Professor Stephanie Kelton, an advisor to leading Democrats and the Biden campaign, has written a highly readable explanation of Modern Monetary Theory. Replete with frequent references to Sesame Street and Spider Man, it is just the work needed to inform the young Social Justice Warrior. The key is the subtitle, … Readmore
The amount of debt owed by the US government has risen to the highest levels ever recorded. More importantly, as the chart above shows, it is the highest debt ever in relation to the size of the economy. In peacetime, it now exceeds the peak of World War II. Notice … Readmore
For quite a period of time, silver underperformed gold. The gold to silver ratio, a calculation that basically shows the relative strength of the two metals, continued to soar well outside its historic range to as high as 131:1. We felt this was excessive and as indications started to show … Readmore
By Neland Nobel We wrote recently that the break out from $1750 should bring us to the $1800 price mark fairly quickly and that this price, formed by a number of previous peaks, (see horizontal line) created a large saucer or cup like formation that extends over about nine years. … Readmore
Prior to 1965, the United States minted silver coins to be used as money. They are commonly referred to as “junk” silver or 90%. They are called junk silver because they were used in circulation and have no collector value. A “bag” or $1,000 face has about 715 ounces of … Readmore
As we approach August, it is worthwhile to remember that 49 years ago a momentous event occurred that changed the course of our nation. What was that event? It was the unilateral abrogation of the Bretton Woods Treaty, the final break with gold, and the beginning of floating exchange rates. … Readmore
Silver has been considered money as long as gold but has lagged gold badly of late. Perhaps this is because silver is not a Central Bank Reserve. But it is a precious metal with a functional deficit between supply and demand and remarkably varied industrial uses. Perhaps its lackadaisical performance … Readmore
Among the chief reasons’ investors are interested in gold is concern about the future purchasing power of money. Gold has had an excellent record at holding its long-term value against both money and the cost of living. Among the chief determinates of the future value of money is the expected … Readmore
It is worth remembering what gold did during the more modest and relatively ineffective stimulus after the 2008 crisis. Gold surged from a low of about $560 in 2007 to a high of $1923 by the summer of 2012. You can see it was more than a threefold move over … Readmore
“Money is gold, nothing else.” J.P. Morgan Arguably, it is more important for gold to go up relative to inflation rather than just obtaining a higher dollar price. After all, that is what raises your real standard of living. Just getting a higher dollar price, may, or may not do … Readmore
