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TORONTO, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - Gold and copper prices are soaring as voracious
demand and slumping supply push prices to record highs. One of the
factors driving these prices is fear, says portfolio manager and author
John Stephenson.




Says Stephenson, "beyond the rock solid fundamentals for commodities
there is another factor driving prices higher - fear. Serious investors
are flocking to gold, copper and other tangible real things whose value
cannot be inflated away by heavily indebted governments intent on
debasing their currencies in a desperate bid to boost their exports and
breathe new life into their moribund economies."




The good news for investors is that the fundamentals of commodities mean
that it's always a good time to buy.




John Stephenson is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with First Asset
Investment Management Inc., where he is responsible for a wide range of
equity mandates with a particular focus on energy and resource
investing. John is the author of Shell Shocked: How Canadians Can Invest After the Collapse and The Little Book of Commodity Investing and writes a free bi-weekly
investment newsletter, Money Focus. He was recently recognized by Brendan Wood International (BWI) as one
of Canada's 50 best portfolio managers.