Opinion

Is the U.S. Still the Best Place to Live to Protect Your Wealth?

Republican congresswoman Michelle Bachmann recently claimed dual Swiss citizenship, making her a dual citizen of Switzerland and the United States. This might sound like a strange move from a flag-waving, nationalistic, power-seeking pol, but Bachmann’s husband of thirty-four years was born in Switzerland, and she has thus been eligible for dual citizenship since 1978. But …

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Romney to Bernanke: You’re Fired! Is this Bullish for 2012?

When Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency in 2008, he promised to deliver “change we could believe in.” And yet, once in office, the supposedly far-left Obama reappointed George W. Bush’s Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and the Bush-appointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke. I guess Obama’s “change” did not extend to the …

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Patriotism vs. Nationalism, and How The Difference Can Influence Your Investment Strategy

Many (if not most) gold and silver investors consider themselves to be patriots. This, in the minds of some, creates a dilemma: If gold and silver increase in value in response to the U.S. government’s failures, isn’t it unpatriotic to tie one’s financial interests to precious metals? After all, doesn’t a patriot put the interests …

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Gold, Silver, and the Presidents – A Presidents’ Day Special

Presidents’ Day is intended to honor our greatest presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. These are the presidents on the face of Mount Rushmore. Other presidents considered to be great included Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, JFK, and – in the eyes of some – Ronald Reagan. But it’s liberal historians who …

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Santorum on Economics and the Federal Reserve: Dead Wrong

“Conservative” Rick Santorum does not support abolishing the Federal Reserve. This is no surprise, really. Santorum does not claim to be freedom-oriented, but instead, focused on the government-led propagation of so-called “conservative” values. He openly loathes the Constitution and hates federalism. The ends justify the means in Santorum’s ideology, and the Fed is the means …

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Special Report: Silver Monthly at the Iowa Caucuses

Mitt Romney’s eight-vote victory was perhaps the least newsworthy item from last night’s Iowa Caucuses. Romney, the well-funded liberal establishment’s candidate, was supposed to win – it wasn’t supposed to be this close. Indeed, bigger news was made by the five candidates who finished directly behind him. Rick Santorum Rick Santorum came out of nowhere …

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Merry Christmas… AND Happy Holidays From Silver Monthly

‘Tis the Season to Remember That Our Real Issues Are Financial and Economic, Not Social or Cultural. Growing up, I remember using the terms “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays.” When we said “Happy Holidays,” we were not referring to Chanukah or Kwanza – I’d never even heard of the latter – but Christmas and New …

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