The Commodity Cycle: What It Means For Precious Metals Prices
By Stefan Gleason The cycle for any commodity follows the same basic pattern… When prices are low, production falls. As new supplies diminish, the market…
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What The Death Of The Penny Means For Our Money
By Stefan Gleason The dollar’s reign as the world reserve currency will come to an end some day. But before that happens, the penny will…
Stock Market Highs Make Strong Case For Precious Metal Buys
By Stefan Gleason Dow 20,000 was ushered in with great fanfare. Traders on the New York Stock Exchange sported “Dow 20,000” hats. Even President Donald…
How Sound Money Principles Can Bolster Your Personal Finances
By Stefan Gleason Sound money principles can serve to help grow the economy and restrain government. The political class, however, doesn’t particularly want to restrain…
Preparing for Post-Election Social Unrest
By Stefan Gleason The 2016 election year is bringing out the worst among some elements of society. From vandalism to physical assaults to large-scale race…
Fed Chair Yellen’s Plan B: “Intervene Directly” in Stock Market
By Stefan Gleason October could see a ramping up of volatility across all asset markets. The month is notorious on Wall Street for the 1987…
Unprecedented Global Bond Bubble Threatens Holders of Cash
By Stefan Gleason As big as previous real estate and stock market bubbles have been, the current global bubble in government debt dwarfs them all….
Economic Insiders Warn of System Failure Dead Ahead
By Stefan Gleason With each passing day, systemic risks in the financial system become greater. Smart money insiders and billionaire investors are taking note –…
What Can Gold Do For Our Money?
By Stefan Gleason One of the chief virtues of a gold standard is that it serves as a restraint on the growth of money and…
Surging Mining Stocks Point to Big Move Ahead in Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason Spring has sprung for precious metals mining stocks. The HUI gold stocks index surged 6.2% on Monday to close at a 14-month…
How Unsound Money Fuels Unsound Government Spending
By Stefan Gleason Sound money advocates are often hit with the charge of being “doom and gloomers.” Yes, we do warn that unsound monetary policies…
The Gold Bull Market Is Back … Will It Last?
By Stefan Gleason The gold bull is back. After trending downward for more than four years, gold prices have broken out to the upside with…
Why the Federal Reserve Always “Happens” to Be Wrong
By Stefan Gleason “The last duty of a central banker is to tell the public the truth.” – Alan Blinder, former Federal Reserve Board Vice…
The Dethroning of Cash: Discouraged, Penalized, Even Banned?
By Stefan Gleason Stock market gyrations and deteriorating global economic conditions in the early goings of 2016 sent investors fleeing for safety. Or at least…