D. Stewart Armstrong
Seacoast Consulting
United We Will Stand
January 20, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This article is about offering you quality sources of coherent information about gold and gold shares. The writers and other resources I am recommending are at the very end of the piece. I am setting the stage for why you might consider supporting these people who truly understand gold and its relationship to the entire financial/geo-political /socio-economic environment. Feel free to skip to the final page as you will miss nothing you don’t already know.
This quality information from these writers is “The Gift” and they will assist you in understanding why gold has been the financial “king of the hill” for 5000 years. There is a reason why the status quo, (the powerzdatB), fight gold tooth and nail every penny of the way on its ascension to its rightful thrown. Silver is its Queen. The Republic was betrayed in 1913—under Wilson; and the battle was lost in 1971—under Nixon, but of course.
There is a logical reason there are sneak attacks on gold in the middle of the night when no one is paying attention, or on weekends when no one is watching and there are reasons gold is called a “political metal”. Most investments are made to increase ones financial circumstance —not to deliberately lose money (in order to debilitate a commodity). That doesn’t even make sense now, does it? And yet this exercise can be viewed on a regular basis if one knows where and how to look.
Some, not all of the people writing about gold, understand how it is connected to all the important financial issues of the day.
The Big Picture and the Wizards of Ounces (Oz)
All investors should understand the various components of The Big Picture of which gold and the PM complex are an integral part. There are a group of sleazy men who have their own big picture which is diabolically opposed to the one that 90% of Americans desire.
These men sit behind a veiled curtain and pull metaphorical levers of power. They want all of the money and all of the power.
These men are self appointed by an illegal institution which is diametrically opposed to the Constitution of the United States of America. This institution is called the Federal Reserve and it is neither Federal nor is it a reserve. It is simply the biggest fraud cum Ponzi scheme ever perpetrated upon any society in the history of mankind.
That it just so happened to be perpetrated upon the citizens of the one country whose sole objective was to eliminate such inequities and imbalances in its Republic after affirming that all men were created equal, and whose Constitution specifically spoke out against any possibilities of such an oppressive organization ever existing, is the irony of all ironies.
Audit the Federal Reserve
If there is nothing to hide, then prove us to be lunatics by simply allowing a forensic audit on the Federal Reserve. It is the most important action since the creation of this organization in 1913. Then, allow a forensic audit on Fort Knox. Finally, we need to repeal the Patriot Act and all subsequent versions of this violation of the rights of the American People.
So folks, if we want our country returned to us, we are going to have to be a David to their Goliath. It can be done. United We Will Stand and United we Will Win! It is but another irony that we will win something we should never have had to fight for in the first place. First step-get off the couch—second step—buy a ROLL of stamps.
We must understand this puzzle and what it means to each of us on a personal level. We must understand all parts of it and then we must stand united against the continuance of such an egregious fraud against each and every American.
Rotten Apples and Clichés
Have you ever seen an apple that looks perfectly delicious on the exterior but upon cutting it in half one can see it to be rotten to the core? Yes, that is America. It shouldn’t be that way because after all, we’re talking about the land of the free and the home of the brave. Yes, it hurts because we’re talking about America but “it is what it is”. It’s time to gather strength and alleviate that hurt.
Cliché after cliché comes to mind. If we don’t pull together, we’ll pull apart.
United We Will Stand, and divided we will Fall. One for all and all for one.
And yet, Americans are so egocentric that we can’t seem to understand that we are at an historical crossroads. If we don’t get together and make a statement; we will have no one but ourselves to blame when it all blows up in our faces. The appalling tent cities are already a testament to the way things are going. The signs over the tent cities should be labeled “Bank City”.
The American attitude is that if it doesn’t affect me, the hell with it. No, I’m not being judgmental I’m simply contemplating.
By the same token I understand that this situation in which we find ourselves was deliberately created by those men to whom I was just referring. It was created so we would be so concerned with our very survival that we would not have the energy, nor the resources to fight them. But a stamp and a SASE is as powerful as a sword when used en masse and for the “correct” reasons.
The “Troubles”
It begins with the banks, it ends with the banks, and in between the banks are the secret organizations that finance, “front”, and perpetuate the fraud. Secret organizations as represented by the Congress of the US, the CIA, the FBI, the IRS, and the thousands of other secret organizations that encompass the US bureaucracy. This is not what our founding fathers had in mind when they penned the Declaration of Independence. They actually were contemplating a simpler society that was honest and had liberty and justice for all. There’s a phrase I’ve not heard in a while: liberty and justice. Whatever happened to them? Did some other country usurp our principals?
