In 2008 I wrote an article called, The Fed Is Still Relevant, For now! Much has happened since I first wrote that article and Lyn Alden made an interesting comment on X today that made me revisit what I wrote 18 years ago and post the question again as to the Fed’s relevance. I did a deep dive with …
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7
2026
Silver Has Bottomed and Heading to Over $180 by 2028 So Why Are You Sitting On Your Hands?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: ChatGPT, Coinage Act, Constitution, Dollar, Federal Reserve Note, FRN, Gold, Honest Money, Money, Pieces of Eight, silver
Sometimes when you try and catch the bottom of an asset you hold off on purchasing it because you think you can get just a little better price. And the next thing you know the price takes off and you either are the deer stuck in the headlights or you pay a higher price just as price begins to dip …
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7
2025
Inflate or Die
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: Democrats, Dollar, Elon Musk, Gold, Inflate or Die, Republicans, richard russell, silver, The America Party
We’ve had a long consolidation in metals now with gold and silver running up against resistance and the dollar hovering in the mid 90’s range. So what’s next? When you get a prolonged consolidation as we have had the last month, and me not really finding anything worth writing about, but their will be a break one way or …
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3
2025
Will the Stock Market Continue to Fall and Drag Gold and Silver Down With It?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: crash, Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente, Gold, silver, Stock Market
I’ve written several times since August of 2024 to be cautious with stocks, so where are we now and where are we going next with stocks and precious metals? Remember, I try to time my articles at turning points or areas of opportunity when I see them. Below are some of my past warnings on the stock market. 8/8/24 Weighing …
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18
2024
Will the Government Confiscate Your Gold?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 1913, 1933, congress, debt, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Notes, foundations, Gold, gold confiscation, Government Spending, paper money, silver, Taxes, Woodrow Wilson
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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3
2024
V Shape Recovery Up Next from Predicted Fall In Silver
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: argentina, crash, Dollar, EURO, fed, Gold, gold silver ratio, Government Spending, Illusions of Wealth, Inflation, Profit In Up and Down Markets, Purchasing Power, silver, YEN
We got a pullback in silver that I thought might be coming in my last post. I wrote Aug 20, 2024 the following: If we do get a pullback in the price of gold and silver, it will be short lived. The Federal Reserve can’t win the battle on inflation unless they raise interest rates so look for an initial …
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20
2024
Will a Stock Market Crash Drag Silver and Gold Down?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: Bernanke, consumers, crash, credit card debt, Democratic Convention, depression, fiat currency, Gold, gold confiscation, Household Debt, Jackson Hole, Kamala Harris, markets, non-farm payrolls, Powell, printing press, silver, Trump
When you bring up the potential of a market crash occurring, the September to October timeframe is typically when they occur. We have seen crashes in September of 1791 when the First bank of the United States failed. The Panic of 1907 occurred in October. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was in October. Black Monday was in October of …
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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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2
2024
On July 17, 2024 I wrote an article with the title Is Silver About to Break Out – The Dollar Index Points to YES. The dollar was at a 3 month low of 103.80 and today we crashed through support after the NonFarm Payroll and Unemployment Data came out worse than expected. Last reports data was also revised lower. U6 …
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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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