The question that keeps popping up is will the government come after my gold? The short answer is yes, the government can take your gold as long as they give you “just compensation.” I’ll go into detail on the history of gold confiscation first but make sure you don’t miss the section below that dives into what the government could …
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8
2024
Weighing a Silver Investment Versus Stocks
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 1964, 1965, 888, balance sheet, debt, Dollar, Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, Gold, Kamala Harris, low, politics, Purchasing Power, quarter, rate cut, silver, SOMA, stock market crash, UVIX, volatility
We are starting to see some real volatility enter the market and the chances of a Fed rate cut of .50 basis points at their next meeting in September rise to 55.5%. On Monday with that mini market crash that odds were at 85.5% of a .50 rate cut. Since that Monday, what has happened? The answer might be a …
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26
2024
Is America Headed for Bankruptcy?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: backs, bankruptcy, congress, consumer, debt, Dollar, Elon Musk, Federal Reserve, full faith and credit, Gold, government, Income tax, Money, note, pre-1965 quarter, Profit In Up and Down Markets, Purchasing Power, silver, spending, Stock Market, Unemployment, Wilson
Elon Musk posted on X today in reply to a Heritage Foundation economist, saying that “America is headed for bankruptcy fyi.” The economist asked the question “How did we get here?” To which he answered the following: Two men: FDR and Richard Nixon. Together, they broke the dollar. And put the American people into debt slavery. I tweeted back to …
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13
2024
If you wanted to destroy the currency of a nation, there is no better way to do it than collectively have other nations band together and create their own monetary system and shun the dollar. That’s exactly what BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are doing. But it doesn’t stop there. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, …
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19
2019
What’s not to like about the current stock market? Some food for thought for readers as you be the judge on whether taking profit soon is advisable. Worst case I would think an investor should use trailing stops with their current trades. I can still defend reasoning for long term investors to be somewhat cautious versus bullish at present no …
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12
2019
Peter Schiff Deserves To Be Heard On CNBC and Fox News
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: CBO, CNBC, David Brady, debt, Eric Sprott, Fox News, gold dealers, Goldline, International, lear capital, Peter Schiff, PIIGS, ripoff, Santelli
Food for thought this week, and it is to stick up for a fellow competitor of mine in the gold business Peter Schiff; Peter can talk economic circles around anyone at CNBC except the guy who was a former bear on CNBC Rick Santelli where I respect the views of both. First off, I give Santelli credit for turning bullish …
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3
2019
The dollar is just 48 years old without a relationship to gold. Most don’t even know that. Most don’t understand gold and its history. But governments are the reason currencies fail and have failed over time. Every single one of them. Every single time. How is it different this time? Because of the magic of the Fed? The dollar itself …
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24
2019
U.S. Budget Deficit Says Gold Going Much Higher But You Most Likely Need More
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: asset allocation, budget, children, debt, deficit, democrat, Gold, government, Money, republican, silver, U.S. National Debt
Many of you invest in gold for different reasons. Some as insurance for the collapse of the dollar. Some for reasons it is beaten down and taking profit from stocks to put into gold from an asset allocation move for your portfolio. But what is it that is the eventual collapse of all currencies throughout the history of mankind? It …
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2
2018
As 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 …
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27
2017
U.S. Mint 130% Premium Ripoff on Bullion Silver Eagle Coins Ignored By Wall Street Journal Article
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 1.5 ounce, 1/3 ounce, 1964, American Eagle, CD, coins, debt, Gold, Grizzly Bear, Proof, quarter, ripoff, Rothfeld, silver, u.s. mint, Wall Street Journal
I was interviewed the last couple months by an investigative reporter, Michael Rothfeld (see dates below), from the Wall Street Journal. His interest with me was my knowledge regarding the proof gold and silver coins investors put in an IRA. He said he happened to run across an old article I had written for Seeking Alpha in 2013 called; The Problem …
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