Gold is a store of value. It holds your purchasing power when paper fiat money does not. Remember in 1971 the US dollar was taken off of the gold standard. Since that time and the “temporary” move, our money is backed by nothing but a promise. It was a promise by the government to pay […]
Everyone can see the markets have been melting down this year dramatically. Investors are panicking as paper markets lose steam every week. Those big gains from the last few years in bonds, cryptocurrencies, and stocks are gone. As the markets are giving the signs that a crash is looming, gold has held its own. The […]
On March 28, 2022, Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services’ Task Force on Financial Technology, introduced H.R.7231 – The Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act. The ECASH Act is co-sponsored by Alma Adams of North Carolina, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Jesus Garcia of […]
The financial system of paper assets has become more complex since 1971. Since the evolution of computers, the idea of money has taken on different behavior. With the attitude of debt and reckless money printing and creation, our money is losing the trust of the people. Central bankers and governments have weakened the store of […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a private corporation. The WEF is not granted any powers by humanity. The WEF suggests that a globalized world is best managed by a self-selected alliance of multinational corporations, governments, and civil society organizations. The WEF is funded through the backing of the central bank-funded “superiors” or “elites”. The […]
Does anyone realize how far stocks rallied from 2009 to 2021? The Dow Jones Industrial Average was under 7000 in 2009 and hit over 36,000 in 2021. What is stretched so far one way eventually snaps back the other way? Of course, much of this performance was due to debt, money printing, and abnormally low […]
In 1933, the United States devalued our dollar by approximately 40%. The government redefined our dollar from being backed by about a 1/20th of an ounce of gold to only a 1/35th of an ounce of gold. In 1971 President Richard Nixon devalued the dollar again by completely taking it off the gold standard “temporarily”. […]
In this day and age of paper fiat money backed by nothing but a promise comes a long history of US Mint coinage. Money in the 1800s and early 1900s was real gold and silver coins. At one time real folks like you and I would have in our pocket fine gold and silver coins […]
Technology and other NASDAQ stocks suffered their worst month in April since 2008. As the Federal Reserve tries to unwind the mess they created with interest rate increases and quantitative tightening, the destruction of paper wealth they created over the last twenty years is being ripped apart. Stocks and bonds are taking big hits as […]
The most popular stocks are falling at a disturbing rate. Netflix’s (NFLX) stock was at $700 a share in 2021, now it sits in the low 200s. Meta Platforms (FB), the new name for Facebook, stood at $376 in November and is now under $200. Many meme stocks are down 70 to 80% and fund […]
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