Greetings Regular Joes, Many in the US think that a Cyprus-like event could not happen here. There is a sense of arrogant American invulnerability that leads to a haughtiness that will eventually be our undoing. It’s already taking form in the empiricism so rampant in our military (as well as financial – FATCA) fronts. Before getting into ... Read More
Today we have a thought provoking article from one of our favorite gold dealers, the Hard Assets Alliance. The fact that we’re members obviously is one reason that it’s one of our favorites. But we seriously investigated what this organization stands for, what it does and what it offers the customer before putting in our ... Read More
Rachel greeted the woman at the table and remembers her being “very pretty” and “probably in her mid-20s.” “She seemed a bit shy, but she smiled as I greeted her.” Rachel served her a drink, took her order, and made some small talk about how the woman’s baby was beautiful and seemed so peaceful as ... Read More
By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst Platinum is a precious metal, as is palladium, though to a lesser degree. However, like silver, both are also industrial metals. Unlike silver, it’s their industrial use that is the primary price driver for both platinum and palladium – and that use is undergoing a fundamental shift. The ... Read More
By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst Platinum is a precious metal, as is palladium, though to a lesser degree. However, like silver, both are also industrial metals. Unlike silver, it’s their industrial use that is the primary price driver for both platinum and palladium – and that use is undergoing a fundamental shift. The ... Read More
By Jeff Clark, Editor of BIG GOLD Is there a potential event that could negatively impact your world so much that it’s imperative you insure against it? Of course. That’s why you carry fire insurance on your home, for example. The odds of your house burning to the ground are very low – but the ... Read More
By Casey Research In August 1956, the Calder Hall Power Plant in Seascale, England began generating electricity and earned the distinction of being the world’s first commercial nuclear power plant. It was a humble beginning for nuclear power; the plant only had a 50-megawatt (MW) output capacity, whereas the smallest US plant today has a ... Read More
By John Mauldin All Japan, All the Time Japan grew at a 3.5% annual pace last quarter, the fastest pace in a very long time. Of course, government officials see this development as vindication of their new policies and will no doubt decide that even more of the same will be needed in the ... Read More