Sophisticated Scammers Using Gold to Fleece Americans for Everything
By Clint Siegner One of the primary reasons that investors turn to physical gold and silver is to eliminate counterparty risk. Stock markets can melt…
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Demand for Silver Is Greater Than New Supply… Will It Matter?
By Clint Siegner Silver production is failing to keep up with rising demand. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the silver price. 1…
What Happens to Gold When Bonds Are No Longer a Safe Haven?
By Clint Siegner U.S. Treasury debt has long been considered a “risk-free” asset. Gold bugs hold a different definition of risk free, but for most…
Metals Markets May be Frustrating but the Alternatives Are Worse
By Clint Siegner Gold and silver prices slid lower to close out the third quarter. Entering trading for the fourth quarter, the metals are back,…
Attacks on Rule of Law Point to Need for Off-Grid Money
By Clint Siegner The assault on individual rights is accelerating, and investors would be wise to think about the assets they hold in a world…
Must-Know Facts About Insuring Your Precious Metals
By Clint Siegner Making an investment in physical gold and silver is easy. Insuring these new valuables stored at home is more difficult. It may…
Gold Versus Silver — Which Is the Wisest Investment?
By Clint Siegner One of the most common questions we get from clients is whether they should buy either gold OR silver. Anyone researching an…
Inflation End Game: “Everyone Pays and No One Benefits”
By Clint Siegner Everyone loves an early inflation. The effects at the beginning of an inflation are all good. There is steepened money expansion, rising…
Debt Ceiling Deal Keeps Dollar Locked in Devaluation Spiral
By Clint Siegner Fiscal hawks weren’t optimistic when Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the U.S. House. The California Republican’s track record was dismal when…
Holding Gold Is Like Holding a Wildcard
By Clint Siegner The future of money is uncertain, and speculation about what comes next is all over the place. The Federal Reserve note “dollar”…
Bank Depositors Fleeing Low Yields AND Solvency Problems
By Clint Siegner Silver led precious metals markets higher last week. Safe-haven demand remains strong despite the rally in stock prices. There are lingering concerns…
Americans Fleeced Again in Another Round of Bank Bailouts
By Clint Siegner Banking is in a league of its own when it comes to government subsidies, special privileges, and bailouts. There isn’t a vestige…
U.S. Banking System Faces Worsening Crisis in Confidence
By Clint Siegner The national news cycle has careened from one extraordinary and alarming story to the next. The brewing crisis in banks remains front…
Treasuries: “Risk Free” or “Risk Unlimited”?
By Clint Siegner The high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week is a story about bad debt, just not in the way most people…