Month: December 2012

Let’s first review my view from last year- Silver:  “It is clear the silver has greater volatility attached to it, especially with an 81.9% move in 2010.  At this writing, I expect to see a drop similar to 2008.  Those that have the ability to manipulate the price will attempt to remove anyone who is… Continue reading Gold & Silver in 2013

    Why don’t we?

  I don’t think so.   “Courtesy of ShadowStats.com”

Many Americans have never traveled overseas thus they are unaware that other countries pay close attention to the news coming out of the U.S.  Since we are the largest economy in the world, our actions or inaction causes ripples in other countries.  The current fiscal cliff impasse is pathetic.  Politicians have known for years that… Continue reading Fiscal Cliff Damage

Incompetence is the lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications.  The U.S. continues to pursue increased complexity in all aspects of its various systems.  Banks are thought to be too big to fail, Government follows a path of unlimited borrowing and unsupportable financial commitments, and students borrow money for fields of study that are… Continue reading The Path to Incompetence

2012 will mark the end of an era.  Japan, the world’s 3rd largest economy, will drive the Yen down and force inflation.  As the Yen declines, Japanese bond rates will rise.  They are now set for hyper-inflation. The fiscal cliff in the U.S. is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.  The true… Continue reading End of an era

For thousands of years gold has been a fundamental store of value and medium of exchange, based on equal weights and measures.  Once technology allowed for easy accounting and flow of transactions, the Laws were changed, and regulators opted not to enforce the spirit of the Law, the global financial bubble inflated to epic proportion. … Continue reading Graphical View of Financial Assets