May
27
2011

Glenn Beck, Congress, And The NY Times Don’t Care If You Get Ripped Off Buying Gold

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

  When I was interviewed for a NY Times story about gold dealers and how they rip off their clients back in September 2010, I was told by the reporter that one gold dealer in particular that he visited has a shrine at its entry way dedicated to Glenn Beck. You may trust Glenn Beck on what he says about …

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May
23
2011

Is Silver Still A Bubble at $35 An Ounce?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , ,

There was a Seeking Alpha author who wrote an article last week called; 4 Reasons Why Silver Will Continue to Deflate. His article was picked up by David Oldenburg, from The Online Money Show and then the live interview was posted on Seeking Alpha’s main page. So I had to respond to it. You can listen to the show and …

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May
20
2011

Gold And The End Of The World Scenario

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , ,

There are some out there who are pro-gold, who use fear tactics like “the end of the world is coming and you better own gold.” You won’t find those types of claims in my articles. However, being that some think the end of the world is coming tomorrow (it’s not), readers may want to know what would happen before any …

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May
19
2011

Since 1971 What Has Been A Better Return – Stocks Or Gold And Which Will Have A Better Future Return?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , ,

The math (according to MeasuringWorth.com): Dow 1/4/1971 – 830 Gold 1/4/1971 – $35 Dow today: $12,516 Gold today: $1,497 Dow percentage gain for that time-frame; approximately 1,500% Gold percentage gain for that time-frame; approximately 3,500% Gold outshines the Dow by a significant percentage to date, from the time that Nixon separated the relationship of gold and Federal Reserve Notes. Of …

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May
18
2011

Is Gold A Good Store Of Value?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , ,

Everyone once in awhile I’ll run across someone who thinks they know it all and will say something like, “The DOW has outperformed gold since the year 1900 and has not been a good store of value.” There are blatant problems with this kind of statement as the following comments will show. The Price Of Gold Was Fixed From 1913 …

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May
17
2011

Is Silver Money? And Why You Should Own It

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

Recently I had a discussion on the Seeking Alpha financial website with someone who claimed that “silver is not money.” I took issue with what he said and made this reply to him. I have left out names. Is Silver Money? First and foremost, it seems to me you are ignoring the historical reference of money and silver being used …

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May
12
2011

Buying The Dip In Silver and More Conversations With CFA’s And Bubble Forecasters

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

Is silver a bubble? Or did we just experience a blow-off top from the highs a few weeks ago? This article is derived from a conversation I had recently in replying to an article on the financial website Seeking Alpha written by CFA, Michael A. Gayed called Silver: From First to Worst. I always enjoy my conversations with Michael as …

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May
10
2011

CFA Claims 3 Myths That Will Pop the Gold Bubble But Does Not Reply To My Critique

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , ,

With the recent fall in gold and silver prices, those who have always hated gold and silver seem to come out of the woodwork in claiming the top is in. One advisor who continually wants to criticize gold as a viable investment, who also writes articles for a financial website, Seeking Alpha, is CFA Charles Lewis Sizemore. I have written …

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May
5
2011

2011 Gold and Silver Prices Falling Nothing To Panic About – Decline’s Always Occur

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

The Quick Answer As To Why Gold and Silver Prices Are Falling (for those of us who just want a quick synopsis and don’t have time or care about the details) For those that want quick answers as to what is going on with the price of gold and especially silver right now, know this; I have zero people calling …

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Apr
22
2011

Morningstar Joins The Anti-Gold Crowd

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Morningstar, a company that specializes in the analysis of Mutual Funds, has come out with an article that is critical of the long term outlook for gold. Please see:  Why We See Gold Going Lower Long-Term When you see companies that specialize in plugging non-gold alternatives, one has to take their advice for what it is; biased. I commented on …

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