Should the U.S. national debt be considered an actual crisis? Does it have the destructive power of a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or other crisis?The short answer is yes but the full explanation requires a financial history lesson.The first point to understand is that debt can be good or bad. Deciding which depends on two criteria: What is the cost of the debt relative to the returns that can b...Read More
Peter Krauth of the Silver Stock Investor explains why he thinks AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA: TSX.V; ABBRF:OTCQX) might be a good stock to investigate.AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA: TSX.V; ABBRF:OTCQX) has more drill and geophysical survey results. Their ongoing 20,000m drill program at Diablillos in Argentina produced the following highlights:Holes DDH 24-017, DDH 24-021, and DDH 24-024 wer...Read More
The current setup on the silver chart is alot like the start of the silver bull market of the early 2000s. In those dayssilver was under $5 and considered cheap.The current bottoming pattern from around2014 to now is very similar to the early 2000s bottoming pattern (see the chartbelow). I have highlighted two similar patterns(marked 1 to 5).The bottoming period of the early 2000s started when sil...Read More
Thanks to recency bias, we tend to think the world has always been more or less as it is today. Tectonic shifts beneath the veneer of everyday life escape us unless we make a concerted effort to peel back the veneer of normalcy.For example, consider the rise of finance as the dominant force in our socioeconomic/political status quo. Statista gives us a rough picture of the dominance:In 2023, the f...Read More
Speaking with a friend about the migrant crisis in the United States, she made an interesting observation. Many of the most prosperous Western nations in the world today are facing the same problem.They're flooded with migrants who are overwhelming the system, infuriating the citizenry, adding fiscal burdens, disrupting public order and leading to possible political instability.Interesting questio...Read More
The current setup on the silver chart is alot like the start of the silver bull market of the early 2000s. In those dayssilver was under $5 and considered cheap.The current bottoming pattern from around2014 to now is very similar to the early 2000s bottoming pattern (see the chartbelow). I have highlighted two similar patterns(marked 1 to 5).The bottoming period of the early 2000s started when sil...Read More
The current setup on the silver chart is alot like the start of the silver bull market of the early 2000s. In those dayssilver was under $5 and considered cheap.The current bottoming pattern from around2014 to now is very similar to the early 2000s bottoming pattern (see the chartbelow). I have highlighted two similar patterns(marked 1 to 5).The bottoming period of the early 2000s started when sil...Read More
The current setup on the silver chart is alot like the start of the silver bull market of the early 2000s. In those dayssilver was under $5 and considered cheap.The current bottoming pattern from around2014 to now is very similar to the early 2000s bottoming pattern (see the chartbelow). I have highlighted two similar patterns(marked 1 to 5).The bottoming period of the early 2000s started when sil...Read More
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve,the Dow Jones has significantly outperformed silver.It was only during brief periods before the1919 and 1980 silver peaks that silver was able to outperform the Dow (see theDow/Silver chart below). The Dow/Silver ratio...Read More
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve,the Dow Jones has significantly outperformed silver.It was only during brief periods before the1919 and 1980 silver peaks that silver was able to outperform the Dow (see theDow/Silver chart below). The Dow/Silver ratio...Read More
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve,the Dow Jones has significantly outperformed silver.It was only during brief periods before the1919 and 1980 silver peaks that silver was able to outperform the Dow (see theDow/Silver chart below). The Dow/Silver ratio...Read More
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve,the Dow Jones has significantly outperformed silver.It was only during brief periods before the1919 and 1980 silver peaks that silver was able to outperform the Dow (see theDow/Silver chart below). The Dow/Silver ratio...Read More
The project should receive a positive final record of decision despite who wins the U.S. presidential election, purported a Roth MKM report.Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA:TSX; PPTA:NASDAQ), whose Idaho-based gold-antimony project continues getting federal, state, and local support, had its share price increased to US$15 by Roth MKM, Managing Director Mike Niehuser reported in an Oct. 22 research n...Read More
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV:OMG) recently reported its second batch of assay results from its ongoing 10,000m drill program, according to an Atrium Research note.Atrium Research analysts Ben Pirie and Nicholas Cortellucci, in a research report published on October 24, 2024, maintained a Buy rating on Omai Gold Mines (TSXV:OMG) with a target price of CA$0.40. The report follows Omai's announcement of its...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund explains why he thinks Rex Resources Corp. (OWN:TSX; 94G:FWB) is an Immediate Strong Buy for all time horizons.Rex Resources Corp. (OWN:TSX; 94G:FWB) is a copper, gold, and silver exploration company with properties on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, whose stock looks ready to break out into a major new bull market soon.Before looking at the latest stock charts, w...Read More
Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. announced Friday that due to "overwhelming demand" its non-brokered private placement will close oversubscribed at 7 million units. Read why two analysts say the company's technical team and leadership play a part in the stock's upside.Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. (GCC:CSE; GCCFF:OTC; A0RLEP:WKN; 3TZ:FSE) announced Friday that due to "overwhelming demand" its non-bro...Read More
"You can't have free immigration and a welfare state."So argued the very late Milton Friedman.We believe there is vast justice in his claim.If the world's impoverished swamp a nation's shores and are thrown upon public relief they impose impossible burdens upon the nation.Yet the government of the United States is out to disprove old Milton... evidently.Both free immigration and a welfare stat...Read More
As I look out the window of my new study, I thank the Good Lord I can live in the middle of rural Italy and still do my job.My parents are downstairs watching television, while my wife just made me a fantastic lunch. My son, Micah, is at school, and we'll pick him up shortly.It's truffle season here in Il Piemonte, and I've already sampled the goods. Since the weather has cooled, we lit up my fire...Read More