Peter's Blog

Choosing Fed Candidates is Like Choosing How to Be Executed

In a post on The Tell, MarketWatch contributor Saumya Vaishampayan summarized Peter Schiff’s analysis of the upcoming replacement of Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve. If you agree with Peter that the Fed can’t prevent the coming economic crisis, then he recommends avoiding dollar-denominated debt and investing in hard assets like physical gold and silver. […]

Poor Economy = Low Gold Price?

By Jeff Clark from Casey Research Despite some positive data, the global economy is showing signs of slowing, a remarkable development in itself when you consider all the money printing and deficit spending that’s transpired over the past few years. According to the IMF’s overview, global growth was less than expected in the first quarter […]

Recession Never Ended for the Bottom 95%

On his blog Of Two Minds, Charles Hugh Smith published a scathing commentary on the supposed recovery from the 2008 recession. By examining a number of under-reported metrics, Smith paints a bleak picture of the ongoing recession that the government has tried to obscure with bogus GDP data.

Staggering US Mint Silver Eagle Coin Sales

Peter Schiff’s latest research report, The Powerful Case for Silver (available for download here), noted the wide gap between US Mint sales of American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle coins. The numbers continue to amaze. In a commentary on Wealth Wire, Steve St. Angelo goes through the numbers and explains why smart investors are […]

Faber: Own Physical Gold (Video)

Marc Faber, editor of the Gloom Doom & Boom Report, appeared on CNBC to give his take on the current precious metals market. Faber was skeptical about the health of the stock market, hinted that it is in a bubble, and emphasized the importance of having safe haven hard assets in your portfolio. I have […]

Davidowitz: US Economy Is Collapsing (Video)

Howard Davidowitz, an expert retail analyst, spoke with Yahoo! Finance about Walmart’s poor earnings report and what it indicates for the rest of the US economy. The economy is in a state of collapse… I think there’s a 50% chance we’ll be in a recession next year… That’s after spending $7 trillion dollars, printing trillions, […]

Don’t Trust the Government, Gold Still Inflation Hedge

In his latest article at Forbes, Jack Adamo analyzes the history of government inflation statistics and why gold is still an excellent hedge in spite of the popular narrative that inflation is “under control.” “The other problem I find with the inflation-to-gold ratio analysis is this: We are truly in unknown territory with the U.S. […]

Lewis Lehrman: The Rise and Fall of Real Money (Video)

Lewis E. Lehrman, author of the new book, Money, Gold, and History, spoke at the Cato Institute last month about the history of central banking and the destruction of the gold standard. Lehrman’s lengthy talk is a great introduction to the rise and fall of real money. His new book includes 40 years of essays […]

World Gold Council on Fundamental Gold Investing (Video)

Bob Alderman, Managing Director for the World Gold Council, speaks about the enduring value of gold and the yellow metal’s current role in a long-term investment strategy. The case for owning gold is a simple supply and demand story, [and] it has always been that way. What’s changed over the past several months is that […]

A Solar Silver Bull in China

By Jeff Clark from Casey Research Last month, big news came out of China. It may have gone unnoticed by most investors – and there’s really no reason why it would have been covered extensively by mainstream media – but it’s important if you’re a silver investor. China raised its target for solar generating capacity […]