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Gold’s Rebound and Thoughts on Crypto: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Oct. 13, 2017

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Fun on Friday: Excrement of the Gods

The Aztecs described gold as the “excrement of the gods.” Apparently, it’s also the excrement of mere mortals. In a widely circulated story, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) reports that about $3.6 million in gold and silver are lost each year in wastewater and sludge discharged from Swiss wastewater plants each […]

Bitcoin or Gold? Do I have to Pick Just One?

People seem to enjoy pitting gold and Bitcoin against each other. But do I really have to pick just one? While cryptocurrency and precious metals have many similarities, in many ways they are polar opposites. And you can have both.

The Fed’s Runaway Train and an Opportunity to Buy: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Oct. 6, 2017

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Gold Sales at Australia’s Perth Mint Doubled Last Month

Gold sales at Australia’s Perth Mint doubled in September. Meanwhile, sales of silver surged 78%. Sales of gold coins and minted bars jumped to 46,415 ounces in September, up from 23,130 ounces a month ago. Silver sales during the month came in at 697,849 ounces, compared with 392,091 ounces in August.

India’s Appetite for Silver

Indians love gold. Despite rising prices, a tax increase, and government attempts to tighten regulation of the jewelry industry, gold imports into the country nearly tripled year-on-year in August. India ranks as the second largest gold consuming country in the world, trailing only China. But gold isn’t the only precious metal Indians covet. They also buy […]

Trump Tax Plan, Obamacare & Gold Fundamentals: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Sept. 29, 2017

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Silver News: A New Administrator for the LBMA Silver Price Auction; Technological Breakthroughs

The London Bullion Market Association recently chose a new administrator for its silver price auction, and scientists have discovered a variety of rice that accumulates and stores naturally occurring silver in the soil. The Silver Institute covers these stories, and highlights several other technological innovations involving silver, in its latest issue of Silver News.

The Truth About Confiscation

As we all become more immersed in the silver and gold buying world we see the fear mongering around every corner. “No, the risks…it’s not a safe investment!”…”The government could knock on your door and take it all away tomorrow.” We all know the FDR story back in the 1930’s where an executive order required […]

The Better Business Bureau Exposed

As gold scams pop up around the country and world we are providing you information in order to help you avoid becoming a victim of the scams. This time around it’s not the precious metal dealer that is scamming you. It’s the one rating the deceitful precious metal dealer. Peter Schiff talked this month on […]