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A Silver Lining That Could Double Your Money

"Coming off the gold standard in 1971 ensured a new volatile rise in commodity prices would continue. That means that savvy investors should own assets that rise along with inflation. Precious metals are a good option – and given its current position, my choice would be silver. Silver’s drivers are still in place, and because no one wants silver right now, it’s a great contrarian play. I believe silver offers great risk-reward right now, which is the final reason it’s a buy." Continue reading →

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Gold: Fear vs. Greed – and Taxes [Bullish]

"I've yet to be convinced that the Keynesians are right, governments of the world have cured what ails the global economy with their virtual printing presses, and the next boom is a done deal. That doesn't mean gold can't or won't go lower – just that if it does, the fundamentals say it's a buying opportunity. I know that some analysts are saying that having retreated more than 20%, gold has entered 'official' bear market territory, and that signals a long wait for recovery, but experience has shown that when gold sells off for the wrong reasons, it usually bounces back. Strongly. Remember the second half of the 1970s gold bull market." Continue reading →

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Historic Gold Crash. What To Expect Next [Bearish]

"First, central bank money-printing has lost its impact on the markets. Second, austerity measures in Europe and the United States are also overpowering the inflationary impact of money-printing. Third, and most importantly in my view, the Cyprus confiscation of uninsured depositor money has completely turned the world upside down. Money is no longer safe in a bank in Europe. That, in turn, is causing hundreds of billions of dollars to essentially go into hiding. But not in gold, which is subject to confiscation, real or imagined. Fourth, Japan’s new aggressive policy to devalue its currency is also not bullish for gold." Continue reading →

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David Stockman: This Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme, It’s Just Debt on Top of More Debt

"Two days ago, former White House Budget Director in the Reagan Administration, David Stockman, dropped some financial bombs in an interview on FOX. He said the Social Security Trust Fund was 'filled with confetti.' Stockman said if the Fed was 'gone fishing' for six weeks (meaning it would stop the $85 billion a month 'open-ended' money printing), 'there would be calamity in the markets.' It seems everybody on both sides of the aisle hates his new book called 'The Great Deformation.' That tells me he’s doing something right." Continue reading →

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Bill Bonner: Tough luck for investors!

"For five years now, the US private sector has been trying to deleverage - while the public sector insists that it borrow more. Result: economic stagnation. Also, US consumers have watched their wages and family incomes fall for more than ten years. And adjusted for inflation (however you calculate it) investors are still below where they were in 2000. And now, the world has changed...almost the opposite of 1980, when the big boom began. Today, stocks are expensive, not cheap like they were in 1980. Interest rates are low, not high like they were in 1980. Total debt is now around 350% of GDP, not 150% like it was in 1980." Continue reading →

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John Browne Explains the Great Game

"Of countries that have to make something, like the Swiss – the Swiss have got a heap of granite with icing on the top of it and yet they're one of the richest countries in the world. It's the people that do this stuff. It's the people and the leadership and if they believe in something they do it, and the Germans, too. They believe in hard work but what's more, they believe that the hard work of today's citizens should be kept intact so that those hard working people, when they retire, should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. The Anglo-Americans say the hell with the future, the hell with children, the hell with grandchildren. We want that money now." Continue reading →

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Jim Rogers: ‘I Suspect They’ll Take the Pension Plans Next; I’m Taking Preparations’

"I was able to reconnect for an interview with legendary Quantum Fund manager and commodities bull, Jim Rogers. This was an especially groundbreaking interview, as Jim shared thoughts on what governments around the world will be taking next, and what he’s doing right now to protect his personal bank accounts following the Cyprus collapse. With respect to which assets governments will likely be coming for next, Jim said, '401k plans, IRA’s, and pensions plans which the government knows about [may be next]…They’re rationale would be, ‘Well most people haven’t been doing well in their IRAs and pension plans for the past several years, so we’re going to help you.'" Continue reading →

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History’s Hidden Engine

"Chronicling the new and revolutionary science of socionomics, History’s Hidden Engine is the result of more than three years of research and dedicated filmmaking by David Edmond Moore. In just 59 minutes and with the help of pop songs, news footage and cultural images, this documentary explores how social mood drives trends in movies, music, fashion, economics, politics, the media, and even the stock market. Moore traveled North America to capture the insights of 17 brilliant minds at the vanguard of socionomic research, and the results are nothing short of astonishing." Continue reading →

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Meet the Bitcoin Millionaires

"Many Bitcoin tycoons are devoting themselves to expanding the currency’s reach. Yifu Guo was a digital media student at New York University when he began mining some of the first coins, occasionally cashing in a few to help pay his rent. After he recognized Bitcoin’s potential, he quit school and founded a company called Avalon, which sells hardware built solely for the purpose of mining Bitcoins. Tony Gallippi is CEO of BitPay, a payment processor he co-founded in 2011 that enables online merchants to accept Bitcoins. He says he includes Bitcoins in his investment portfolio along with stocks, bonds, and real estate." Continue reading →

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Botnet fraud wreaking havoc on advertisers: report

"Security researchers have discovered a botnet they have dubbed 'Chameleon' which they calculate is costing display advertisers around $6m (£3.9m) per month by falsely viewing billions of pages and adverts on about 200 sites owned by a small group of publishers. The discovery points to widespread fraud in which adverts are clicked among networks of sites to generate money for sites and ad networks – though it is still unclear whether it is one or more publishers, or one or more ad networks which supply ads to the sites, which are to blame for the fraud. The botnet consists of at least 120,000 subverted Windows machines, 95% of them located inside the US." Continue reading →

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