Take the Red Pill: Interpreting the Latest Fed-Speak
If you’ve seen the film The Matrix then you know the difference between red-pill thinking, which faces frightening realities head-on, and blue-pilled thinking, which endorses a pleasant but oblivious existence. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision – or should I say...
4 Dividend Kings for Steady Income in 2020
As the cusp of a new year draws near and tax-loss harvesting gets under way, it’s a great time to refresh our income-producing portfolios and consider accumulating shares of dividend outperformers and overachievers. This class of stocks is known for consistent growth...
6 Ways to Prepare for a Recession for Under $200
Recession-proofing your portfolio and your life is something that few people do when everybody feels good. That’s a shame because times of extreme optimism – when protective measures are relatively cheap and abundant – are the best times to build your financial...
Forgoing Fiat: Peter Schiff Says You Should Ditch Your Dollars
It’s not unusual for Euro Pacific Capital’s Peter Schiff to praise precious metals and warn investors of the dollar’s deteriorating value; his stance is well-known and his opinions are widely regarded. Still, advising folks to renounce fiat money altogether is, even...
Core Money: Gold and Silver’s Value Universe
I personally own precious metals because it's the sensible thing to do. With the national debts of all modern nations, from Australia to Japan, the entire continent of Europe, Canada, and the granddaddy of all debtor nations, my native U.S. of A. ballooning into the tens of trillions, it's not even an option to have only fiat digits in your asset portfolio. Educate yourself on the all-important attributes of precious metals investments!