Supposedly "insured" depositors in Cyprus thought there was nothing to worry about until they woke up on Saturday with a haircut between 6.75% and 9.9% on their money in the bank. Today the American Banking Association reminded Americans that there is absolutely nothing to worry about when it comes to the sanctity of US deposits. [Really?] Words: 385; Table: 1

When asked who will fight for jobs, to end the nation’s dependance on foreign debt and toxic imports, the answer should be American citizens themselves. Rather than tell children how great America was, citizens should want them to see America’s greatness for themselves and preserve it for the next generation.

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Those who discuss gold in terms of bull or bear markets do not understand reality and do a disservice to less informed readers. Gold is money, true money, as opposed to fiat currencies. True and honest money cannot be in a bull or bear market. Its value is stable (but not constant!).

At some point we are going to see another wave of panic hit the financial markets like we saw back in 2008. The false stock market bubble will burst, major banks will fail and the financial system will implode. It could unfold something like this: Words: 660

With the stock market forging ahead it is imperative that those who manage other peoples money (and/or their own) become extremely well read - beyond their normal corporate reports, opinions and analyses - on the reality of what is evolving in the marketplace from as many different perspectives as possible. Because it would take days to gather such information we have gathered together a number of such articles on the subject with introductory paragraphs and hyperlinks to each. They are well worth your time to read.

I am not married to my ideas and neither should you be. While I have covered the long-term bullish argument in the past, I believe there are some indications that gold is richly valued in the interim. Caution is warranted.

There are so many articles on gold & silver it's hard to know which ones are worth taking the time to read. Hopefully this post will save you time choosing which of the best-of-the-best to read. Below are introductory paragraphs and links to 10 of the “best of the best” articles on gold (and silver) for you to choose from. Each article has been edited for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure you a fast and easy read. Read just one or read them all. Enjoy!

The U.S. is the most overbought country on a list of the 30 largest country ETFs, trading slightly more extended than Japan....6 countries are trading in oversold territory at the moment. [Is your country's stock market overbought or oversold? Take a look at the table below].

For those who haven’t yet grasped the uselessness of government policy, please read Charles Hugh Smith’s simple fourteen point explanation below. It details the steps government has taken, why they are failing, why the middle and poorer classes must get poorer and suggests that we are close to the end of the Ponzi scheme that has provided the myth that our economy has been strong for the last couple of decades.