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Why We’re Thinking of Gold

It’s been five years since Silver Monthly has started, and all this time we’ve focused on silver investing. But after almost 300 great articles…we’ve been running out of ideas for more. So, we’ve been thinking about adding a section devoted to gold investing, but we wanted to run that by you, the readers, first. So let us know what you think.

Audit the Fed Bill Reaches Benchmark

June 11 – Washington D.C. – A bill started by Congressman Ron Paul reached a critical benchmark of 218 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, which means it is now cosponsored by a majority of the members.

The bill, named the Federal Reserve Transparency Act will demand full transparency from the Federal Reserve for the first time in history by removing all restrictions from Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits of the Fed and mandating an audit by the end of 2010.

Based on the Campaign for Liberty’s website, an organization Ron Paul supports, explains the need for Fed Transparency “Since its inception in 1913, the Federal Reserve has helped to devalue our dollar by 95%. During the recent economic crisis, it has poured trillions of dollars into the economy with no oversight, made secret agreements with foreign banks and governments, and has refused to tell Congress who is getting the money or to give it the details of what deals are being made.”

“The tremendous grass-roots and bipartisan support in Congress for [Fed Transparency] is an indicator of how mainstream America is fed up with Fed secrecy,” said Congressman Paul. “I look forward to this issue receiving greater public exposure.”

Tags: fed transparency, ron paul, the fed

Silver Blog Bash, The Prizes

This list will be updated as the sponsors update Silver Monthly for the Silver Blog Bash. Be sure to read the complete details on prizes and methods of contest entry.

1. Talk with David Morgan one on one for 1/2 hour ($187.50). The blog member who leaves the most thoughtful comments will win a phone call from David Morgan.

2. 5 signed copies ofThe Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It: Make a Fortune by Investing in Gold and Other Hard Assets by James Turk and John Rubino ($14.95/copy). 5 visitors who leave thoughtful comments will be entered to win a copy of the book–leaving a comment does not require registration.

3. 10 Silver Rounds provided by silver50.com. Each silver round is .999 fine silver weighing 1 troy ounce. ($153.90). The member who submits the story with the highest number of votes by the end of the week wins this lot of silver rounds.

4. 10 accounts credited with $50 each from BullionPost.com. 10 New Users are entered to win, so just register for the blog to enter.

5. 1 sealed treasury roll of 2006 American Silver Eagles brought to you by Silver Monthly. The blog member who submits the most number of relevant stories wins this roll of 20 coins.

Tags: silver blog bash

Silver Blog Bash Update, David Morgan Commits Consultation

In an email earlier today David Morgan, author of Get the Skinny on Silver and author of silver newsletter Silver-Investor.com said he was giving a 30 min consultation session over the phone for the Silver Blog Bash. Talk with David one on one for 1/2 hour, which David lists on his website as a cost of $187.50.

According to his website, “Mr. Morgan has been published on Gold-Eagle.com, Goldseek,The Herald-Tribune, Contact, Idaho Observer, NY Sun, Investment Rarities, The Gold Newsletter, Le Metropole, Futures Magazine, Marketwatch, Resource Investor, and has been interviewed on several radio talk show including, Financial Sense Newshour, Hard Money Watch, Tiger Financial News, Free Market News Network and appeared on television in both Canada and the USA. Mr. Morgan was published in Global investor regarding Ten rules of silver investing.”

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Silver Blog Bash, the Reader Contest to Win Silver

To celebrate the launch of the Silver Blog, the Blog and Silver Monthly are having the Silver Blog Bash. From Sunday April 5th to Saturday April 11th 2009 the Silver Blog Bash will officially run.

As of right now, we have American Silver Eagles to give away, and we are hoping David Morgan, Jason Hommel, and others also step in to give away some gifts. This is where I need your help; if you know of any coin dealers, newsletter or book authors that would enjoy giving away prizes as well as getting publicity for being a sponsor, please email me at: doolittle@silvermonthly.com. Your help would be graciously appreciated.

Now, let me introduce the Silver Blog. The Silver Blog is a blend of social media tools you might be familiar with. It’s a blog (weblog) listing all the stories users submit. At the same time the Silver Blog is a tool users can use to rate stories others have submitted. Think Digg, Mixx, or StumbleUpon but exclusively for Silver Investors.

As for the Silver Blog Bash, there’s five different ways you can win.

New User — 10 Winners with $50 BullionPost.com account credit.

To win this contest all you have to do is register at the blog. In our database each user receives a unique numerical ID, so when the contest gets underway we will use a random number generator to pick a random user who registered. Registering is easy, all it takes is a username, email, and password. When the contest gets started be sure to register — its the easiest way to win.

Comments — 5 Winners get a Signed copy of The Collapse of the Dollar

To win the comment contest, all you have to do is comment on a story another user has submitted (check out this example). Don’t worry for the comment contest you won’t have to register. You will, however, be required to make a valueable comment: no off topic comments or spam will win. The winner(s) will be chosen just like the New User winners in that each comment has a unique numerical ID. To pick the winner(s) we’ll use a random number generator to pick out random numbers, which then become our comment contest winners. Check out the most recent stories and leave a thoughtful comment.

Most Comments — 1 lucky Winner will get to speak with David Morgan for 30 min.

The most comment contest will require a little more work than the other contest, but will also have much better prizes. The winner(s) of this contest will be the user(s) who submit the most comments over the duration of the contest. You can see the ‘Top Commentators’ on the right side of the blog right below ‘Top Submitters.’ For comments to qualify for this contest, each comment must be relevant, at least a little bit thoughtful, and can’t be spam in anyway.

