NEW YORK, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual New York Metals & Minerals Investment Conference™, upcoming May 12 -13, 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis www.metalsandmineralsevents.com/ny proudly presents its most impressive speaking faculty to date. This educational conference is the home of the US's largest gathering of individual and professionals investors seeking the most opportunistic investments in the metals, mining, and minerals market.  Influential market experts and key players will give investors insight on market trends and the many different investment options available in this asset class. 

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The gold comeback debate will take center stage at this year's conference.  Feature presentations will include today's most notable and respected faces driving GOLD news headlines:

  • "Physical demand for gold in Asia is immense…"
    FRANK HOLMES, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. – April 2014
    13 US Global Investors funds have won Lipper Performance Awards
  • "Gold is Going to be the Safe Haven As It's Been for Six Thousand Years!"
    DR. RON PAUL, Former Republican presidential candidate and libertarian – March 2014
  • "$50,000 Gold in 2020!"
    JIM SINCLAIR, Commodities Analyst - March 2014
  • "China -  New Biggest Driver of Gold Prices."
    JAMES STEEL, Chief Precious Metals Analyst, HSBC

"Last year we began to transform the Metals and Minerals Investment Conferences to provide sophisticated investors a balanced perspective on the risks, opportunities and rewards in this asset class. The 2014 speaker faculty is without a doubt the best we have assembled in our 20 year history. These individuals are brilliant analysts and investors who will give our audience the best insight to this market," says Jonathan Moore, Senior Vice President of Events at Summit Professional Networks.

The faculty of experts will participate in an array of sessions sharing their expertise the trends of precious, base, and rare earth metals in both consumer and industrial demand. The conference will cover the gamut of elements for developing an effective investment strategy in this asset class with sessions ranging from macro-economic policy to currency and interest risk to physical vs paper demand and global supply/demand trends. Speaker faculty includes:

  • Tim Alch, VP & Senior Minerals Business Analyst, Behre Dolbear & Co.
  • Benjamin Cox, Managing Director, Oreninc
  • Bud Conrad, Chief Economist, Casey Research
  • Jeffrey Christian, Managing Partner, CPM Group
  • Adrian Day, President, Adrian Day Asset Management
  • Jeff Desjardins, President & CEO, Visual Capitalist
  • Charles Dumbrille, Chief Risk Officer, IN-D-TEL International Inc.
  • Mickey Fulp, Mercenary Geologist, mercenarygeologist.com
  • Chris Gaffney, Senior Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist, EverBank World Markets and EverBank Wealth Management, Inc.
  • Kenneth Hoffman, Sector Head- Global Metals & Mining Research, Bloomberg
  • Glen Jones, Director Americas, SNL Metals & Mining
  • John Meyer , Partner and Head of Resources, S.P. Angel Corporate Finance
  • Rick Rule, Chairman/Founder, Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd.

PLUS: Presentations from sound market players such as Eastmain Resources, Exeter Resources, Mkango Resources Limited, Randgold Resources, Rye Patch Gold, Virginia Mines and more.

The 2014 New York Metals & Minerals Investment Conference takes place May 12-13 at the New York Marriott Marquis and is presented by Summit Professional Networks. The conference is complimentary for accredited professional investors, wealth managers, portfolio advisors and active individual investors interested in increase their wealth and enhance their portfolio's performance with mining, metals and minerals investment opportunities.  For more information visit www.metalsandmineralsevents.com/ny

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