Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Tungsten-filled 10-ounce gold bars suddenly have appeared at some of the finest dealers of Manhattan. Read more…

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Michael Snyder: Warren Buffett once said that derivatives are “financial weapons of mass destruction”, and that statement is more true today than it ever has been before.  Read more…

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Michael Snyder: When news broke of a 2 billion dollar trading loss by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), much of the financial world was absolutely stunned.  But the truth is that this is just the beginning.  This is just a very small preview of what Read more…

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Jeff Nielson:  Throughout the history of our industrialized economies, gold and silver have typically represented between 5% and 10% of the average investor portfolio – or roughly 5% to 10% of their wealth. Note that historically this ratio has typically risen in times of financial turmoil, crisis, or simply Read more…

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