This kind of change happens (is created) over time so as to be unnoticeable; it slowly becomes ingrained within the fabric of our society. Football takes the place of the Gladiator Arenas. Welfare takes the place of work and entitlement becomes the sentiment of children.
Gold is at the center stage of this conflict because it represents Freedom. Isn’t the US supposed to represent Freedom?
Gold is at the very center of this fight and that is what the Gold Anti Trust Action Committee recognized ten years ago. Bill Buckler of the Privateer in Australia recognized this same issue in a different part of the world.
The Rabbit Hole Runs Deep
This rabbit hole runs deep and it is an enormous stage with millions of sideshows, personal viewpoints, and a connected maze centering on money and power.
Gold, Money, and (real estate) housing are the centers of this theater.
The understanding of this theatre allows us to fight our way through the maze of living lies (http://livinglies.wordpress.com/) in hand to hand combat in order to eliminate obfuscation and at least have some chance at understanding the truth. Without truth “They”, the PowerzdatB, roll over us like a tank through Tiananmen Square. The tanks are currently on the move—but then they’re always on the move. Lately they’ve had to move faster. With enough capital, and good will, we could be on the move and making them move even faster. “Know where your enemy is going to be before they do”.
But where are we? Are we on the move? Are we prepared or are we running scared? Most of us are running scared. We don’t want to lose the status quo even though with each passing day our national foundation becomes one of quicksand. Our status quo becomes more worthless by the day. The National Debt exceeds GDP with no real hope of recovery, Our status quo as become status less.
Do not be fooled by silver tongued orators promising what they cannot possibly deliver.
Do we have any idea about the truth? Where IS the outrage to which Jim Sinclair refers?
This is an age old dilemma; an age old battle. This time it’s coming to America in a political theatre near you. You are so incredibly important because you are the main characters in this play. We all are involved.
“Let us go, through certain half deserted streets,The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent
To lead you to an overwhelming question… Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit.
In the room where women come and go Talking of Michelangelo
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliott
This, my favorite poem, can be interpreted in a million ways. The half deserted Streets are the American Economy and the muttering retreats are the broken moral compass; the tedious argument is the one between the two major parties that never accomplish anything real—hence the insidious intent (think banks and Fed). The overwhelming question is why can we not change this pattern of self destruction and the visit in the room represents the “same ole idle chatter used to confuse” by the bureaucracy. It goes on and on and on—just like this article—but each line says something of substance.
In the day of the “bought off” “free press”, it’s up to the Thomas Paines among us to set the stage and prepare for the “blow back” that is surely coming. I can feel the wind picking up on the mountain just like before the big storms. Take shelter and know why you are taking shelter. Be prepared and know for what you are preparing. We are working with a shrinking middle class and that is why you are so incredibly important. If you are middle class or think you are—you are an endangered species. Gold can save you.
United We Will Stand
We are so weary, or afraid of being scammed or don’t have sufficient time that we do nothing. We need to do something. Bill and Chris have been doing something for ten long years. We can’t always be taking—gotta’ give some of it back because what goes around comes around. The people of Massachusetts just did something—together. I don’t like to use politics as examples or metaphors but clearly this was a message. We can send bigger ones—clearer ones—we need your help. Give the Gift that keeps on giving—Knowledge! Give a bigger gift—Action.
The writers mentioned at the end of this piece all have something of value to offer. Turn off the TV and start reading so you at least understand where the truth begins. It will end in your own actions. It is time to do something.
Look, I understand that the main focus in everyone’s’ lives is making money, keeping what you’ve made, and getting from one day to the next.
In today’s world, the key elements in many lives are:
1.Money
2.Family
3.Fear
4.Housing
5.Health
But the old adage states that if you don’t know where you’re going, how are you are going to get there. We need to get there together if America is to survive. I will repeatedly tell us that America is strong and good but it is under attack and its citizens are fed up (www.fedupusa.org ). The Massachusetts election just demonstrated how fed up we are. Kennedy’s Democratic Seat went to a Republican but it doesn’t mean a thing until we start to ROLL BACK the Patriot Act, the Tarps, Protectionism, and many of the policies which make America appear like a selfish war mongering nation. Its people are not that way—so why is the country being perceived in this manner? You know why.
Americans don’t want war and we don’t want welfare. We don’t want what our leaders want and until those two concepts are reconciled, we are going to need food, shelter, gold, and silver. We are going to have to get together and use a Catherine Austin Fitts model to move ourselves and our country forward. We simply want the opportunity to build a better future for ourselves and our children—the right to create our own destiny.
