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Commentaries

Sound Money: The Enemy of Big Government and a Friend to Liberty

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Benjamin Franklin recognized inflation (or depreciation, as the founding generation called it) as a tax more than 200 years ago.

Maryland Reverses Course, Restores Sales Tax Exemption on Gold and Silver

By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals

Including Maryland, 45 states now fully or partially exempt precious metals from their sales tax, a nationwide trend that has most recently been adopted by Kentucky, New Jersey, Florida, and Connecticut.

Trump’s Fort Knox Audit Push Rekindles Gold Reserve Questions

By MoneyMetals

The interview also revisited longstanding suspicions that the U.S. government may intervene in gold markets through leasing, swaps, or stabilization programs.

How Will Higher Import Taxes Impact Indian Gold and Silver Markets?

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Historically, higher import duties have had a limited influence on official import volumes but have significantly increased inflows of “unofficial gold.”

When Our Word Is No Longer Good

By Dr. Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute

Nihilism is the belief that there is no truth. Only the convenient lies and deceptions to force one’s will. Governmental nihilism leads to bankruptcies both financial and moral.

Trump’s Fort Knox Audit Push Rekindles Gold Reserve Questions

By MoneyMetals

Host Chris Marcus sat down with Money Metals President and CEO Stefan Gleason to discuss President Donald Trump’s renewed calls for an audit of the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox.

Indiana Woman Nearly Loses Millions in Gold to Computer Pop-Up Scam

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The victim told police she moved $3 million into the new accounts to buy gold. The scammers told her they were working with the government, and they would send a courier for safekeeping.

Two Things Mainstream Pundits Get Wrong in Their Current Gold Narrative

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The Fed ultimately has a choice. It can fight the inflation dragon, or it can surrender to inflation and try to keep the debt bubble inflated and the economy tottering onward. It can't do both.

Why Young People Are Gambling To Get Ahead

By Doug Casey, Casey Research

The transformation of the markets from a convenient way to raise capital for production into a type of casino is a warning sign. As is the participation of the masses through outfits like Robin Hood, a broker that democratized gambling, disguising it as speculation or investing. It’s a tip-off we’re probably at a top in the broad market.

Are climbing bond yields a signal to the Fed to raise interest rates?

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

As bond yields surge, investors are growing wary of a global spending crunch. High bond yields threaten a severe hit to the spending power of governments, businesses and households.

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