Press Releases

Jul 1, 2008
Former Fed President Poole Joins Merk Investments as Senior Economic Adviser

Jun 10, 2008
Merk Hard Currency Fund Earns 5-Star Rating

May 6, 2008
Merk Investments adds Chief Economist & Global Strategist

Apr 1, 2008
Merk Launches Asian Currency Fund including Chinese Yuan
Mutual fund seeks to protect against a declining US dollar relative to Asian currencies

Jan 23, 2008
Merk Hard Currency Reaches $250 Million in Assets Under Management
Investors Seek to Protect their Purchasing Power as the Dollar is Under Pressure

Sep 11, 2007
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Discuss Monetary and Economic Policy with Presidential Candidate Ron Paul
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul’s campaign has invited Merk Hard Currency Fund portfolio manager Axel Merk for a discussion on monetary and economic policy.

Aug 7, 2007
Merk Hard Currency Fund Zooms through $100 Million in Assets Under Management
Investors Seek to Protect their Purchasing Power as the Dollar is Under Pressure

Jan 30, 2007
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Speak at the CFA Society of San Francisco
Axel Merk to discuss “The Dollar At Risk: Driving Forces and How to Diversify”

December 6, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Reaches $50 Million in Assets Under Management
Investors Seek to Protect their Purchasing Power as the Dollar is Under Pressure

October 16, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Speak at the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
Axel Merk to discuss “The Dollar At Risk: Driving Forces and How to Diversify”

September 21, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Speak in Hong Kong at Gold & Precious Metals Investment World 2006
Axel Merk to discuss Gold as an alternative currency

June 8, 2006
Web Conference on the Dollar at Risk: Learn to Diversify from the Manager of the Merk Hard Currency Fund
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Discusses Driving Forces Behind the Fall of the Dollar and Ways to Diversify

May 10, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Celebrates First Anniversary with Over $20 Million in Assets

April 5, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Available Through Fidelity’s FundsNetwork® No Transaction Fee Program
Fidelity clients can now seek protection against a declining dollar with the ease of investing in a no-load mutual fund

Mar 28, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Reaches $10 Million in Assets Under Management
Fund Reaches Milestone within Ten Months

Feb 28, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Speak at the Association of Chinese Finance Professionals
Axel Merk to discuss “Foreign Exchange and Hard Currencies”

Jan 11, 2006
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager Axel Merk to Speak at the American Association of Individual Investors
Axel Merk to discuss the Transition at the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) from Retiring Chairman Alan Greenspan to Ben Bernanke

Dec 15, 2005
Merk Hard Currency Fund Inks Deal with Euro Pacific Capital
Agreement enables Euro Pacific clients to seek protection against a declining dollar through no-load mutual fund

Nov 21, 2005
Axel Merk to Speak at Gold and Precious Metals Investment Conference ’05 in San Francisco
Merk Hard Currency Fund manager to moderate main conference session and be featured on Korelin Economics Report

Sep 12, 2005
Merk Investments’ Axel Merk to Speak on Development of Effective Capital Markets at Shenyang Summit
Merk Hard Currency Fund Manager to Moderate Panel at China International Economic Forum

Aug 17, 2005
Merk Hard Currency Fund Available Through Schwab’s Mutual Fund OneSource® Service
Investors can now seek protection against a declining dollar with the ease of investing in a no-load mutual fund

May 17, 2005:
Merk Investments Launches Merk Hard Currency Fund
Mutual fund seeks to protect against a declining US dollar relative to other currencies

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