Commentaries

Congress May Increase The Moral Hazard Building In The Market

As I expect the market to top out in the next few years and enter into a prolonged bear market, the nature of the market rallies over the last 10 years have thoroughly trained investors that all you have to do is buy-the-dip, as the market always comes back.

Buffett Buys a Copper Stock!

By Gary Tanashian, NFTRH

Doctor Copper is riding high now and gold is on the outs. It’s a perfect setup. Either way, gold will have utility. Meanwhile, it works through a healthy correction.

Random Thoughts from the Frontline

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

If this is true, it means that even though I don’t like the current stimulus bill as it is structured, it is unlikely, even coupled with easy monetary policy, to produce anything other than transitory inflation.

What's The Real Purpose of Money?

By Keith Weiner, Monetary Metals

Once upon a time gold was commonly used to finance productive enterprise. Unfortunately, 20th century events put that practice on a hiatus. But guess what? It’s back.

Gold market manipulation: Why, how, and how long? (2021 edition)

By Chris Powell, GATA

Gold has remained so important that Western governments -- particularly the U.S. Treasury and its Exchange Stabilization Fund, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and allied governments and central banks -- manipulate the gold market every day, even hour by hour, to control and usually suppress the monetary metal's price.

Owning Real Assets Amid Surreal Markets

By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals

It’s all being fueled by cheap money and government “stimulus.” The consequences?

Monetary Metals Gold Brief 2021

By Keith Weiner, Monetary Metals

This is our annual analysis of the gold and silver markets. We look at the market players, dynamics, fallacies, drivers, and finally give our predictions for the prices of the metals over the coming year.

SLV's warning of short squeeze is a ruse to divert buying from physical

By Michael J. Ballanger, GGM Advisory Inc

SLV's prospectus change is a veiled suggestion designed to divert buying power to conduits the price suppressors control rather than to conduits they do not control. Buy physical silver and avoid SLV.

Overstimulation Risk

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

In a world of high valuations, zero-bound Treasury rates, and junk bonds yielding 4.1%, what does an investor do?

Idaho House Votes to Encourage Holding Physical Gold and Silver to Protect State Reserves

By Jp Cortez, Sound Money Defense League

The Idaho State House today overwhelmingly approved a bill which enables the State Treasurer to protect state reserve funds from inflation and financial risk by holding physical gold and silver.

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