Most Stories Submitted — 1 winner will get a sealed roll of 2006 Silver Eagles (20 coins)

Similar to the most comments made, the winner(s) of the Most Stories Submitted will be the user(s) who submit the largest number of relevant, quality stories. Duplicate stories will not be counted. For this contest, users will have to register (and will be entered in the new user contest) and submit stories relevant to the silver market. Submitting new stories is incredibly easy, just visit the ‘Submit New‘ link and fill out the details of the link you are submitting. Be sure to do a quick search to see if your story is a duplicate before submitting a new story.

Highest Voted Link — 1 winner will receive 10 silver rounds from Silver50.com

As you can see, each link submitted by a user has an vote count to the left of the story link. To win the Highest Voted Link, the user(s) must accumulate the largest number of votes on one link he or she submits. Right now with three votes, the highest voted story is the welcome post for the Silver Blog. I know someone can submit a better story.

Questions?

Please leave a comment in the form below or email doolittle@silvermonthly.com for questions about the contest. And remember the contest is coming soon, so be sure to come back to have some fun and the chance to win some silver!

Silver Blog Bash Prizes!

This list will be updated as the sponsors update Silver Monthly for the Silver Blog Bash.

1. Talk with David one on one for 1/2 hour ($187.50)

2. 5 signed copies of The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It: Make a Fortune by Investing in Gold and Other Hard Assets by James Turk and John Rubino ($14.95/copy).

3. 10 Silver Rounds provided by silver50.com. Each silver round is .999 fine silver weighing 1 troy ounce. ($153.90)

4. 10 accounts with a $50 credit per account at BullionPost.com — buy or sell silver bullion for free at this new auction site.

Tags: silver blog bash, Silver Contest, win silver

Gold Gazette’s Top Five

The Gold Gazette, a newer destination for gold investors has written several articles of excellent quality, but the web isn’t showing any favors. So I’d like to point you to some of them to read.

1. Gold Coins or Gold EFT? — the debate continues with this piece about the differences between investing in gold using physical bullion or paper. the Gazette’s conclusion? “It’s the difference between a technical investor or a fundamental investor that will decide the Gold ETF or gold coins,” explains the Gazette writer.

2. Foreign Government Gold Coins — with the hundreds of coins minted for investors and collectors a like the decision becomes, not to buy gold or not, but what gold coin to use as the investment. The Gazette says, “Unless you are a collector, the investor should stick with his or her domestically minted coin then move to the staples such as the Canadian Maple Leaf or the South African Krugerrand because of the well know status these coins command.”

3. IRA Investors Increasingly Turning to Precious Metals — While this article is a news piece, it does highlight the fact that many investors miss. IRAs can be used as gold investment vehicles. On the same note, the Gazette explains in another article How to Invest in Gold Using an IRA.

4. Answering the question, Are Gold Proof Coins Worth More Than Regular Gold Bullion? — the Gazette writes explaining why proof coins can be worth more than regular gold bullion. And, even if the proof coins can be worth more, proof coins might not be the best investment. Regular gold bullion fills the bill for almost all investors, while proof coins are for the collecting types.

5. Why is Gold Going Down in This Stock Market Panic? — a guest writer for the Gazette explains the gold market decline during the larger financial market meltdown. “As long as enough of these hedge fund managers are selling, gold will continue to stay at current levels,” notes Jeremy Stevent.

Tags: gold, gold gazette, gold-investing

Dear Readers, a Short Update on Silver Monthly,

First off, let me thank you for your unbelievable loyalty and participation. You’re all an incredible bunch. This exciting ride over the last year couldn’t have happened without You. You’ve linked to us; you’ve email articles to friends and family; you’ve really sprung Silver Monthly to new, amazing heights. Thank you, and I hope I can continue to add tremendous value right back to you.

Second, as I try to publish only the very best quality article, I’ve run into some difficulties. Finding quality writers. However, this is about to change. Recently Silver Monthly has been in talks with several authors including, David Morgan, author of “Get The Skinny on Silver” and author of “The Morgan Report.” Mr. Morgan has agreed to work with Silver Monthly on a somewhat exclusive agreement, although details of the arrangement haven’t been hammered out. So far, the general arrangement works out to Silver Monthly giving Mr. Morgan free advertising in exchange for his outstanding work –- most likely in the form of a monthly column.

Other authors have been contacted, but agreements at this time haven’t been made. John Rubino is co-author of The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit From It. And Michael Maloney author of Richdad’s Advisors: Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver. Yet, the value of giving to you, the readers, hasn’t been clearly communicated to either of these authors. And, while I can’t guarantee that I’ll get these outstanding authors to you, I can guarantee you’ll have some of the best. It’s the quality of journalism and level of relevance I can guarantee, and am working towards achieving.

It’s this work I’m striving towards that brings us to what the next year holds. Growth. This past year Silver Monthly saw impressive growth, up to 5500 visitors in this past month. Next year, Silver Monthly aims to add 1000 visitors per month, bringing the per month visitor number to 6500. And how does this relate to you? With more visitors, more revenue will be invested back into this incredible community. Also more visitors equal more community participation. More comments. More questions. It means more valuable members adding helpfulness, value, and excitement straight back to you.

So as we enter this new year, first let me thank you, the readers, for this past incredible year. And second, let us all expect next year to be even better.

A Sincere Thank You,

Adam Doolittle
Publisher and Managing Editor