What happened to $1,000 gold? --  5-1-08 -- Buy-the-dip opportunity’ in progress -- By Craig R. Smith, CEO Swiss America -- The recent pullback in the price of gold has sparked a slew of inquires as to just what precipitated the drop and if this is the end of the bull market. There have been five prior “major corrections” to the current long-term secular bull market... |
Fed's no fool, are Americans? --  4-1-08 -- By James M. Carrillo, Swiss America Broker --The Fed bailed out the entire financial system and all is well? Excuse me, if Zimbabwe economics is a cure then we are fine. When I took my economics classes at UCLA I was taught that an increase of the quantity of money in existence, which is not pegged to a commodity such as gold, is inflationary... |
Commodity sell-off: bullish or bearish? --  3-24-08 -- Commodity prices fell 9% last week as the same speculative investment funds which drove oil and gold prices to record highs on Monday decided to take profits, sending prices sliding. The gold bulls view this correction as a chance for investors, who feel they have missed the boat, to jump on board... |
Worried about the return OF your money? --  3-10-08 -- Make smart financial choices before more unhappiness hits the fan! -- By Craig R. Smith -- Will Rogers, a beloved humorist and humanitarian, once said he was more worried about the return OF his money than the return ON his money. Savvy investors will heed his timeless financial advice... |
Gold Near $1,000 --  3-3-08 -- by Mary Anne and Pamela Aden -- Gold is soaring. It's quickly closing in on the all important $1000 level but most people are looking elsewhere. Simply put, gold is where you want to be. Silver is super strong too. These are the best markets, and if you've been banking on other markets, then you've probably been disappointed... |
24 Reasons Why Precious Metals Are Erupting --  2-21-07 -- By David Bradshaw, Editor RMP -- Rising inflation here and abroad could be the next economic volcano to erupt as the Fed desperately attempts to engineer a "soft-landing", pushing precious metal prices to lofty new heights. Over four dozen experts now agree that gold and silver prices will easily double again over the next few years just to reach their previous inflation-adjusted 1980 highs... |
GOLD'S NEXT STAGE --  2-14-08 -- Swiss America's 26th Anniversary Real Money Perspectives -- Release Date: 2/21/08 -- The world will witness a gold price explosion this year, propelling the shiny yellow metal into the next and most exciting "public era" of this long-term bull market. The financial markets are betting that the Fed will... |
Let the Free Market be free! --  1-24-08 -- Gov’t Stimulus: "timely, targeted and temporary" … Ha! -- By Craig R. Smith, CEO, Swiss America -- After a week of government stimulus talk and a Federal Reserve rate cut of three-quarters of a percent, the market is trying to get everyone's attention. The message it's sending? STOP! The market has some problems to work through and left alone to do so, it will. Look at the facts... |
Gov't stimulus: good or bad idea? --  1-17-08 -- Author/Swiss America CEO on FOX "Your World with Neil Cavuto" today discussing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments to Congress urging a "timely, targeted and temporary" government stimulus package... and the resulting sell-off on Wall Street... Watch it! |
2008: Your Golden Opportunity --  1-15-08 -- By Dr. Fred Goldstein, Sr. Broker, SATC -- While owning gold in the form of commodity options, ETFs, and mining shares may be beneficial, taking possession of gold coins is unique. The benefits of physical ownership include intergenerational wealth transfer, personal control, privacy and non-exchange dependency. I will make the case that the benefits of owning certain gold coins... |
2008: The upside of downward mobility --  12-19-07 -- By Craig R. Smith, CEO, Swiss America -- Recent polls show the economy is fast becoming the number one issue for American voters in the upcoming presidential election, and rightly so. But true economic wealth and prosperity are not measured in dollars, but in our contentment, in our relationships and in our legacy. The key to finding true happiness in 2008... |
Soaring Markets... --  12-6-07 ... And More To Come -- by Mary Anne & Pamela Aden, Aden Forecast -- Huge moves have been taking place this year. It’s a big deal but, with the exception of oil, not many people are paying attention. In fact, it seems like most people don’t really care... |
The Case for $2,000 Gold --  11-27-07 -- Why the Quiet Bull Market of the 21st Century is About to Roar! -- By Craig R. Smith & David M. Bradshaw -- Now that gold prices have risen above $800/oz., a new public phase of the gold rush is set to begin. Strong physical demand, a falling dollar, central bank buying, geopolitical risks and concerns about inflation are only a few of the major forces driving this gold bull... |
Fed rate cut fuels dollar slide --  10-31-07 -- Experts forecast rising commodity prices; $1,000 gold, $100 oil -- By David Bradshaw, Editor, RMP -- Oil and gold prices hit fresh record highs Wednesday while the dollar struck a new low after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.5%. "The Fed is driving the dollar down to save the housing market, but this is just a quick-fix... |
7 reasons a weaker dollar hurts America --  10-22-07 -- By Carl Delfeld, Forbes.com -- My view is that the value of a nation's currency reflects the perceived value of country in the global marketplace. Maintaining and strengthening the value of our nation's currency is in the best interest of American consumers, businesses and investors... |
