Doug Eberhardt is one of 25 Seeking Alpha Contributors participating in the 2017 DIY Investing Summit. In the summit, one of the questions I asked Doug was what would be the main points of a "State of the Markets" speech to DIY investors. Below is an excerpt from the interview and a summary of his response.

http://diyinvestingsummit2017.com/

Doug's "State of the Precious Metals Markets..."

Precious metals are currently in a small bull market but will likely top out this year.
Expects a major, deflationary credity contraction (likely China related) that will put significant downward pressure on gold.
His ideal buy price is $900, but after this deflationary cycle, expects gold to reach "undreamed of heights."
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This is just a small excerpt of what's covered in the interview.

The interview is full of detailed tips on Doug's core investment strategies, top advice for DIY investors and specific ways he's positioning for 2017.

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Full list of summit contributors:

Chris DeMuth, Bret Jensen, Brad Thomas, Eric Parnell, Rida Morwa, Ian Bezek, Richard Lejeune, Richard Berger, Aurelien Windenberger, Doug Eberhardt, Dividend Sensei, Ralph Baker, Lawrence Fuller, Double Dividend Stocks, Mark Bern, Mark Hibben, Dividend House, J Mintzmyer, William Koldus, Damon Verial, Avi Gilburt, Shailesh Kumar, Chuck Carnevale, Adam Aloisi and Colorado Wealth Management.

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Companies mentioned in Doug's interview: Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV), Gold Miners Bull 3x (NUGT), Junior Gold Miners Bull 3x (JNUG), 20 Year Treasury (TLT), S&P 500 (SPY)

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