Fools, Gold, and Retirement -- Stock Gumshoe Weekend Update

Some exciting daydreams about big and undiscovered gold mines, too -- Nick Hodge says this quiet little project that claims a couple million ounces of gold actually has 10 million ounces... whatever could it be? Our take is here.

And what is the MOST IMPORTANT COMPANY IN THE WORLD? Motley Fool sez it might be this firm that holds a key monopoly in semiconductors, just click here for the Thinkolator results on that one.

Finally, I closed out the week with the Friday File for our favorite people. This week we’ve got three “prophets of doom” to look at, as we ponder the impact of higher interest rates and inflation, and a few portfolio updates for you... details below...