Summary: April 21, 2017 Featured GuestsLouis Navellier, Chris Powell and Chris Waltzek Chris Powell outlines the documented PMs market rigging / manipulation. Key investment banks settled nearly $100 million in combined gold and silver manipulation settlements. According to GATA.org's findings, our officials have carte blanch authority to rig the markets in any way they see fit and by any means necessary. Without price transparency, free markets cannot exist.The duo examine the impact of their machinations, questioning if any investor can avoid the impact of price rigging. One of GATA.org's sources reveals that the central banks of central banks, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) actively rigs the gold market.Not the fox but the lion guards the hen house. Koos Jansen, financial journalist Guillermo Barba and other researchers lead the charge by questioning global central banks about their gold reserves. In 1998, Dr. Alan Greenspan testified before Congress that the Fed and their counterparts rig the gold market to the benefit of global society. Despite the best efforts of Indian government officials, 1 billion citizens refused to turn over their 24,000 tons of gold holdings.Please support the service through generous donations. Chris welcomes back Louis Navellier of Navellier & Associates. Louis Navellier discusses his top portfolio candidates.Favorite gold mining stock, Franco FNV, and a lithium mining firm are discussed. The host and guest agree on the merits of one key company, major chip maker, nVidia, NVDA, which produces GPU technology.Favorite energy stocks include Pioneer Natural Resources PXD and Devon Energy DVN. Expect technology shares to outperform in 2017 as new chip technology from Apple AAPL continues to push the sector higher. Optical switching companies such as Applied Optoelectronics AAOI and Oclaro OCLR are speeding up modems and could to facilitate 4k video streaming.Companies continue to repurchase their capital stock, reducing share float and by proxy increasing price. The only major threat to US shares could be the failure to pass the corporate tax reform plan.If the measures fail to pass Capital hill, the event threatens to derail the US stock market advance.
