As seems to be the case these days (and much to my annoyance, I might add), a super productive workday is unerringly followed by a rather unproductive workday. Yesterday was a super productive workday. Guess what happened today. I grabbed lunch this afternoon with my Colombian friend at a surprisingly good Chinese restaurant near my ... Read More
Jobs Recovery? Keep Dreaming By Hard Assets Alliance Team By Justin Spittler, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? These are the opening lyrics of Queen’s epic rock ballad Bohemian Rhapsody. For years, rumors circulated about the meaning of this iconic song, including a popular theory that it was ... Read More
Chile’s most spectacular scenery is in its southern half. However, that fact does not mean that the northern section lacks things worthy of sightseeing. There are several standout drives up north, starting from the desert coastline in Bahía Inglesa and Playa La Virgen (west of Copiapó), on up the coast to El Morro de Arica. But ... Read More
Three Current Themes Precious Metals Investors Need to Consider Is Now the Time to Buy Precious Metals? By Hard Assets Alliance Team By Ed D’Agostino, General Manager, Hard Assets Alliance I recently attended John Mauldin’s Strategic Investor Conference, where I heard some of the world’s brightest minds in finance and economics. From Paul McCully to ... Read More
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
Central Banks Loading Up on Gold By Hard Assets Alliance Team Central banks have been aggressively purchasing gold since the start of the global economic downturn. In fact, the amount of gold added to central bank reserves in 2012 was the most since 1964. This trend is even more impressive considering that China has ... 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
By Justin Spittler, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst In the weeks since Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades threatened to plunder the bank deposits of private citizens in order to quell the nation’s banking crisis, both the stock and gold markets seem to have shrugged off the news. Interestingly, the unprecedented announcement appears to have provided the initial ... 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