Vitaliy Katsenelson, Chief Investment Officer, Investment Management Associates

Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA Is Chief Investment Officer at Investment Management Associates. He the author of The Little Book of Sideways Markets (Wiley, 2010) and Active Value Investing (Wiley, 2007). While his primary focus is on discovering undervalued companies for his clients, he is also known for his uncommon common sense, which is regularly expressed in articles in the Financial Times, Barron’s, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the Christian Science Monitor, Institutional Investor, and the New York Post, among other outlets. You can find archive of his articles on ContrarianEdge.com. He speaks frequently to investment groups around the world, and was most recently profiled in Barron’s in September 2009. Previously, he was also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Colorado Graduate School of Business where he taught Practical Equity Analysis class.

He is a CFA charter holder, member of CFA Institute, and has served on the board of the CFA Society of Colorado. Katsenelson received both his bachelor of science and his master of science in finance from the University of Colorado at Denver. (His story of emigrating from Russia can be found here).

Jeffrey Nichols, Managing Director, American Precious Metals Advisors

Jeffrey Nichols is recognized as one of the world’s top experts in the economics and finance of precious metals. He has been a keynote speaker at dozens of investment and industry conferences, corporate meetings, and private company events around the world.

As managing director of American Precious Metals Advisors (APMA), he provides expert analysis of the economics of precious metal markets and offers strategic consulting and market research services to a wide range of corporate clients.

He has worked with mining companies on financing and investor relations, served as a director of two public companies, managed a mining-related mutual fund, and advised industry associations, national mints, central banks, and jewelry manufacturers.

Career Highlights

• Currently Managing Director of American Precious Metals Advisors (APMA).
• Currently Managing Director of New Futures Media, custom publisher of magazine advertising sections.
• Successful career as a Wall Street Economist, Precious Metals Market Expert and Investment Consultant.
• Achieved world renown as an expert on gold and other precious-metals markets.
• Keynote speaker at dozens of major investment and industry conferences on all five continents.
• Past president of the International Precious Metals Institute, a major industry trade association.
• Served as Director of two public companies, Goldcorp Inc. (gold mining) and Sikaman Gold Resources (mining exploration).
• Former Member of the Metals Advisory Committee of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodities Committee of the American Stock Exchange.
• Managed a Mutual Fund specializing in metals and mining equities for a major investment company.
• Consulted with another fund management group and regularly wrote their reports to shareholders.
• Authored three investment books issued by major publishers: The Complete Book of Gold Investing (Dow Jones), How to Profit from the Coming Boom in Gold (McGraw-Hill), and Getting Started in Metals (Wiley).

Dr. Martin Murenbeeld, Chief Economist, DundeeWealth Economics – DundeeWealth Inc.

Dr. Murenbeeld graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 with a Ph.D. in international finance. He joined the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Toronto but left the Faculty in 1978 to start M. Murenbeeld & Associates Inc., a consultancy specializing in gold and foreign exchange markets, as well as domestic and international financial and economic trends.

M. Murenbeeld & Associates Inc. was purchased by DundeeWealth Inc. in July 2004 and Dr. Murenbeeld was appointed Chief Economist. The name of M. Murenbeeld & Associates Inc. was changed to DundeeWealth Economics in 2007.

Dr. Murenbeeld edits all company reports, including the weekly Gold Monitor, Financial Monitor, and monthly Economic Monitor. He is frequently quoted in the financial press and speaks often at international mining and economic conferences. He is also an adjunct professor of international finance with the Faculty of Business at the University of Victoria.

Rick Rule, Founder, Global Resource Investments, Inc.

Rick Rule, Founder of Global Resource Investments, Inc., now a member of the Sprott Group of Companies.

Rick Rule has been active in natural resource investing for thirty five years. He is a well-recognized expert in mining, energy, water, forest products, infrastructure and agriculture. A popular public speaker, Mr. Rule is a featured presenter at investment and industry forums and conferences around the world.

He founded the Global Resource Investments group of companies, now part of the Sprott Group of companies, which provides investment advice and management, as well as brokerage services to high net worth individuals, institutional investors and corporate entities worldwide.

Sprott Inc. is a public company, focused on investment management in the natural resources sector. The company manages or administers in excess of CAD $8,000,000,000 in resource and commodity assets, and has an admirable performance record.

Mr. Rule is particularly active in private placement markets, having originated and participated in hundreds of debt and equity transactions with private, pre-public and public companies. As general partner in the Exploration Capital Partner series of private placement partnerships, Mr. Rule has an exemplary track record of performance.

Sprott Inc. is a leading independent asset manager dedicated to achieving superior returns for its clients over the long term. The company currently operates through four business units: Sprott Asset Management L.P, Sprott Private Wealth L.P., and Sprott Consulting L.P. and Sprott US Holdings Inc.