In 1970, silver traded at around $1.60 per ounce. By its peak in 1980, it reached $49.45. An incredible 30x return.The story of how it got there is full of intrigue and conspiracy. We'll get to that. But first, a little background is in order.Monetary demand for silver had collapsed after the U.S. and other countries stopped using it in coins in 1965. Before that, America's dimes and quarters were...Read More

Prediction markets are the next big thing.Online marketplaces where you can bet on almost anything.For example, will the U.S. seize another Venezuelan oil tanker by December 31st? Right now Polymarket speculators assign a 29% chance to this outcome.Source: PolymarketHere's how it works. If you think that the U.S. will seize another Venezuelan ship by the end of year, you buy a "yes" contract at ar...Read More

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), the 121-year-old car maker, announced a $19.5 billion write off of its electric vehicle (EV) segment. That's an enormous amount of cash to send to money heaven.This was bad news for the U.S. EV market. Ford targeted electric trucks, to capitalize on its super popular F-150 model. However, the government killed the EV tax break. That curbed interest of U.S. car buyers...Read More

Dear Santa... Forgive my lateness in writing.I know that Christmas Eve is tomorrow, and by now you've probably packed the sleigh, filed your flight plan with the FAA, and coordinated airspace deconfliction with NORAD.F-15s - in full afterburner! - escort Santa Claus. Courtesy the-ugliest-person-in-the-world-pic.blogspot.com/2023/01/santa-claus-aircraft.htmlThat's why I'm sending you this email, ve...Read More

Fudai is a quiet fishing town in coastal Japan.When the devastating 2011 tsunami hit, Fudai was the only village in the area left intact.It wasn't luck. This miracle was due to preparation.In the 1970s Fudai's mayor, Kotoku Wamura, proposed a floodgate to stop tsunamis. Many called him crazy. They said it was a waste of money.But Mayor Wamura remembered the devastating waves of 1933, which killed...Read More

Quick – what's the best performing stock of all time?Microsoft? Apple? NVIDIA? Ford? IBM?Nope, not even close.The answer might surprise you.It's Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and other tobacco products.A $1 investment in Philip Morris in 1925 would be worth around $2.5 million today (with dividends reinvested).Every $1 invested in Philip Morris in 1980 would be worth $35,00...Read More

There is a metal boom coming and you won't believe it. It's not gold, silver, platinum or palladium. And when it goes up, it's going to make a lot of our daily lives more expensive.In the 1800's the "silver from clay" was more expensive than gold. The light, silvery metal was so rare that architects crowned the Washington Monument in D.C. with a six-pound pyramidal capstone.The metal, if you haven...Read More

The idea of America was a genuine novus ordo seclorum for a New World. It was a new program…an idea so revolutionary that few people understood it and even fewer were willing to give it a chance.But it is really simplicity itself. Either people rule themselves…or someone else rules over them. Ruling themselves meant controlling their own money…real money, that is…money that...Read More

Remember Elon's last day in the White House? On May 30th he appeared alongside President Trump in the Oval Office for a quick press briefing.Musk was sporting a small but noticeable black eye.Elon said his 5-year-old son punched him while horsing around.Steve Bannon (not a fan of Elon) claimed that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Musk had gotten into a physical altercation, although the timin...Read More

Last week, Paradigm Press Group held its year-end meeting in Baltimore. Almost all of our editors were in the room, which means many names that are familiar to subscribers. Everyone had a time slot to rehash the good (and bad) parts of 2025 and look ahead to 2026. Plus, almost all of the back-office team were there, the ones who offer wise counsel and make the emails and tech support appear so sea...Read More

Back on October 16th, I got a text from a friend.He was thinking about selling some of his silver:At the time, silver was trading at $54/oz.I told him my plan, which is exactly what has been written here. And that is to hold for years to come. My basic reasoning is that the Fed would eventually have to start printing gobs of money again, and inflation would return.Plus, if I sell gold, silver, and...Read More

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) CEO, Michael Saylor, always seems to over-do it, over-state it, and over-pay for it. And now, with BTC on the decline…he may be over-exposed to it. Bloomberg:The S&P 500 has climbed more than 16% in 2025, while Bitcoin is down 3% the first time since 2014 that stocks have rallied while the token is down, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.The digi...Read More

There is an old trading story about sardines, and it's surprisingly relevant to silver today.During the gold rush in the late 1800s, miners were striking it rich in remote parts of Alaska.But supplies were scarce and expensive. Eventually a large market for basic goods developed, and some suppliers spent more time trading food for profit rather than selling it for consumption.Sardines were in high...Read More

Every so often, Wall Street rediscovers something that's been sitting in plain sight for years. Right now, it's rediscovering the American consumer. Specifically, the consumer is leveraged to the hilt, running out of oxygen, and basically holding up 70% of the U.S. economy with a credit card that's already maxed out.And the craziest part? Most people think we're safer because housing isn't blowing...Read More

After World War 2, the U.S. emerged as the only major power with its industrial base intact.Europe, the USSR, and Japan were all devastated.The Soviet Union alone had 26 million deaths due to the war. The rest of Europe had approximately another 20 million. Japan lost around 3 million.All the major powers' infrastructure had been annihilated. Except for America.Even before the war, the U.S. was th...Read More

Inflation is a demon. A thief that steals the fruits of our labor.The primary cause of inflation is growth in money supply. More money sloshing around = higher prices, all else being equal.See the chart below, which shows how America's money supply grew a shocking 41% from March 2000 to March 2022.Source: Gov_Fails on XDuring the pandemic the government unleashed unprecedented stimulus. The CARES...Read More

What's that sound outside? It's Santa Claus, bringing gold, silver and cash flow into a sweet package of Christmas cheer. Okay, so he's a couple of weeks early. Just enjoy it. Never turn down a good deal. So, what's happening? Well...What's in Santa's sack? Early 1900s image from Library of Congress.This Monday - aka "yesterday" - news hit the wires that two superb precious metal exploration and d...Read More

In recent newsletters, we've been critical of aspects of President Trump's foreign policy.But he does deserve significant credit here at home. We've already covered his important work in streamlining the permitting process for drilling and mining projects.Today we're going to discuss another area where the President has made good progress. Reversing the negative effects of DEI, and putting America...Read More

Before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, we had very little insight into what modern warfare would look like.How would hypersonic and cruise missiles perform? What impact would drones have on the battlefield? How important is artillery in modern warfare? How relevant are tanks? And what about electronic warfare?All these questions have been answered by this war.Today let's review what we've learned...Read More

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced at the end of November that it would leave oil production levels flat in the first quarter of 2026. That's an unusual move for the cartel, which usually announces cuts in the face of falling oil prices. And that's our current scenario:However, even with a predicted glut in 2026, the cartel didn't threaten to cut production. That's...Read More