Silver Shield, Don't Tread On Me -- We are going to see a huge shift in silver investor mentality. (By the looks of today’s action it could be today.)  Silver buyers will no longer be “nerdy” guys talking about Austrian Economics or “momentum m... read more

Debt-based fiat money, which implies never ending debt and constant inflation, is not a sound, stable or sustainable monetary system. Major economic problems today, such as rising global commodity prices and the sovereign debt crisis, are not aberrations or inherent problems of capitalism, but are the inevitable consequences of a centrally planned system that, by design, produces never ending i... read more

Sorry to be gloomy, but there it is. Why? Here are 10 reasons. Wall Street's grim future Wall Street is hit by another round of layoffs. What will a post–Dodd-Frank Wall Street will look like? 1. We are learning the wrong lessons from the last one.Was the housing bubble really caused by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Community Reinvestment Act, Barney Frank, Bill Clinton, “liberal... read more

Every few years, a tremendous opportunity arises. The autumn months of 2007 and the autumn months of 2008 offered such an opportunity to buy silver. That $11 silver price is long gone. Many smart folks seized it. Whatever can be said on such silver platters applies almost equally to gold. The silver sprint gains are typically much larger than the gold steady gains. The coming autumn months will... read more

Individual silver investors around the world have had enough of the manipulation and market rigging that takes place in the silver market exchanges. The COMEX and LME are the largest and most corrupt of these exchanges. These exchanges collude with the large bullion banks to destroy all other participants in the silver market and it is now TIME to remove ourselves from their control. We call on... read more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- How should the United States deal with its growing debt problem? Ron Paul thinks declaring "bankruptcy" might be a good idea. The Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate was discussing Greece's fiscal trouble with Iowa radio host Jan Mickelson on Monday when he was asked, "If bankruptcy is the cure for Greece, is it also the cure for the United States?"... read more

The entire U.S. financial system has become a gigantic shell game. While it is still in motion, a shell game can be mesmerizing to watch. But when it ends the consequences can be painful. So exactly what is a shell game? According to Wikipedia, a shell game "is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud."... read more

Author: Lawrence Williams LONDON - As the implications of the global financial crisis are at long last beginning to filter through to the general public, the move to dump cash and other savings forms in favour of gold and silver - notably in the easily accessible and sellable coin form is now really beginning to gather momentum and is becoming a major driver o... read more

Charles Gave is the French economist whose research firm GaveKal is fairly well known, and read in some hedge fund circles. In his latest note, John Mauldin reports on a dinner he attended with several investors and experts, of which Gave was one. At the dinner, he predicted the Euro's imminent demise. Will the Euro Survive? We had dinner on Monday night at the home of Hervig Von Hove... read more

David Morgan on the Global Economy, Inflation, Recession and Where Silver Is Headed Sunday, May 15, 2011 – with Anthony Wile David Morgan The Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with David Morgan (left). Introduction: David Morgan is a widely recognized analyst in the precious metals industry and consults for hedge funds, high net worth investors, mining companies,... read more