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Treasuries: "Risk Free" or "Risk Unlimited"?

The high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week is a story about bad debt, just not in the way most people think. Bank executives didn't issue too many loans to poor quality borrowers. The...

Clint Siegner

Clint Siegner

March 13th, 2023

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ALERT: Bank Dominoes Falling

In September 2021, Silvergate Bank, specializing in digital currency, was performing well. In fact, the bank reported record-breaking growth in deposits and loans in 2020, thanks in part to increased ...

Jon Forrest Little

Jon Forrest Little

March 10th, 2023

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Gold Is Highly Compressed Energy

When I was a kid, my parents would have friends over to play bridge. I could see how much fun they had. Their spirited card games lasted for hours. One day I asked to learn the game. After 5 minutes,...

Jon Forrest Little

Jon Forrest Little

February 28th, 2023

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Better Early Than Late

Gold bugs started 2023 with high hopes after the precious metals sector showed impressive relative strength versus paper assets in 2022. So far, no good. Gold and silver futures prices got clobbered...

Clint Siegner

Clint Siegner

February 27th, 2023

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Is Silver on the Brink of "Extinction"?

Silver has been used as a form of money for thousands of years, dating back to ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. In fact, the word "silver" is derived from the Anglo-Sa...

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February 20th, 2023

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White House Actions Raise Risks to Economy

Something like the plot of Atlas Shrugged seems to be playing out across America. In the novel, corruption and mediocrity spread through institutions including the power company and the bureaucracies...

Clint Siegner

Clint Siegner

February 20th, 2023