“United We Will Stand
Together hand in hand in hand
From every part of this land we’ll work,
To save the American Dream
United We Will be
From Sea to Shining Sea
One voice for truth and honesty
The time to speak out is here.
America, the future is waiting
Do we have the will to make it right?
Fulfilling all the hope and promise
That has been our guiding light.” ©
America, America, We’ve never loved you more.
If you have any resources, regardless of how small, please consider protecting yourselves with gold and silver and listen carefully to what these people and organizations listed below are expounding upon.
Brevity is king in this era of information overload. We all have too much to read, do, “check out”, and way too little time. Therefore, the focus of this very long article is to suggest where to acquire humongous amounts of accurate information about gold, silver, and the precious metals complex while simultaneously including geopolitical sources which influence the entire socio-economic complex. That being said, I’ve always had a difficult time with brevity so, again, feel free to skip to the end of the article and review the real “stars” of the piece.
Common Sense
There are several things we must understand when dealing with gold and silver. The first one deals with common sense—oh how I miss common sense. You remember that stuff: the rational thing to do, the obvious reason, the gut check, and a correct course of action that even a five year old would understand as in don’t cross a six lane highway in the dark with your eyes blindfolded—that sort of thing. Evidently it was also missed back in the Roman era as can be evidenced from an introductory quote from a recent LeMetropole Midas posting:
“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” … Cicero - 55 BC (Good ole common sense!)
You will assimilate what you choose and you will create your own reality vis a vis learning from your past, living in the present, and planning intelligently for the future.
Clarity and Common Sense
Gold has been around as a medium of exchange and a store of value for over 5000 years. There is not one single fiat currency that has survived even a fraction of that period of time. They have all met their demise for the same reasons which center on greed, cheating, and crossing that six lane highway blindfolded and in the dark. America, as a nation, is traveling that same six lane highway in the dark and picking up warp speed on a daily basis. Wait, are those people moving out there? Better go faster. After all it is dark and they appear blindfolded.
We must understand why we have a desire to be involved with gold. When asked, most of us will say to make money or to preserve wealth. That’s all well and good and it may even be true. However, after sufficient thought is given to the matter, we realize that gold represents freedom—and that is the very essence of financial common sense based upon centuries of trial and error. Without our freedom, we have nothing. The US is losing its freedom on a daily basis.
He who owns the gold makes the rules. This is the “formidable financial golden rule”. Russia, China, India, Brazil are trying to accumulate gold. Central Banks have stopped selling gold. China is now encouraging its citizens to purchase gold and silver from their national banks. America, land of the free, home of the not too bright, is hiding gold from its citizens, “managing” its price at every turn while referring to it as a barbaric relic of the past. Opps! That can’t be good. You need to own gold, and silver—be smart, like the Chinese.
Finally, gold ownership will allow you to Fight Back. Remember, he who owns the gold makes the rules. If you want to be a sheeple, a lemming, a serf—own lots and lots of paper; preferably toilet paper because last I heard it was not a debt instrument. If we want the tools to fight back against an aggressor who is stealing our freedom, stomping upon our US Constitution, and generally turning America into a fascist state, owning gold and silver is a must—even small amounts. Then there will be no more whining about how I can’t do anything because I’m only one person.
You can educate your children, buy gold, and stand shoulder to shoulder with your fellow Americans who really do want the good old US of A returned to them—warts and all—United We Will Stand. Hell, even the illegal Mexicans want the old USA back. It’s getting more difficult to slide under those fences and the coyotes are charging $2000 US a pop. Oh, para los dias buenos passados. I know, I know, I’m a dreamer. I think John Lennon was to, but he took baths and played with his rubber duckie. Imagine!
Why so Much Animosity?
Why do “they”, the Powerz dat B, hate gold? I think there are at least three reasons: COLAs, Inflation, and it competes with the US dollar.
COLAS: Cost of living increases are based upon inflationary factors. Gold is the canary in the inflationary gold mine. An appreciating gold price indicates inflation—well, it used to. Kill gold and you, ahem, kill inflation.
Yes, of course it’s true—But with no inflation there are no cost of living increases which saves the government billions upon billions of dollars. Those dollars can be used to “help save the country” in more noticeable ways—ways which influence voting patterns. Need I say more? Good, I knew you were a bright group.
But now, there is a more insidious threat.
IRA & 401k Theft Plotted by US Government
http://silverstockreport.com/2010/Jan-update.html
Gold competes with the dollar—now we can’t have that, can we.
Chart below from www.jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/
www.theinternationalforecaster.com/
Remember: dollar good—gold bad. Dollar up—gold down. Dollar down—gold up. And so it goes, although there are caveats. The whole bloody mess has become so incestuously bent out of shape that the financial system is being held together with duct tape, bailing wire, bubble gum, and living lies—the bubble gum being the strongest component. I like the purple flavor but I digress.
