When I was young, and my rich dad would tell me he didn't like an investment I wanted to pursue, he'd always say, "I hope I'm wrong." He believed that by giving me enough warning, I would have the time to prepare, just in case he was right.He said, "The question is not whether I'm right or wrong. The question is: are you prepared just in case I'm right?"This has stuck with me and it motivated me t...Read More
I was in Baltimore a few days ago to attend some business presentations and to catch up with colleagues and old friends.One of the presentations was held in an old theater that was being renovated.The Parkway Theater was built in 1915 and its design was modeled on London’s West End Theater.Being one of the first movie palaces on the east coast, The Parkway Theater was a runaway success from...Read More
Nov 28, 2018 Guest(s): Frank Holmes CEO, U.S. Global Investors Gold started Wednesday's trading session at $1,214 but rallied sharply at noon following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's dovish stance on the economy during a speech he gave at the The Economic Club of New York. Powell's speech signaled that interest rates are almost already at neutral, pushing the dollar down and gold up past...Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is on a "set course" of rate hikes and will continue on it unless something very bad happens, says Axel Merk of Merk Investments.Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investi...Read More
"The balloon has already been popped. The pin has popped the bubble, and now we are just going to work its way out. The workout, by the way, is going to be a complete and utter financial collapse. It is a house of cards, and it is all going to end up flat."Bill Holter is currently a writer for Miles Franklin and Jim Sinclair's Mineset where he posts weekly commentaries on gold and financial market...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
Should law enforcement be able to break into a college student's phone in order to use their own data against them in a criminal case?Continue...Read More
Continue...Known primarily by his nickname "Turd Ferguson," Craig Hemke is the founder and editor of the popular TF Metals Report blog and podcast, covering precious metals, the financial markets, and greater economic trends.Read More
President Trump told The Washington Post this week that he's "not even a little bit happy" with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's actions up to this point at the Federal Reserve.Continue...Read More
More and more economists, analysts and financial writers, 125 in fact, have taken the bold step of projecting the Continue...Read More
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has responded to a "totally false and deliberately libelous" report in The Guardian that he had several meetings withContinue...Read More
The Dow Jones plunged over 1,000 harrowing points last week.And so investors entered Monday's drama with one eye on the stage… and the other on the exit.But the Big Board put them to ease with a thumping 354-point rally.The S&P worked a 41-point advance of its own. The battered Nasdaq surged 143.Stocks were mixed today before scratching out a late day gain.But what next?Will the rout res...Read More
The argument over whether we're in for global warming or global cooling and whether what's coming is natural or human-made is fun but totally irrelevant from a financial perspective. The fact is that for whatever reason and in whatever direction, the climate is getting more aggressive. Monster snowstorms and apocalyptic fires are clearly becoming more common: Combine the rising number of bad thing...Read More
"Together, AWS and Lockheed Martin are providing satellite operators increased flexibility, resiliency, and scale in a complete connectivity solution, ground architecture, and cloud Continue...Read More
Ted explains why the latest JP Morgan silver scandal is very serious, and he also explains why JP Morgan may be turning over a new leaf...by Ted Butler via SilverSeekA few follow up comments about the still rather remarkable announcement by the Department of Justice concerning the guilty plea by the former JPMorgan trader for spoofing in precious metals. Contained in the announcement was the sta...Read More
"...the joy and steadfast political support of the millions of Americans who have purchased these silver ounces, when you announce that..."by Hugo Salinas Price of Plata.com.mxMr. President Trump,Sir: you are working tirelessly, against tremendous odds, to carry out your mission in life, which is to "Make America Great Again".I propose to you a measure fully in accord with your vision of a great,...Read More
Michael says any way you cut it, gold & silver are going to rally, and they're going to rally hard...broken clock be damned. Here's why...by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports"Even a broken clock is right twice a day."?EURo Stephen Hunt, The Court of the AirThere are times when every investor has to look long and deep into a mirror and determine whether a well-thought-out strategy is actio...Read More
Peter KrauthAfter a rough week for stocks and the Thanksgiving holiday, the price of silver remains one of the best deals around.Of course, additional discounts may still lie ahead, but silver's inherent value at current prices is difficult to beat – no Cyber Monday promos required.Silver prices had a good week last week, but they backpedaled on Black Friday (as did stocks) while the U.S. do...Read More
The charts still seem like the metals want to run higher, and especially with silver, the downside pattern is really full. Here are the details...by Avi Gilburt of Elliott Wave TraderFirst published Sat Nov 24 for members: Since I put out my last update on Thursday morning, I cannot say much has really changed. So, I am going to re-print my update here, and add a few new comments below:I am st...Read More
Weekly Reports |Nov 27 2018Longview Economics provides technical, fundamental and military reasons to be bullish uranium.-History suggest price retracement-China drives nuclear power demand-US-China tensions drive nuclear arsenal build-upBy Greg PeelFrom 2001 to 2007 the spot uranium price rallied 175% from US$7/lb to US$136-138/lb to mark one of the biggest asset price bubbles in recent history,...Read More