The Impact of The Government Shut Down On the Economy – Podcast 10.4.13

The Impact of a Government Shut Down on the Economy How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver Summary of Podcast Ryan reviews all the reasons that quantitative easing (QE) is still in place. Louis notes that he and Ryan had mentioned last week that the Fed might use a government shut down to as Read More →

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Warns: Value of Dollar At Risk

The Dollar at Risk “A default would be unprecedented and has the potential to be catastrophic” U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew October 3, 2013 How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver The U.S. Department Of The Treasury released a report today warning that a default would be unprecedented and potentially catastrophic. It notes that Read More →

The Silver to Gold Sales Ratio – September 2013

Gold and Silver Sales at the U.S. Mint September 2013 The Silver to Gold Sales Ratio – September 2013 How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver Silver Outsells Gold 364 to 1 at the U.S. Mint in September The Gold/Silver Ratio was 62.15/1 in September Retail investors continue to buy physical silver and gold Read More →

Is the Fed Bluffing About Tapering QE? Podcast 9.26.13

Last week the members of the Federal Reserve voted to continue their $85 billion quantitative easing (QE) bond buying program. Many had expected the Fed to begin to taper their purchases. Immediately following the meeting St. Louis Fed President James Bullard claimed that if the data supported an improving economy, the Fed might taper QE Read More →

What’s Next For The Fed? No Exit

What’s Next For the Fed – No Exit How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver “In the light of these uncertainties the committee decided to await for more evidence that the recovery’s progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of asset purchases” Ben Shalom Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Thus spake Mr. Read More →

Is a Gold and Silver Supply and Demand Price Adjustment Coming?

Gold and Silver Supply and Demand Price Out of Balance How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver Update: October 21, 2014 Silver Supply and Demand A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore*- Yogi Berra Since May of this year-around the time the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke started talking about tapering quantitative easing (QE), Read More →

The State of The Economy – Podcast 9.6.13

The End of the Recovery Podcast Summary Ryan discusses the the Syrian situation and its impact on interest rates. Ryan reviews the ADP payroll numbers and the initial jobless claims and notes that they were not too good but the market thinks they were not bad enough to cause the Fed not to taper its Read More →

The Gold Silver Ratio vs. The Silver Gold Sales Ratio

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The Silver To Gold Sales Ratio The gold price vs the silver price determines the gold silver ratio. The silver gold sales ratio reflects the amount of silver sold relative to gold sold. How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver In a recent blog post Twelve Ways Silver is Different Than Gold we noted Read More →

Twelve Ways Silver Differs From Gold

Differences Between Silver and Gold While gold and silver are both precious metals there are significant differences between the two. Here are twelve key differences between gold and silver. “Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Read More →

Why the End of Quantitative Easing May be Bad For The Dollar (& Good For Gold & Silver)

What Happens When QE ends? How to Buy Gold How To Buy Silver “The United States can pay any debt it has because it can always print money to do that.” Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan responding to a question as to whether United States Treasuries were safe to invest in. From a (kinda) Read More →