How to Counterfeit

Governments can print money to pay for bailouts, corporate takeovers, quasi-government takeovers such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, social programs, health care, cash for clunkers/appliances, extended unemployment benefits, and any myriad of other new spending programs… but they can’t create gold. The U.S. government via the

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“Made in China” never sounded so “Golden’”

By:  John Fisher China has actively begun to diversify its mountain of foreign reserves stemming from its trade surpluses. Their central bankers failed to diversify their reserve holdings out of primarily US Treasuries. Last year, China’s reserve holdings declined substantially due to both dollar devaluation and lower

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Don’t Let It Phase You!

By John Fisher The THREE PHASES of this Metals Market: This precious metals market is still in its early stages. Now, we must be patient and realistic in our time frame.  Our returns will come soon enough, and our efforts will be rewarded. Don’t fall for the

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A Signal from the Stock Market

By James Turk The stock market is often acclaimed for its forecasting ability.  Stock prices peak long before the downturn in economic activity that generally results in a recession and a prolonged decline in the stock market.  Then after this lull in the economy, the bear market

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Gold Poised to Challenge New Highs

By:  John Fisher – Chart from James Turk Numerous records continue to be broken by gold, including some longstanding ones that go back to the January 1980 peak.  Gold closed the month of May at a new record high against every major world currency except the Japanese

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