When it comes to gold dealers, not all are the same. This article will expose a tactic one gold dealer, Lear Capital, has used to charge very high commissions for bullion silver and gold coins they sell, sometimes leaving you having to make 30% or more just to break even. The way to tell the difference in whether or not …
Read MoreMany people buy insurance policies on their car, home, and health, and of course hope to never utilize it. For most of us, it is money that is thrown away to the insurance companies that take the risk so that a few benefit by filing a claim when needed. Gold is also insurance that you hope to never utilize. However, …
Read MoreWhen it comes to the national debt, it amazes me how the debt is such an important Presidential campaign issue to criticize the past President while running for office, but once the incumbent takes the reins, Congress and special interest groups take over and get to work spending every dime and more through the process known as legislation that the …
Read MoreAs many of you know, gold has been in the dog house overall for quite a few years. It is above its December 2015 high, but not a great return since then. The question for many is do you buy now or wait for lower? For physical purchases I recommend buying the dips for your stated allocation into metals and/or …
Read MoreIs The National Debt Irrelevant And Gold A Barbarous Relic?
Synopsis Presidents campaign on promises to reduce an out of control national debt yet the debt keeps marching higher during every Presidents term. The National Debt has been irrelevant since the times of even before Reagan but escalated with Reagan. Why doesn’t the national debt matter? What will Fed interest rate policy be moving forward? Some mock gold as a …
Read MoreInterview with Brian Bain from Investor In The Family (What will gold do next?)
Doug was interviewd by Brian Bain: in the interview they discussed the following $50,000 Seems outrageous but starts appearing saner in the context of John Exter’s inverse pyramid. Many things can trigger the unraveling, they all usually come back to Fed. Doug is confident Fed will not raise rates again this year. There will be a time when treasuries begin to …
Read More$50,000 Gold and John Exter’s Pyramid – Podcast
According to Wikipedia, John Exter was an American economist, member of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, and founder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He is also known for creating Exter’s Pyramid (see graphic below). According to his son-in-law Barry Downs, who I had the pleasure of interviewing for this podcast, John Exter …
Read MoreThe beginning of the month I wrote an article called Gold Bottom? Gold Bottom? – Current Thoughts for 5/1/2018 I wrote in that article; “we may still have one smaller move below $1,300 to possibly $1,280.” We got down to a closing low of 1288.30 on 5/18 and an intraday low of 1282.27 on 5/21. There should be no …
Read MoreAs I wrote in my last Current Thoughts from April 11th, 2018, Gold Not quite Ready for Blast Off, we got the turn lower and are now in a better position to make some purchases. Here is what I wrote then; Were just not quite ready for blast off on gold just yet. The dollar was falling when gold was moving up …
Read MoreWill There Be Enough Physical Gold And Silver?
Warren Buffett Incorrect Observations On Gold. When we finally do get the spike up in metals, will supply be an issue? The psychology of your average buyer of metals. Why it makes sense to have some insurance now in physical metals. When it comes to the gold supply, you must remember the old saying, and I think this saying has …
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