Brien Lundin is executive editor of Gold Newsletter and host of the famed New Orleans Investment Conference. He draws on four decades of experience in investment analysis and publishing to deliver uniquely profitable advice to his readers. For 50 years, Gold Newsletter has provided serious investors with a behind-the-scenes view into the precious metals and resource stock markets, and consistently led its readers to profits of a degree rarely found elsewhere.

Rick Rule is president and CEO of Rule Investment Media. He began his career in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. He is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. Mr. Rule is actively engaged in private placement markets, through originating and participating in hundreds of debt and equity transactions.

Pamela and Mary Anne Aden are two of the most influential and well-known investment analysts, writers, and lecturers in the world. They are co-editors and publishers of The Aden Forecast, a monthly investment newsletter now in its 40th year, famed for its precise forecasts of the precious metals markets, as well as the US and global equity markets, interest rates, bonds, forex, and the global economy. They also publish Gold Charts R Us, a weekly trading service in its 20th year. The Aden's have been featured in publications such as Business Week, Smart Money, Barron's, and Forbes. A few years ago, The Aden Forecast was named Letter of the Year by MarketWatch.

Mike Larson serves as vice president and editor-in-chief at MoneyShow in Sarasota, FL, overseeing all aspects of its investor education efforts and conferences, and planning the firm's content operations. Prior to joining MoneyShow, he was senior editor and analyst at Weiss Ratings. Mr. Larson produced the company's Safe Money Report, Weekend Windfalls, and Heat Maps newsletters, while also writing, editing, and trading several other past products. His areas of expertise as an analyst include domestic and global interest rates, commercial and residential real estate, and central bank policy. Mr. Larson holds BA and BS degrees from Boston University.