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How To Buy Physical Silver With A Zero Chance Of Loss

How To Buy Physical Silver With A Zero Chance Of Loss

May 16, 2013

Anything that sound too good to be true, well, you know how that ends. But there actually is a way to purchase physical silver with a zero chance of loss, courtesy of the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM). For the first time ever, the RCM is offering a coin with a face value of $100 at a price of $100.  Here

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Will the Fed’s “Grand Experiment” To Reignite The Economy With Unprecedented Monetary Accomodation Result in Economic Chaos?

Will the Fed’s “Grand Experiment” To Reignite The Economy With Unprecedented Monetary Accomodation Result in Economic Chaos?

May 16, 2013

Richard W. Fisher, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas gave a very interesting speech today, acknowledging that the Federal Reserve policy's are experimental.  No one, including the Federal Reserve, knows how this unprecedented monetary accommodation will affect the economy and the

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The Bull Market In Gold Is Dead

The Bull Market In Gold Is Dead

May 16, 2013

April was a brutal month for precious metal investors.  Gold ended the month down almost 8% and silver prices tumbled almost 13%.   The sell off continued in May with gold down another $60 per ounce to $1,412 and silver down $1.55 to $22.87 per ounce at mid month. With investors already nervous, two

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Why I Will Always Own Gold and Silver

Why I Will Always Own Gold and Silver

May 16, 2013

What I Know for Certain -  By:  GE Christenson Death and taxes! Fear and greed are powerful motivators. Individuals, businesses, and governments do what they think is beneficial for them. Businesses and governments protect their products and territory and resist competition and enemies. Concentrated

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Gold Demand Drops By 13% In First Quarter Due to ETF Outflows

Gold Demand Drops By 13% In First Quarter Due to ETF Outflows

May 16, 2013

Large scale liquidation of gold backed exchange-traded products (ETP) sent gold prices into a tailspin during April.  Billionaire investor George Soros, who had sold 55% of his holdings in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) during the last quarter of 2012, further reduced his gold positions during the first

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Should Silver Investors Go “All In”?

Should Silver Investors Go “All In”?

May 13, 2013

By:  GE Christenson Unfortunately, there is not, that I can see, a simple pattern that predicts the next high or low in the price of silver. Markets seldom make it that easy. However, there are patterns that provide valuable information to help illuminate the “big picture” perspective of where the

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Gold and Silver Bearish Sentiment Is At Extreme Levels

Gold and Silver Bearish Sentiment Is At Extreme Levels

May 10, 2013

By:  John Townsend at The TSI Trader. The usefulness of sentiment’s stealth crystal ball is about to be revealed to the litany of unsuspecting precious metal bears and skeptics who have convinced themselves that gold’s bull market

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Is The Decline In Gold Predicting Deflation?

Is The Decline In Gold Predicting Deflation?

May 2, 2013

By GE Christenson We all know that our cost of living in increasing, but how much? The official government statistics assure us that inflation is running around 2% per year. It reminds me of the line attributed to Groucho Marx, “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?” But, your cost of

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US Mint Gold and Silver Bullion Sales Soar In April

US Mint Gold and Silver Bullion Sales Soar In April

May 1, 2013

The exploding demand for physical gold and silver has become a worldwide phenomenon.  Shortly after the price plunge of early April buyers rushed in to take advantage of bargain prices.  Dealers and mints worldwide have reported off the charts demand for physical gold and silver. Intense demand across

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The Gold Crash – Why It Doesn’t Matter

The Gold Crash – Why It Doesn’t Matter

April 30, 2013

By:  GE Christenson The NASDAQ 100 index peaked at 1,485 in July 1998. It subsequently crashed to below 1,070 in October 1998, a loss of about 28%. But, it climbed back to nearly 5,000 in March 2000, a rally off the low of over 350% in 17 months. The S&P 500 index peaked in October 2007 around 1,575.

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