the week was platinum, but still down 2.92% on little metal-specific news. The Perth Mint sold 80,941 troy ounces of gold in the month of April, and 2.1 million ounces of silver in minted product,...
The U.S. economy contracted 1.4% in the first quarter, leading some investors and analysts to raise the specter of the dreaded “R” word: recession. This, combined with historically high inflation and expectations that the Federal Reserve...
The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 0.49% despite hedge funds raising their net short position to a 12-week high.
The best performing precious metal for the week was silver, up 3.90%, likely on the stronger inflation data reported this week, which of course silver loves. Technically, $26.00 continues to act as major resistance to a price breakout.
The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 6.28%. Palladium surged late Friday after the London market suspended two state-owned Russian refineries from its accreditation lists, potentially disrupting 40% of the...
Gold is playing its age-old role as a haven in times of wars and crises, and people all over the world are piling in, writes Bloomberg. Geopolitical tensions have sent the price of the yellow metal higher and retail investors everywhere,...
