It is no longer a matter of whether or not you should buy gold and/or silver but, rather, which type of investment(s) and how much. You don't need a lot but you do need some - and here's a primer on just what type of investment vehicles are available and recommendations on just how much you should buy. Words: 1086
Read More »Don’t Ignore Silver; Its Time has Come! (+5K Views)
Gold and silver generally move in sync with each other and tend to move in the same direction. The relationship is such that there’s even an indicator that measures it – the gold/silver ratio. Many investors use the ratio to spot extremes in the pricing of either precious metal, and to spot trends, whether up or down. The ratio currently sits at approx. 80:1 and suggests that silver has some catching up to do.
Read More »Gold & Silver Maintain Their Intrinsic Value – Forever (+4K Views)
Intrinsic value does not mean that the product may have value for some time, or even for a long time. Instead, intrinsic value denotes value forever, i.e. a value that remains relatively unchanged and equal to the same amount today as it was thousands of years ago. Words: 598
Read More »Signs of Economic Collapse In U.S. Becoming A Reality (+8K Views)
A look (not a prediction) at a series of not improbable events that could develop [and which] would change our economic world overnight.
Read More »Massive Debt = Dollar Collapse = High Inflation = Likely Depression (+4K Views)
The value of a currency is determined by a number of variables. In this article, I will focus on the dynamics of demand, supply, current account deficits, and aggregate government debt.
Read More »Silver Will Be the Single Best Investment This Decade – Here’s Why (+6K Views)
The fiat currency experiment will end badly in a currency crisis. The wealthiest people will be those who bought silver today and were smart enough to research and pick the best silver mining stocks.
Read More »$5,000 Gold Is Necessary to Re-establish A Gold Standard – Here’s Why (+5K Views)
I conclude that to re-establish a new gold exchange standard probably would require a gold price of about $5,000 and that begs the question: "What would re-establishing a $5,000 gold standard mean for inflation?"
Read More »A Light-hearted Look At Our Financial World (+3K Views)
We often take things far too seriously when looking at the world of high finance, the global economy and the ins and outs of investing. Lighten up and relax. See the world for what it really is through the eyes (and words) of some individuals who can do just that.
Read More »Unsustainable Debt-to-GDP Ratio Will Result in (Hyper)inflation (+4K Views)
Central banking makes it possible for the government to expand the money supply by any amount, at any time deemed necessary and once (hyper)inflation is publicly seen as being the lesser evil of all options available for the government meeting its debt service, it cannot be dismissed out of hand that (hyper)inflation would be the consequence of an unsustainable debt-to-GDP ratio.
Read More »What’s the ‘Real Deal’ About Inflation & Deflation? (+3K Views)
The debate over deflation/inflation continues as some of our most astute economic observers take sides. Frankly, I think that both sides are missing part of the picture. The debate concentrates on the after shocks of inflation/deflation: prices instead of the money supply and the demand for it. Words: 721
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