Clint Siegner

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• U.S. Treasury To Employ “Extraordinary Measures” To Fend Off Default

  Published 13 March 2019 | viewed 587 times

  A year ago, Republicans in control of Congress suspended the cap on federal borrowing. The limit was automatically re-imposed on March 1st. Politicians now have…

• Warren Buffet Takes Another Swipe At Gold

  Published 05 March 2019 | viewed 1,820 times

  Warren Buffett’s famed annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders landed in the mail last week. Buffett has built a vast fortune investing in the shares…

• New Warnings On Risky “Self Storage” Gold & Silver IRAs

  Published 26 February 2018 | viewed 1,359 times

  Bullion investors buy gold and silver as a matter of self-reliance. Physical metals aren’t dependent upon the promises of financial institutions, governments, or other third…

• No, Bitcoin Is Not Digital Gold (But Here’s What It Is…)

  Published 08 February 2018 | viewed 0 times

  The meteoric rise of crypto-currencies, including Bitcoin, captured the attention of many precious metals investors last year. Crypto’s potential to serve as private and decentralized…

• Illinois’ Debt Crisis Foreshadows America’s Financial Future

  Published 30 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Those wanting a glimpse into the future of our federal government’s finances should have a gander at Illinois. The state recently “resolved” a high-profile battle…

• Premiums on Coins, Bars, and Rounds May Finally Have Bottomed

  Published 10 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Gold and silver premiums have been following the demand for physical metal lower in recent months. As investor selling ticked up, popular bullion products poured…

• When Will Quiet Metals Markets Get the Catalyst They Need?

  Published 06 December 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Fear and greed drive the precious metals markets, but there hasn’t been much of either pushing gold and silver prices lately. Investors have grown tired…

• Government Insolvency Gets Harder to Ignore

  Published 06 June 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Several U.S. states and the federal government are hopelessly insolvent. It’s something many bullion investors have known for years. The real question is when this reality…

• Another Potential Government Shutdown... Oh My!

  Published 26 April 2017 | viewed 0 times

  The U.S. Congress runs up against their self-imposed borrowing limit once again this week. During the last tussle over the borrowing cap in October 2015,…

• The Federal Government Won't Get Fixed Until It Breaks

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Americans who are stuck with exploding health insurance premiums hate Obamacare. Trump won the election based, in part, on his commitment to "repeal and replace"…

• Sound Money Is Rising at the State Level

  Published 06 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Inflation is the most pernicious of taxes levied by our government. Officials systematically devalue the Federal Reserve Note "dollar," then levy capital gains taxes on…

• The Best Reasons to Buy Gold in the Age of Trump

  Published 22 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Notwithstanding the strong demand for gold and silver globally, buying activity in the U.S. retail market for physical bullion has fallen noticeably in the wake…

• Europe Eyes Sweeping Cash Ban: Are Gold & Silver Next?

  Published 13 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  The global war on cash continues. The cabal of bankers seeking more transaction fees, busybody political leaders, and central bankers who want to experiment with…

• Stock Market Highs Make Strong Case for Precious Metal Buys

  Published 01 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Dow 20,000 was ushered in with great fanfare. Traders on the New York Stock Exchange sported "Dow 20,000" hats. Even President Donald Trump joined the…

• Trump's Trade Policy to Drive Price Inflation and Gold Buying

  Published 30 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Donald Trump's trade policy is likely to spark higher consumer price inflation, and that has ramifications for gold and silver prices. Regardless of where investors…

• Precious Metals Rally Up to Trump Inauguration... Now What?

  Published 24 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Gold and silver are off to a good start in 2017, advancing again last week into Donald Trump's inauguration. If recent history is a guide,…

• Will Trump Usher In an Era of Sound Money?

  Published 23 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in, Americans will start getting some glimpses of what his presidency actually means. Here are some educated guesses…

• Gold Prices Are Being Hacked

  Published 11 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Major U.S. and international banks cheat their customers and rig markets. Revelations have been piling up since the 2008 financial crisis. Hundreds of billions have…

• Outlook for Precious Metals in 2017

  Published 05 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Precious metals had a wild ride in 2016, launching higher in the first half of the year and then falling much of the way back…

• Deutsche Bank Turns Over Proof of Metals Price Rigging

  Published 13 December 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Some say there is honor among thieves. Perhaps, but apparently not among the banking class of criminals when they are under serious legal and regulatory…