"There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved." -Ludwig Von Mises
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Sep
1

Gold Is Not Just For Doom and Gloomers Anymore

Author: Mac Slavo

Whether you’re buying gold bricks to diversify some of your amassed wealth or stocking pre-1965 quarters for your bug-out bags, you can feel confident that you are backed by over 5,000 years of monetary history that proves your investment will never go to zero.

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Aug
26

Nominal Vs. Real: Gold In Terms of Other Assets

written by Mac Slavo

When the world was on a gold standard, there was never any discussion in the markets of the terms nominal versus real. They were one and the same.

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Aug
20

What about the gold?

written by Mac Slavo

The point is, there are lots of monetary and financial games afoot, and looking at traditional methods for investing all of your wealth may leave you holding worthless paper at exactly the time you need to have something of worth, something physical, in your possession.

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Aug
19

Prediction: Silver Will Go to Parity With Gold

written by Mac Slavo

“We had a hint that maybe the ratio of ounces of silver to ounces of gold may go through this wild gyration and end up, at some point, briefly, at one to one.”

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Aug
6

The United States is Collapsing

written by Mac Slavo

This economic impending disaster is one that Americans do not understand and will overtake the mass majority like a thief in the night. Your typical American will not fully realize what has actually happened until they go to the bank to cash their check and find it closed with military guarding the front door.

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Aug
3

Islam and Money - Should We Take Their Lead?

written by Mac Slavo

Which would you prefer: enslavement or freedom and justice?

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Jul
29

You’ll Hate Your Gold So Much You’ll Want to Spit On It

written by Mac Slavo

Has gold achieved bubble status yet? Our opinion is that gold is nowhere close. We haven’t even achieved the inflation adjusted highs of the 1980’s gold bubble as of yet, which would put gold somewhere in the area of $2300.

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Jul
21

Government Moves to Tax, Track All Gold Transactions

written by Mac Slavo

The new 1099 provisions in the health care bill, which will force business owners to declare all purchases over $600 on their yearly tax return, will also directly affect the sale of gold coins and bullion

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Jul
13

The Catastrophic Effects of Inflation

written by Contributing Author

The Debasement or Destruction of value in their money, has led to the decline and collapse of at least 6 major empires throughout history.

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Jul
7

Gold and Silver - Will They Protect You?

written by Mac Slavo

The intent of this article is not to make a case for deflation or inflation. Our purpose in this article is to provide readers, those who desire to preserve their wealth and purchasing power, a basic historical perspective about precious metals like gold and silver in both, inflationary and deflationary, scenarios.

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Jun
4

Peter Schiff Accuses Goldline of Overcharing for Gold By 67%

written by Mac Slavo

Peter Schiff, founder of Euro Pacific Capital and soon to be gold dealer Euro Pacific Precious Metals, did his own research, and determined that Goldline was charging at least 67% “commission” for gold coins that his company offers for just 2% above the spot price.

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May
27

Greek Rush for Safety Sends Gold to $1700

written by Mac Slavo

It is clear that when a country’s private sector loses confidence in its government, there is only one feasible place to go for safety because it’s readily recognizable and liquid - precious metals.

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May
25

THE SCHAEF REPORT (Special In-Depth Precious Metals Edition)

written by A Schaef

Everything you need to know about precious metals including a brief history, why precious metals are money, the gold standard, arguments against gold, how precious metals relate to the monetary base, types of gold investments, what and how to buy, and industrial applications.

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May
25

Collapsing Public Confidence and Gold

written by Contributing Author

We’ve oft discussed gold as a hedge against not inflation, but the cause of it, which is governments run amok.

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May
21

The Chinese Gold Rush

written by Mac Slavo

While our government tells us to invest in stocks and bonds, the Chinese have been actively promoting gold to their population of over $1 Billion.

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May
16

A Dollar, a Euro and an Ounce of Gold Are Sitting on a Plane…

written by Mac Slavo

After watching the foreign currency exchanges for the last couple of months one would think that whatever problems the dollar had in 2008 and 2009 are long gone.

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May
15

Silver Price Projection: $1000 per Ounce This Decade

written by Mac Slavo

We’ve heard many a price projection from precious metals analysts, but none so optimistic as that of Jeff Nielson.

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May
12

Recommended Reading: The Dollar Rally is Hugely Bullish for Precious Metals

written by Contributing Author

So the question becomes, “Given that America’s severe fiscal crisis undoubtedly is well-known to Big Money, why on earth is Big Money flooding into the risky fiat currency known as the Dollar?” The answer is: because Big Money does not know what else to do with itself right now. Therefore, hundreds of billions of Euros and other currencies perceived to be at-risk are flowing into what Big Money views as the “least worst” currency at the present time: the Dollar.

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May
3

READY TO EXPLODE

written by Howard Katz

The coming short term market period should be very exciting. Gold should now mount its assault on its Dec. high. If this can be breached, then the pattern of higher highs and higher lows will be reaffirmed.

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Apr
26

THE FALL OF THE EURO

written by Howard Katz

Many a weekend since the beginning of the year has been occupied by a “crisis” in the euro. But this weekend’s “crisis” seems to be the mother of them all. As such, it will probably put an end to them, and the gold market will pull out of its funk and resume its bull trend.

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