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Silver Price Shows What Government Has Done to Our Money

You hear about gas prices everyday. The President brags that per-gallon prices have dropped to $1.99 in some places. After paying over $4.00 here in Las Vegas, I wonder where he is talking about. He ran on bringing down prices … Continue reading

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June 24, 2025: A Penny for Your Thoughts

Walmart is Raising Prices and Americans Can’t Afford Groceries More Than a Monetary Metal: Silver’s Case for Outperformance While the gold sector often commands the spotlight in a strong precious metals market, a compelling case is being made for its … Continue reading

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Campbell’s Says Soup Sales Are Soaring… and That’s Actually a Sign the U.S. Economy Is in a Downturn

Campbell’s CEO said there is a “growing preference for home cooked meals.” That could be a canary in the economic coal mine, as people eating out less could impact the GDP. Two consecutive quarters with a reduced GDP signal a … Continue reading

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Panic as Social Security Bosses Set Date America Will Run Out of Cash!

The US Social Security and Medicare programs for seniors will both run short of funds to pay full benefits in 2033. The go-broke dates the two trust funds have moved up due to rising health care costs and new legislation … Continue reading

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Trump-Backed ‘Internet Money’ Could Drive Trillion-Dollar Market and Strengthen the Dollar

Digital currency market could reach $3.7T by decade’s end as legislation moves toward president’s desk. A revolution in the cryptocurrency world may soon go mainstream, as lawmakers move to formally regulate stablecoins, a digital currency designed to maintain a fixed … Continue reading

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Who in the Hell Can afford this crap anymore?

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Amid Recession Fears, Americans Are Completely Changing How They Handle Money (And It’s Not What You’d Expect)

With concerns of a potential recession looming, people are ditching credit card chaos for something surprisingly old-school: predictability. In a world where “YOLO” spending and “buy now, pay later” culture have dominated headlines, something unexpected is happening: Americans are getting … Continue reading

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June 4, 2025: The Death of the Dollar???

Germany Stores 1,200 Tons of Gold at the Fed… Now Trump Fears Are Sparking Repatriation Demands Ever since the end of the Second World War in 1945, a rehabilitated Germany has built close ties to the U.S. and committed to … Continue reading

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May 24, 2025: A Penny for Your Thoughts…

After more than two centuries the US government has finally decided to kill the penny. The Treasury Department will stop minting new pennies and putting them in to circulation by early next year. The penny currently costs more than four … Continue reading

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Trump Just Might Have Bought America More Time

In the year 1980, a young computer science grad student from the University of Washington named Burrell “Bud” Tribble accepted a job at a hot tech startup you might have heard of: it’s called Apple. Tribble went to work directly … Continue reading

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