So after laying on the ground lightly tapping on everything under my G I could reach, I finally, by dumb luck, found the source of my rattle. Actually, I didn't find anything underneath and so out of frustration I punched the sidewall of my front driver side tire...and the same metallic jingle/rattle that I have been hearing for weeks now was reproduced!!!! Great! Now what? Is this a wheel bearing problem? I am truly ignorant when it comes to car mechanics. Can I fix it? What am I looking at. Any help from you more experienced guys would be a great help.

 

Sounds like it might be the brake dust shield. See if you can reproduce the sound by tapping it. It's the sheetmetal thing on the inboard side of the brakes.

Wheel bearings don't usually make a "metalic jingle/rattle" sound. They're more of a clunk like something's loose when you turn or hit a bump.