Book Reviews

Many knowledgeable individuals believe this is the best book ever written on money and credit. And they are probably right, for it has no peer, especially as concerns the Austrian school of economics. The book does, though, have two minor flaws, both of which concern readability. First, the book demands a certain degree of economic sophistication.

What Has Government Done to Our Money? and The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar By Murray N. Rothbard Ludwig von Mises Institute  2005 190 pages. Murray...

Dismissing Zahb’s book is a big mistake. For it explains – in very simple terms – precisely what futures trading is and how to do it. Thus, if you’re an experienced investor, but have never ventured into futures trading and decide you want to, this is the book for you.

The title of Jonathan Spall’s book is Investing in Gold. And it’s a good book. But it should be noted that Investing in Gold speaks more to the subject of why you should invest in gold rather than how to invest in gold. As Spall indicates in his introduction, “This book is written for the broadest possible spectrum of those interested in precious metals, from private individuals to central banks, from mining companies to hedge funds.”

From there, he moves on to historical examples of money being replaced by currency. In each example, the outcome was the same – economic calamity. And as he points out, the parallels between his historical examples and America of the 21st century are much the same. Maloney traces the immediate problem to the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank.

The ABCs of Gold Investing: How to Protect and Build Your Wealth With Gold By Michael J. Kosares The first step on the road of communicating...

A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II by: Murray N. Rothbard In what is sure to...

Kiyosaki then states that he thinks the present financial crisis will only get worse, not better. Which mean that investing in businesses, real estate (using other people’s money), paper assets (using option strategies), and commodities is the only way to take advantage of the situation.

Junior Mining Investor: 14 Natural Resource Experts Show You How to Invest Profitably in Emerging Gold, Silver, Platinum, Base Metals, and Uranium Mining...

The clause stipulates that payment will be made in gold or in paper money equivalent to a certain amount of gold. A gold clause is like a plumb-line. It’s a method of protecting against the appreciation or depreciation of paper currency. Gold clauses keep contracts straight.