More - Frank Holmes Quotes

The biggest reason for optimism about investment in all commodities is population growth. Half of the world's 6 billion people live in economies growing at 6 percent a year, but there have been no major gold, oil or copper discoveries.

Frank Holmes

 Growth

Most 401(k) plans give employees limited investment choices such as domestic equity and fixed income products. Following MIT's lead, we believe other retirement platforms will broaden their offerings, as they understand the importance of how these asset classes work as part of a diversified portfolio.

Frank Holmes

 Choices

Once reconstruction really gets under way in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, we're expecting to see a surge in appliance manufacturers by mid-October, ... That could give some of the durable goods names a better profile.

Frank Holmes

 

With 3 billion people consuming 20 million barrels of oil per day . . . it is more likely that gold will rise before oil falls, because oil won't fall much.

Frank Holmes

 

Based on historic ratios between gold and oil, gold should now be over $500 an ounce,

Frank Holmes

 Gold

We recognize that there is a strong cyclical market for commodities, but we bring a strong disciplined approach to this that gives us a competitive advantage.

Frank Holmes

 

We like to buy laggards.

Frank Holmes

 

A China crash would be huge.

Frank Holmes

 China

[Having lost touch with Parks for more than 25 years, Holmes drafted a letter to his old associate and gave it to a mutual friend, singer-songwriter Steve Young, to deliver.] I got a phone call from Van Dyke, ... 'Surf's up' he said.

Frank Holmes

 

There are many components here that are driving gold, and they sort of rotate around. It's not linear.

Frank Holmes