The Case for Gold is a tremendous book. Ron Paul’s case is so cohesive and so powerful that it is impossible to refute. Unfortunately, because the book is a combination of history and economics, most people will eschew it. Which is a shame. It should be mandatory reading for all members of Congress and all college students.
The first step on the road of communicating in a given language is learning the alphabet. Letters in the alphabet represent sounds. Combining the sounds appropriately results in the formation of words. Words convey meaning. A series of words form a sentence. And a sentence allows for complex expression. Or as Oswald Spengler put it …
The first part of gold investing will be understanding the price of gold and what effects the price of gold. The price of gold is set by a benchmark known as the London Gold Fixing, a twice-daily (telephone) meeting of representatives from five bullion-trading firms. Furthermore, there is active gold trading based on the intra-day spot …
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Gold, Peace, and Prosperity is a wonderful book, full of wonderful truths. It deserves to be read and considered. Paul’s persuasive arguments should dent the armor of even the most ardent Keynesians. Still, power and control – the twin motivators for inflation – are powerful opponents. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Gold is an important book. It has much to offer. It is well-written and easy to read. Its only flaw might be the author’s optimism. One doubts that a return to a gold standard – as desirable as it may be – is as inevitable as set forth in the book.
Gregory Weldon is the front man for Weldon Financial. And like David Byrne he has a knack for writing. Only Weldon doesn’t write lyrics. He writes investment advice – how-to-stuff. He wrote Gold Trading Boot Camp, which is a remarkable book.
Buy Gold Now: How a Real Estate Bust, Our Bulging National Debt and a Languishing Dollar Will Push Gold to Record Highs By Shayne McGuire John Wiley & Sons, 2008 224 pages. $34.95 Ancient Egyptians believed that gold was the flesh of the gods. To the Aztecs, gold was “the excrescence of God.” Hindus believed …
