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The Problem with Record-Low Interest Rates

The Problem with Record-Low Interest Rates

Are you familiar with the GoldNewsletter podcast? They boast over 200 episodes on the topics of investment, economics, and geopolitics. This week, hosts Fergus Hodgson & Brien Lundin interviewed Monetary Metals’ CEO Keith Weiner on the topic of falling interest rates and how cheap borrowing comes at the expense of capital productivity.   Did you enjoy this […]

Gold and Alternative Investments Conference 2020

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We recently posted a 2-part video chat with Kerry Stevenson & CEO Keith Weiner, related to promoting the upcoming Gold and Alternative Investments Conference coming up in November. An annual event, November’s gathering will be virtual. You can register for the event, here. Although we published an article last fall summarizing Keith’s keynote address at […]

The Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure, Part 2

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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 […]

The Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure

Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure

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 […]

We Need a Free Market in Interest Rates

We do not have a free market in interest rates today. We have not had one since the creation of the Fed in 1913. The Fed began buying bonds almost immediately, which pushes up the price and hence pushes down the interest rate. However, as I discuss in my theory of interest and prices, the […]

Why Am I Fighting for the Gold Standard?

Life is good. They could not have imagined what we have now, back in the dark ages. So I have never understood why people prep for a return to the dark ages. The only thing I can think of is that they don’t really picture what life is like. 14 hours a day of back-breaking […]

Interview with Jay Taylor on Earning a Good, Safe Yield on your Gold Holdings

Keith was interviewed by Jay Taylor for his radio program on how Monetary Metals is allowing investors to earn annual returns on their gold holdings with relatively low risk. Keith explains his background why he established Monetary Metals, as well as the practical aspects of Gold Fixed Income investments. Listen to Keith’s interview with Jay […]

The Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure

The dollar is failing. Millions of people can see at least some of the major signs, such as the collapse of interest rates, record high number of people not counted in the workforce, and debt rising from already-unpayable levels at an accelerating rate. I am going to share a little bit about myself and my […]

What Will The Coming Gold Standard Look Like

I gave a talk at FreedomFest last month. Unfortunately, the video was not recorded (not even the projector worked). However, the topic is so important that I recorded the talk back in my office, to put a video to put on the Internet. My talk covers the following areas: First pseudo gold standard | 0:50 […]

Introducing Yield Purchasing Power

The monetary debate seems artificially limited. On one side is Federal Reserve policy based on discretion. On the other is policy based on rules. It’s Keynes vs. Friedman. It’s central planning of our economy based on the reactive whims of wise monetary planners vs. central planning of our economy based on the proactive rules written […]