It was quite the cast of interesting characters: one of them began fighting for legal gold ownership back in 1972, one was influenced by Ronald Reagan’s unfulfilled campaign promise to return to the gold standard, and one was a long-time student of objectivism who suddenly had assets to protect. In this entertaining roundtable discussion led […]
This interview between Kerry Stevenson of the GAIC & Monetary Metals CEO Keith Weiner is the followup to a recent post, The Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure. Stevenson is the Founder of the Gold and Alternative Investments Conference coming up in November. This time around, they cover the following topics: Why consuming capital is finite […]
Leading up to November’s Gold and Alternative Investments Conference, Event Founder Kerry Stevenson picked Keith Weiner’s brain on the following topics: What is fiat currency and why is it bound to fail? The decline of dollar purchasing power Money versus credit and why you need to understand the current issues What the implications are for […]
These are exciting times for gold & silver ETFs. Bloomberg reported this week that metal-backed ETFs accumulated more than $50 billion of bullion this year. And Nasdaq shows that iShares Silver Trust (SLV) has experienced a $188.2 million dollar inflow over the past 12 months. Headlines excitedly shout about A Golden Opportunity and ETF Land’s […]
Last year, Monetary Metals’ CEO Keith Weiner wrote an article debunking the idea (popular at the time) that Basel III regulations would send gold’s price to the moon. The focus of that piece was on the investors and individuals who own gold. This time, we’ll look at the same subject, but from the perspective of companies […]
Forbes Senior Contributor Larry Light penned an opinion piece this week titled “Stay the Hell Away From Gold”. As you can imagine, he took a strong position on whether or not purchasing gold right now is a good idea. Spoiler Alert: he’s against it. His argument boils down to this: gold is volatile, and while […]
Let’s do a quick thought experiment together. Imagine you want to order ten widgets. You place your order with the highly rated Widget Providers Extraordinaire, Inc. They receive and confirm your order for ten widgets, but they only deliver five. How do you feel about that? Miffed? Stiffed? Troubled? Triggered? Now let’s imagine you want […]
The bet between Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich shows a fatal flaw in how most people think about inflation. Are you familiar with the bet? Ehrlich wrote a book titled The Population Bomb. He held a pessimistic view of the future, in which population growth would outstrip resources (essentially the same as Thomas Malthus). Simon […]
“The price of gold is rising, but that’s not the most important thing.” That’s the start of a compelling article our CEO, Keith Weiner, wrote this week about our current environment. In it, he illustrates your role – and mine! – as creditors in the ever-expanding US debt burden. Eye-opening, indeed. You can see it […]
I received an email from a client last week referencing Ted Butler’s June 4th article on precious metals leasing. I want to clear up some confusion that might arise from reading it. I acknowledge that Mr. Butler’s focus isn’t leasing per se. It’s why precious metals prices aren’t where they are supposed to be (higher […]
