My jaw dropped when I heard this story. A friend of mine was in his early career on Wall Street; he was a trainee under a man by the name of Kevin, the Managing Director of the Govt Bond Trading Desk. Interest rates had just reached 15% on the 30…
The biggest company in the whole wide world started off as a custodial business for physical gold and silver. People entrusted the company with their physical gold and silver in exchange for paper IOUs which they could use to barter for goods and services. In 1944, the company held more…
I remember being nine years old with a big wad of cash. In 1980, I had earned allowances over the years and was growing and selling strawberries for a profit. While my brother was a big spender, I was a big saver. I understood the benefits of saving, especially after…
I’ve been trading gold miners for about three years now, and I’ve observed first hand how easily these guys are thrown around by manipulation in the price of gold. There’s paper gold and there’s physical gold, both the same price in the stock market. The idea is that gold is…
The following scriptures from the Bible describe how the Israelites took down the city of Jericho by following God’s detailed instructions. There’s more to the message than the battle, and once again, the number seven plays a mysterious and significant role. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men…
There are 7 colors in a rainbow, 7 days in a week, and 7 Wonders of the World, not to mention Snow White and the seven dwarfs. According to Numerology.com: “The number 7 is the seeker, the thinker, the searcher of Truth (notice the capital ‘T’). The 7 doesn’t take…
Gold is still low, and the gold miners are incredibly undervalued at the moment, while most equities are extremely overvalued. On Tuesday, the Dow lost 800 points. Will it continue to fall or will it rebound again? Here are three things to watch… 1) Market Cap to GDP Ratio, otherwise…
Of the 21.4 trillion U.S. national debt, approximately 6.2 trillion is owned by foreign countries, almost 30 percent. China and Japan are the largest holders with more than a trillion each, but the Social Security Trust Fund (aka your retirement fund) owns most of it. While there’s been plenty of…
“In God We Trust” is our nation’s motto. It’s explained in The Star-Spangled Banner, stressed in The Pledge of Allegiance, and printed on our currency. It has been the law since July 30, 1956, when the 84th Congress approved it as such and President Dwight Eisenhower declared it must appear…
A cool breeze rattled the curtains and woke me from my slumber. There’s nothing like the fragrance of budding flowers in fresh morning air. Only a few weeks a year do I have the pleasure of leaving the windows open all night in Michigan. Either it’s very cold here, or…
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