The Fed and many economists seem to think the economy is strong, but is it? My Thoughts on the Economy Based on the Data I Read The Fed ignores U-6 unemployment data which still has the rate over 11%. The Producers Price Index (PPI) today came in lower than expected. The Dollar is down $1 and fell since the PPI …
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5
2014
Best Ways to Invest in Silver with Your IRA
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: ETF, IRA, IRS, physical, plan, retirement, Roth, Self directed, SEP, silver
Silver will soon be an investment that many will be contemplating once it finishes the beat down it has experienced for the past several years. While no one can predict exactly what the final low in silver will be, it is time to consider doing your homework as to which type of silver you wish to buy for your IRA. …
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18
2014
Is Deflation Still a Threat to Gold?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 10 year, commodities, Deflation, Dollar, EURO, europe, fed, Gold, Japan, M2, money velocity, PPI, prices, Stock Market, Treasuries, YEN
When you talk to investors as to why they buy gold, many look to the precious metal as being a hedge against inflation. But since 2011 we have been experiencing deflation and the yellow metal has felt the affect of an overall declining commodity market. Many that have been relentlessly bullish on gold since 2011 point to inflation in the …
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31
2014
This is just a short comment with powerful ramifications. My Advice for Gold and Silver Investors My advice for gold and silver investors is to just buy the metals if you haven’t and dollar cost average in if you are trying to catch a falling knife. Then go away from the metals for a few years and come back to …
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30
2014
Just because gold has fallen in price from its highs the past 3 years doesn’t mean that it’s in a bear market. While you have read in many of my articles about the possibility of what a stronger dollar might do to gold I have also provided you with many of the indicators I follow so you can see the …
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19
2014
Gold and Silver Feeling the Deflation Blues
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: contraction, copper, Corn, credit, crude oil, Deflation, gas, Gold, Inflation, Japan, M2, money supply, money velocity, natural gas, silver, sugar, wheat
If it looks like a duck and walks/quack/flies etc. like a duck, it is a duck! I have been one of the few out there who sell gold and speak of deflation. It’s easy to talk about all the money printing the Fed does and cry inflation, but one has to see the price action and look at the bigger …
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11
2014
It is easy to convince people of all the problems with the U.S. economy. We do have over $17.7 Trillion of national debt and a Federal Reserve with a suspect balance sheet compared to its pre-2008 financial crisis balance sheet. We also have budget deficits for the next decade to deal with and unfunded liabilities in the 10’s of trillions. …
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2
2014
I have added a Current Thoughts section to the Home Page to help investors with short, medium and long term forecasts. I will be using the ETFs symbol GLD and SLV as my proxy for physical gold and silver. By using these ETFs as a proxy for gold and silver I am by no means recommending an investment in them. don’t …
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13
2014
For one week only, Buy Gold and Silver Safely is offering the extremely popular “junk” silver for the rock-bottom price of 70 cents over spot. No other company is offering prices this low! These silver $1,000 face bags on average are $200 less than our closest priced competitor. The price includes free shipping inside the US for 1 bag or …
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7
2014
One of the indicators I did not provide you with in my recent article 8 Indicators That Tell Us Where Gold Might Go Next is causing me to be a little bullish on gold over the short term. You may recall that I said the following in my last article when gold was trading at $1286; Bounces will come in gold …
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