If you are a U.S. investor diversifying your portfolio internationally is both prudent and advisable. This is especially so, when you consider that most of the junior exploration companies operating in the high-potential resource sector trade on Canadian exchanges. While trading in stocks outside of the U.S.

Resource exploration is a tough business, and the vast majority of explorers and exploration companies repeatedly come up empty-handed. As Doug Casey says, "4% of the people generate 64% of the wins. You want to follow that 4%." The Casey NexTen are the top 10 rising stars in the resource industry that we'll be keeping our eyes on in 2012.

We've said it before, the most important of Doug Casey's "Eight Ps" is People. These three companies are run by Explorers' League and/or NexTen Honorees making them must-own stocks in our book.

The US and other major global economies entered a massive crisis a few years ago - which I call the Greater Depression.

There are few things better than when you check your brokerage account and see one of your stocks has just received a takeover bid... and shot up 40% or more on the news. In this report, only for Casey International Speculator subscribers, are our seven favorite takeover candidates.

This special report from The Casey Energy Team will tell you about five carefully researched energy companies that are currently unusually good energy investments. We'll tell you why we think they're great companies, and why they're likely to make money for investors. And we'll tell you what price you should pay for them.

This premium version of the special report 'The 3 Best Ways to Invest in Gold' is available only to BIG GOLD subscribers. In it, Jeff Clark addresses the question: why should you invest in gold? As well as the reasons behind that belief and the three best ways to invest in gold.

Why should you invest in gold? We do it because we believe gold is the safest way to protect yourself from failing economies and out-of-control governments... and because it's the best way to profit from fundamental factors working in your favor. This report explains the reasons behind that belief and the three best ways to invest in gold.

Silver has been on fire over the last three years - substantially outperforming its spotlight-grabbing cousin, gold. Because we believe this bull run is far from over, we advise investors to always maintain exposure to the precious metals markets.

It's an exciting time to be invested in the silver market. Silver supply is pushing up against a growing shortage, investors are hedging against inflation, and a number of other forces are contributing to demand. As a result, we've seen a huge run-up in the price of silver, and we expect there's plenty more upside to come.

Knowing when to sell a stock is just as important as knowing when to buy - especially when it comes to juniors. It takes both homework and discipline, but you'll make more money if you know what the signals are for the right time to sell. This Special Report gives you 20 tips for selling junior resource stocks.

It's not that the Middle East is running out of oil. It's that their outdated technologies can't extract much more of what they have. The upside on this concept is going to be bigger than anything we have seen in the United States or Europe for shale oil and gas.

Though the field of Biotech is only in its infancy, it promises to change the way we approach medicine in ways comparable to the shift from bloodletting with leeches to modern pharmacology. The potential of biotechnology to heal, fuel, and feed the world is practically boundless.

Our seven favorite precious metals mining stocks to load up on when they go on sale.

Junior miners are virtually unknown small-cap, high-potential companies - the best of which I call my hidden "gold nuggets." One of my latest gold nuggets offers us two ways to profit; besides excellent potential to deliver a significant new gold resource, it's a clear takeover waiting to happen. Either way, we win.

This is a critical time for energy. As new sources of energy are being rapidly developed, fossil fuels are becoming increasingly more difficult to find and expensive to extract. And truly great opportunities, like the one described in this report, are rare indeed.

This premium version is available only to BIG GOLD subscribers. It's an exciting time in the silver market. Demand is pushing up against a growing shortage, investors are adding silver to hedge against inflation, and increased interest from traders and the broader market are all driving silver's price up.

Real asset protection won't come from anything you might do through your usual broker. In fact, real protection won't come from anything you do that doesn't in some way reach outside the United States. If you want real protection, at least part of your financial life, and perhaps part of your personal life, needs to leave home.

A new generation of stars is rising in the resource sectors. In this Special Report we begin tracking the careers of ten of them - the "NexTen." Like the previous generation, these are the explorers who we believe will make fortunes for themselves and for many Casey Research subscribers along the way.