"Stefan Molyneux looks at the rise of Bitcoin and discusses it's history, mining, fees, altcoins, regulatory hypocrisy, worldwide awareness, comparisons to gold, anonymous transactions, possible government attacks and what the future holds for the decentralized cryptocurrency." Continue reading →
"Karen Hudes, a former 20 year employee of the World Bank, contends the U.S. credit rating is on very dubious ground. Hudes says, 'This is actually an underhanded move because they know the U.S. dollar is going to lose its status as an international currency.' What would that look like to the man on the street? Hudes predicts, 'Prices would change on a daily basis. They would double. The number of families that would be employed would be in the minority . . . there would be lawlessness.' Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with former World Bank lawyer Karen Hudes." Continue reading →
"If you look at bitcoin, it has all those same characteristics of gold in terms of it being easily recognizable, easily divisible and similarly, they both have a limited supply and can’t just be made out of thin air. Where bitcoin differs from gold is that it is easily transportable. You can send bitcoins anywhere on the planet instantly basically for free. It is incredibly expensive to ship gold around the world and if you do, you have to trust the shipping company or the delivery company, with bitcoin you don’t have to trust anybody at all. All you do, is send the bitcoins and they have been sent. So bitcoin has gold’s valuable characteristics as money but it is also transportable." Continue reading →
"Marc Faber is an economic authority on global macroeconomics, capital markets, and investment and the Editor & Publisher of 'The Gloom Boom & Doom Report'. He spoke with The Prospect Group about university style formal education, the coming economic collapse, and the options people to preserve their wealth." Continue reading →
"Most traders, obsessed with the tiniest tweaks to the monthly rate of Fed printing, are missing the big picture: Credit growth has outpaced the economy’s productive potential, both here and around the globe. Each successive growth spurt in money and credit has a weaker marginal impact on the real economy; this requires permanently easy monetary policy, and perhaps, eventually, a formal devaluation of paper against gold. In his latest Gloom Boom & Doom Report, Marc Faber argues that the Fed has lost control of the bond market. Treasury note yields have doubled from the summer 2012 lows — a development that surely wasn’t part of the Fed’s stimulus playbook." Continue reading →
"As for PMs, the funds and other 'smart money' as well as retail investors took the news from the Fed to mean the USD will depreciate against hard assets of all kinds. PM gains of 10-15% were widespread within ninety minutes though most faded toward the close. September 16 nearly all issues gave back significant portions of their gains as the metals indicated that their roller-coaster nature had not gone away. With those postulates in mind, it is useful to look at some of the better companies in the sector to see how they fared the day after the QE go sign flashed. Price action is important in considering what horses you will ride." Continue reading →
"Mr. Rogers added that China should 'globalize the Renminbi in the next 20 minutes rather than the next 20 years'. He thought that China is currently the world's second largest economic entity as well as the country with most amount of foreign exchange reserve, 'there is no reason to restrict the Renminbi globalization. It is good for all Chinese people, as Renminbi globalization means all investors worldwide can invest in China, which will bring great market opportunities to China's commodities. Stock price in China will rise, China will become the world's center for commodity transaction, China's financial market will be the best in the world." Continue reading →
"Rogers reiterated his optimism on the RMB, describing it as 'the only currency that can compete and replace the U.S. dollar.' A recent BIS report showed that the Chinese yuan has broken into the top 10 of the most traded currencies in the world for the first time. 'I will buy more RMB whenever I can. If anyone wants to sell RMB, come and see me afterwards,' he quipped during his speech. He praised the government's endeavors to make the currency more convertible, but hoped that the pace could be faster. In contrast, Rogers called the U.S. dollar 'flawed' and 'troubled'. However, he still has to own the dollar because people go to the greenback when there is economic turbulence, he said." Continue reading →
"Had you gotten into Royal Gold Inc., right when this Chaffee player kicked into action, you’d be up 4,536%. That’s the kind of explosive power these royalty plays have once they start collecting on their income streams and passing the gains directly to you. And when I say 4,536% gains, I’m not even including the dividends Royal Gold has paid out. Today Royal Gold pays out an annual 80-cent dividend — which, based on today’s $57 share price, puts you at a 1.4% yield. But that’s the thing. Now everyone knows about how great Royal Gold is… and so the price has driven higher to match. So you should be looking for something smaller, newer and ready to grow." Continue reading →
"If you believe that gold and silver prices are due to recover, like I do, then you should look for plays that can surf the wave. In particular, you want companies unburdened by debt and not locked into large, complex, expensive projects. Does that ring any bells? Let’s consider royalty companies… Royalty companies own interests in mine production without taking on operational risks and costs. That is, royalty guys 'loan' money upfront to capitalize the mine developers, usually at an early stage. In return, the royalty company lays claim to an ongoing income stream generated in the future by the mining project. It’s a well-understood form of project finance, in many instances." Continue reading →