Today, the Dow dropped below 8,000 for the first time since March 2003. This is great news for investors, says J. Cristoph Amberger. “History has proven time and time again that the seeds of wealth are sown during market crises… by buying good companies at crash valuations.”

Eric Roseman says the Fed will eventually triumph over deflation with by a massive expansion of credit.

These violent market swings can be devastating for the short-term investor. But Jon Herring says market volatility is handing long-term investors a once-in-a-generation chance to buy world-dominating companies at bargain prices.

So much for the government ‘fixing’ the financial markets. Mr. Market simply isn’t buying the bailout. How should investors react? Outstanding Investments co-editor Byron King says the answer is physical gold and precious metals mining shares.

Eric Roseman in The Sovereign Society says, “until the deflation […] ceases, commodities will remain vulnerable. Never in the history of capitalism have commodity prices rallied during a severe contraction in bank credit.”

Eric Fry says his investment strategy is based on a simple formula: “Sell the dollar, sell the dollar and sell the dollar.” And as the buck gets whacked, so will American stocks and bonds. On the other hand, foreign assets and commodities should soar…

Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson are planning the biggest bailout of financial markets in history. It could cost the taxpayer somewhere in the region of $1 trillion. But the market will triumph over the interventionists, says Bill Bonner.

If you’ve visited Contrarian Profits this week, you’ll know we don’t think highly of the Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) bailout. That doesn’t mean we can’t find a way to profit from the mess.

Russell McDougal at Investor’s Daily Edge says there are extraordinary investment opportunities in the resource sector now.

There is a huge disconnect between commodities prices and resource-sector stocks. Even though the price of oil, gold and other resources have risen sharply in the last year, mining stocks are in turmoil.

Conventional gold is rising higher than ever, but have you considered investing in ‘e-gold,’ says Ian Davis. A ton of rock will give you about 0.18 ounces of gold, but a ton of cellphones contains about 5.3 ounces. Is it time to take a closer look at the recycling industry?

As the financial services giants get cut down to size, metals are now the biggest source of mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street, according to a report on Bloomberg.