Do The Hungarians Understand Something That Ben Bernanke Doesn’t?
One of the seminal moments during my precious metals education over the past decade was hearing former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke once explain to Ron Paul that “nobody really understands gold prices, and I don’t pretend to really understand them either.”...
read morePareto Thinking and Safety
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. The Pareto Principle states that results often follow an 80—20 distribution. It is not a mathematical fact, but an observation. Examples: 20% of people do 80% of the productive work. 20% of politicians create 80%...
read moreWhy Mark Cuban’s Comments On Gold Make Me Want To Buy More
During my time training to be an equity options trader, the shop I worked for required that I log 100 hours of poker training. Under the belief that there are great similarities between the decision-making required for poker, and that required for successfully trading...
read moreWe Should Know Better!
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. Most sane individuals believe these basic truths. We cannot borrow our way out of debt. We cannot spend our way into prosperity. We cannot tax ourselves into wealth. We trust sane individuals also understand the...
read moreWhat If Silver Isn’t Manipulated After All…
There’s a headline to get the silver bugs riled up! But take a deep breath. As far as I can see there is still every reason to thoroughly believe the market has been manipulated. And that there is a large short position that will eventually have to be resolved with a...
read moreThe Patron Saint of Central Banking
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. Charles Ponzi was a charming con-artist who operated a century ago in the United States and Canada. He should be the patron saint of central banking, commercial banking, “borrow and spend” politicians and...
read moreAre The Bubbles Teetering?
In a rather wild sequence of events this past Friday, a flurry of news indicated that we might be getting a bit closer towards the collapse of the stock, bond, and real estate bubbles. Consider some of the following CNBC screenshots from Friday, beginning with the...
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Cabal On The Run
Russia & China Just Signaled The World That It’s Ready To Move Away From The Dollar: Bill Holter
BOB MORIARTY & KEVIN VECMANIS | The Next Big Thing
Here is a great email we received from our friend Hunter Riley III
Hey Now Andy - Sorry haven't written lately. Been slammed. Started doing some writing for the world's best precious metals dealer. Moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico to get out of the nutty Chicago winters and take advantage of their unbelievable tax incentives from Act...
read moreDow Jones Tanks As Silver Market Price Bottoming
During the last 90 minutes of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Index tanked by 400 points. Supposedly, the steep selloff had something to do with the release of the Fed minutes. However, today, the market has reversed once again and is up by 200 points. ...
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Do The Hungarians Understand Something That Ben Bernanke Doesn’t?
One of the seminal moments during my precious metals education over the past decade was hearing former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke once explain to Ron Paul that “nobody really understands gold prices, and I don’t pretend to really understand them either.”...
read morePareto Thinking and Safety
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. The Pareto Principle states that results often follow an 80—20 distribution. It is not a mathematical fact, but an observation. Examples: 20% of people do 80% of the productive work. 20% of politicians create 80%...
read moreWhy Mark Cuban’s Comments On Gold Make Me Want To Buy More
During my time training to be an equity options trader, the shop I worked for required that I log 100 hours of poker training. Under the belief that there are great similarities between the decision-making required for poker, and that required for successfully trading...
read moreWe Should Know Better!
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. Most sane individuals believe these basic truths. We cannot borrow our way out of debt. We cannot spend our way into prosperity. We cannot tax ourselves into wealth. We trust sane individuals also understand the...
read moreWhat If Silver Isn’t Manipulated After All…
There’s a headline to get the silver bugs riled up! But take a deep breath. As far as I can see there is still every reason to thoroughly believe the market has been manipulated. And that there is a large short position that will eventually have to be resolved with a...
read moreThe Patron Saint of Central Banking
Gary Christenson wrote this article for Miles Franklin. Charles Ponzi was a charming con-artist who operated a century ago in the United States and Canada. He should be the patron saint of central banking, commercial banking, “borrow and spend” politicians and...
read moreAre The Bubbles Teetering?
In a rather wild sequence of events this past Friday, a flurry of news indicated that we might be getting a bit closer towards the collapse of the stock, bond, and real estate bubbles. Consider some of the following CNBC screenshots from Friday, beginning with the...
read moreWhy does no one consider China’s ultimate “nuclear option”???
We are hearing daily about the possibility of "trade wars". It is this possibility that is being blamed for the increased volatility (read markets dropping), but I do not believe it is the only factor. In fact, equity markets began their upset as interest rates...
read moreTruth and Confidence In Currencies
This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson. In 1967 the Jefferson Airplane sang: “When the truth is found to be lies, And all the joy within you dies...” Restate this for global currencies and it becomes: When the truth is found to be lies,...
read moreHow Do You Think The Chinese Feel About Buying Those Treasures Now?
Back in the beginning of the year Bloomberg reported that “senior government officials in Beijing reviewing the nation’s foreign-exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasuries.” A fair amount has happened since then, so it's worth...
read moreMarkets Peak and Collapse
This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson. Markets rise into unsustainable tops and correct. It is comforting to believe every correction is a pause in a larger rally. However, stocks, bonds and commodities rise and sometime collapse. The...
read moreFed Launches Stealth QE “New Normal”
In recent years the Federal Reserve has hardly been known for its track record and credibility. Yet a few weeks ago chairman Jerome Powell slipped in a real whopper that was downright stunning, even for the Fed. It turns out that apparently when the Fed has been...
read moreHe Ran Into My Knife Ten Times
Stock Market Warning – And Silver Opportunity
Stock Market Warning – And Silver Opportunity This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson. THE BIG PICTURE: The Dow and S&P 500 Index topped January 26. The NASDAQ 100 topped on March 13-14. What comes next? Is this the best question? The top has...
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