FSJG Index™ Weekly Review
by Frank Barbera
December 9, 2005

Financial Sense Junior Gold Index

The Financial Sense Junior Gold (FSJG) Index closed the week at 182.45, up 11.68 index points or 6.84% from the prior week’s close of 170.77. At week's end, the Index finished above its 50-day average at 164.88 and well above the 200-day average at 156.04

Sub-Sector Indices all performed very well during the week just past. The Junior Producers Index finished at 203.45, up from 192.39 for a gain of 5.75%. At the same time, the Junior Development Index ended higher by 76.16 Index points for a gain of 14.85% gaining ground on the take-over of component Virginia Gold (VIA-TC), which exploded on Monday when Goldcorp bid for the company. Finally, the Junior Exploration Index ended at 67.03 up slightly from the prior week's reading of 65.78

Financial Sense Junior Gold Index™
Producer Companies

Frank

*Please note that the individual companies in this index are proprietary and will not be disclosed due to compliance and regulatory issues resulting from the relationship of FinancialSense.com, Puplava Financial Services, Inc., Registered Investment Advisor and Puplava Securities, Inc. Member Firm FINRA/SIPC.