SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Capital, a leading precious metals company to investors and institutional clients, today announced the highest annual sales revenues in the company's history.

Lear Capital reports gross sales revenues for 2006 of $88 million, a 122 percent increase over 2005 revenues of $72 million.

Founded in 1997 with 13 employees, the company reported $5 million in gross sales its first year. In less than 10 years, the company has grown 1,760 percent and today has 46 employees.

"We have become a trusted resource to investors and institutional clients looking to expand their portfolio into precious metals," says Kevin DeMeritt, president of Lear Capital. "The last four years were the beginning of a major bull move similar to the '70s when gold moved from $38 to over $800 and our sales reflect our ability to help our clients take advantage of this type of market. We plan to continue to grow and help more people wisely invest in precious metals."

DeMeritt predicts that sales at Lear Capital will continue to increase as a growing investor appetite for safe haven assets due to worsening economic and political uncertainty will skyrocket gold prices. DeMeritt says several gold funds reached all-time highs in 2006 and are still trending upward.

A recognized industry leader, Lear Capital works with all types of precious metals to help clients meet their specific investment needs. Each client receives a personal account representative to assist with purchasing or liquidating precious metals and clients have 24 hour online access to Lear. The company prides itself on keeping clients updated on the market and offers an "Investor-Friendly Service Guarantee." Most important, the company is transparent about any costs and fees and every transaction is contracted.

To learn more about investing in gold and gold bullion through Lear Capital call 800-576-9355 or visit http://www.LearCapital.com/.

About Lear Capital, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Lear Capital is a leading precious metals company to investors and institutional clients. With an "Investor-Friendly Service Guarantee" Lear Capital provides investors with the tools needed to securely purchase, sell and trade precious metals. Lear Capital offers a diverse suite of intelligent investment resources including real-time pricing, regular e-mail alerts, newsletters, and personal account representatives to answer questions. Lear Capital not only enables investors to stay current on the latest developments in the gold and precious metal market, but also gives investors the flexibility to move gold and precious metals as expeditiously as conventional paper investments. For more information, please visit http://www.LearCapital.com/.