The Fed's Motive for Inflating --  10-11-07 -- By Bill Bonner, The Daily Reckoning -- Why would the U.S. central bank want to create inflation? Blame Congress, the politicians always want to spend more money than they can raise in taxes. Or, blame consumers. They spend money they don't have on things they don't need. A little extra money makes people feel like they are getting something for nothing... |
Private wealth: a thing of the past --  10-4-07 -- By David Bradshaw, Editor RMP -- Your holdings in stocks, bonds, cash, even gold (in most cases) are literally on display for the world to see today, unless you take some specific (and legal) steps to privatize your wealth. In today's world of ultra-transparent investment, it may surprise you to discover there are only a few legitimate investment niches that offer 100% privacy ... |
The #1 reason gold is rising --  9-6-07 -- "The primary catalyst for the next leg up in gold is the dollar," reports Bloomberg. But the dollar's decline is just the first of six major forces driving gold higher -- 2:30 Excerpt from "A Rare Opportunity: GOLD 101" DVD: "Money is either the builder or destroyer of society..." |
Dow 14K: Miracle... or Mirage? --  7-20-07 -- Analysts outline major financial risks and rewards ahead -- The Dow hit a new nominal high of 14,000 in July, 17% above its March 2000 peak of 11,722. But after adjusting for inflation and a falling dollar, the Dow still needs to rise another 4% to 14,200 to reach the same level it was SEVEN years ago! New Special Report, Part I. |
Regaining lost liberty --  6-29-07 -- BY PAT BOONE -- Is it possible -- even thinkable -- that after enjoying 200 years of unbridled freedom we, in one or two generations, can throw away, or have wrenched from us, all our liberties? We can -- and it's happening! The Greek philosopher Heraclites said, "A man's character is his fate." Ben Franklin said, "As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters"... |
$2,200 Gold Ahead Say Experts --  2-4-08 -- By David Bradshaw, RMP Editor ... The commodity super-cycle has swept gold prices to more than triple over the last six years -- but that's just the kickoff say the experts. Gold hit $725/oz. in 2006, then $835/oz. in 2007. How far will this gold bull run? Prepare to be shocked by over four dozen experts... |
Invest according to your DNA --  6-7-07 -- By Jim Rutz, WND.com -- So you want to retire on your stock market profits? OK, it can be done, but you'd better pick those stocks carefully. If you had relied on the rising tide of the Dow to lift your boat for the past 97 years, you would have gained a pathetic 0.8 percent per year after deducting for inflation and capital gains taxes. There is no ideal investment for everyone... |
Headed for recession? --  5-22-07 -- SIGNS OF THE TIMES, By Dr. Irwin Kellner, MarketWatch -- If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Same goes for the economy. From all appearances, the economy seems to be in a funk. The slowdown could get worse before... |
FED 'Chickens Out' --  5-9-07 -- Keeps Rates On Hold -- Inviting Grave Future Problems -- MoneyNews.com Editors -- "The Fed has disappointed us these past six months. In our view, the Fed has 'chickened out' yet again and will make conditions far worse in the future as the U.S. dollar continues its downward, inflationary plunge and stealth inflation..." |
The 3 cent dollar! --  4-23-07 -- By David Bradshaw, Editor RMP -- "The dollar is close to breaking through support levels and if it does that then it could have significant implications for all markets, and certainly for the Treasury market in terms of inflation," said Bill Gross of PIMCO to Bloomberg TV... |
GOLD: Big Picture Focus --  3-14-07 -- by Mary Anne and Pamela Aden -- All of the markets have been volatile and the precious metals have not been an exception. These markets, however, remain bullish. Despite the recent downward corrections, the major trends are up. This month marks the six year anniversary of gold's bull market... |
The market sell-off of '07? --  2-27-07 -- By David Bradshaw -- Richard Russell, Marc Faber and Craig Smith weigh in on sell-off ... Stocks plunged Tuesday, sending the Dow down 416 points (3.2 percent). Investors ran for the exit doors after a 9 percent sell-off in Chinese stocks... "Trading curbs where put in place to stop a complete meltdown in the market'... |
Why the dollar is in trouble --  2-22-07 -- By Craig R. Smith -- Once upon a time... American economists used to arrogantly say, "The dollar is our currency, but it's your problem!" Today the declining dollar is both a global problem and a domestic problem, as it spurs higher U.S. inflation based on The Domino Effect... |
In Gold Coins We Trust --  2-9-07 -- By David Bradshaw, Editor, RMP -- Tangible commodities and high quality collectible investments will likely outperform intangible investments in 2007. Gold and silver coins, the famous 'old world' currency are fast becoming the 'new world' currency because they offer the missing link in all paper currencies... |
In whose numbers do you trust? --  2-1-07 -- Is the CPI rigged? By Craig R. Smith -- It's nonsense to say that we live in a world of 2 to 3 percent inflation today, because the government has systematically stripped out of their CPI virtually all of the "real world" indicators ... It is easy to use numbers to lie, but it's very hard to discover that lie because our culture tells us that numbers are objective and true... |
