Argonaut Gold Announces Record Gold Production of 19,700 Ounces at El Castillo in Q4; Record Annual Gold Production of 72,000 Ounces for 2011 (Up 40% From 2010)

Barkerville Gold Mines announces closing of $24,351,424 under Equity Financing

Minefinders to be Acquired by Pan American to Create the Leading Geographically-Diversified Silver Producer -- Minefinders shareholders to receive a 36% premium and exposure to a world-class, geographically-diversified portfolio of silver producing and development assets

Tax Breaks You Can’t Count On for 2012
By David Muhlbaum
You’ll face a higher tax bill when you fill your 2012 return next spring if Congress doesn’t act to revive this series of expired tax breaks

Be On the Lookout for These Scams
By Kimberly Lankford
Now that the holiday season is over, it’s not unusual for people to start (or resume) a job search. That’s exactly why job-search scams become more prevalent at this time of year.

Five Stocks for the Year Ahead
By Kathy M. Kristof
With debt woes slamming Europe, these firms that sell mainly in the U.S. and in emerging nations look especially attractive.

Dividends That Keep on Growing
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
Thanks to two catastrophic bear markets over the past dozen years, the strategy of buying stocks and holding them forever has fallen into disfavor. But that doesn’t mean a buy-and-hold investing strategy is all bad; it just needs some tweaking

What You Need to Know About Getting Hacked
By Deanna Pan
This year alone, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, hackers stole more than 13 million records containing sensitive information, such as Social Security, financial-account and driver’s license numbers.

Amazon's stock is no bargain
By Kathy M. Kristof
Widely admired for proving that e-commerce can work for everything from books to bling, Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is clearly a great company. But after rising sixfold from its late 2008 low, its stock is in territory reminiscent of the great Internet bubble of the late 1990s.

How to Invest $10,000 in 2012
Year-End Bounce Candidates: Gain from Artificial Selling Pressures
Gold: Strong Ongoing Demand
Investing: Five Stocks for the Year Ahead
Featured Company: Aurizon Mines Ltd. -- Aurizon’s Q3 2011 Is Highlighted by Record Revenues and Record Cash Flow
Featured Company: Lucas Energy Inc. -- Merits Closer Look Amid Market Volatility; Solid Financials and Growing Oil Production Trigger Market Attention
Featured Company: Minefinders Corporation Ltd. -- A Solid and Growing Producer of Gold and Silver in Mexico; Flagship Dolores Mine Yields $179.2 Million in Revenues as of Sept. 30, 2011; Construction of Dolores mill, development of underground resource approved; Construction of a Bolsa mine approved
Profiled Companies: Atna Resoures Ltd., Inter-Citic Minerals Inc., and Northern Vertex Capital Inc.
Investment Digest: Leading financial experts reveal their Top Stock Picks and Investment Outlook for Large and Small-Cap Stocks, Gold, Silver, Precious M etals Stocks, Mutual Funds, Domestic & International Markets

Stock Trader’s Alamanac 2012
Now in its 45th annual edition, the Stock Trader’s Almanac 2012 is packed with loads of new features, including a 15-year projection for the Dow that provides ample opportunity for long-term investors to accumulate stocks at a discount over the next several years and for nimble traders to capitalize on a volatile range bound market.

The Maxims of Wall Street
Dr. Mark Skousen just released a new book that has been in works for over 30 years.  Since 1982, he’s been painstakingly compiling all the wise old adages, proverbs, and legends on Wall Street, based on in-depth interviews with old timers, reading rare financial books, and his own experiences in the financial markets.