Rick Ackerman wrote a superb piece called Big Brazen Lies Sustain Economy—quite good really.
The power of a football field cubed
Finally, and we’re approximating here, all the gold ever mined will fit in a football field cubed. Or a ten story office building. You get the picture. However, all the dollars ever printed will go to the moon and back five times over if we use $100 bills. Circle the globe ten times—go to Mars like a magic carpet. Get the point? When hundreds of trillions of paper dollars flow into a physical asset with a very limited supply, which direction do you think that asset is headed?
Now take that paper currency which has been produced ad nauseam and think of how many people will be exiting dollars and trying to get into something “safe” like gold and silver? The government would not like this.
It is still my opinion that gold, silver, and the precious metals complex is the place to be in so far as investments, wealth preservation, and common sense is concerned. Commodities in general along with hard assets will follow as a close second. Gold is not in a bubble—let’s not be silly here.
Bill Buckler has stated the gold is a “political metal” and therefore it stands to reason that politics and the political process will play into this financial/geopolitical equation. It always has and it always will.
Have I mentioned that nothing occurs in a vacuum?
Nothing occurs in a vacuum so if you want to understand the gold market, it is going to be necessary to understand the general financial markets along with the geopolitical implications that all countries and companies bring to the table.
The United States is entering a new era of uncertainty on both national and international arenas. The country is bankrupt financially, morally, and ethically and we are not prepared as we move into these uncharted waters.
The US bureaucracy is a dangerous self-filling prophesy which we’ve allowed to germinate and to grow; like a tick so gorged with blood it can’t move. We carefully remove them from our animals using fire, alcohol, tweezers, and specific techniques—turn counterclockwise making certain to get the head out. We squash ticks. Even the banana slugs and snails we take into the forest by the buckets and send them on their way. Ticks we squash. Why? They stole the blood of our friends, stuck a hole in them, caused pain, and served no useful purpose. Then they will reproduce. Sometimes the baby ticks will be crawling on the bloated tick trying to get to the blood. And the worst thing is when then get on us and steal our blood. Ever try and pull out a tick out of your leg? Better make sure you get all of it. Yes, bloated blood suckers are the worst—they serve no purpose and they cause pain. Can you think of any other bloodsuckers feeding on society?
The Attack
What most Americans don’t understand is that what we are currently experiencing is a planned and coordinated attack on our sovereignty as a nation and on our individuality as a people. Everything from the infamous 30% credit cards to the option arm mortgages to all things financial including the manipulation of the gold market is part of this coordinated attack.
The terrorists do not all come from the Middle East. They come from the “too big to fail” banks which DEMAND you bail them out (questionable premise) in order to exert more control over guess who? You? Wrong—the banks want to control Congress and they are doing it.
Good Bank—Bad Bank
News FLASH!! Just In-The Obama “Bad Bank” Speech on January 21, 2010. Below on the same day, my response, which Bill Murphy was good enough to post on www.lemetropolecafe.com :
Bill, I’d like to put my two cents in on the Obama Speech this morning.
I did not hear the Obama speech on January 21, 2010 about how the banks were going to be held accountable and how there was a new sheriff in town and blah, blah, blah. Sorry folks, been there, done that. This is all political theater. This is all about trying to quell the outrage that 80% of Americans are feeling and only 5% are acting upon.
I’m going to go out on a limb here. I would bet you this is a speech written by the banks in conjunction with this administration for political purposes. This is yet another orchestrated plan to mitigate the political heat; in other words its a set up. This is about the loss of Kennedy’s Democratic seat in Massachusetts and how to secure victory from the jaws of defeat. Ask yourselves, would this speech have been given if they did not lose Mass.? I think not. Nor do I believe that the PowerzdatB fear the populace sufficiently to make real change. They only care enough to orchestrate the environment in order to acquire the votes in upcoming elections. It is our duty to tell them to go take a flying leap until their actions are consistent with their words.
Will they stop manipulating gold? Will they rectify the foreclosure situation? Will they pull back the troops as promised? Will they begin to represent us in the ways we’ve demanded? I think not. But now is the time to make your move. Write to your congressional representatives and tell them how you feel about the bailouts, about the manipulations, about the debasement of our currency, and about the mountains of debt which will never be repaid. If there is any difficulty finding your representatives or their addresses, go to www.fedupusa.org and hit their government tab. Every representative is listed according to state, body of Congress, their names, and even the names of their dogs. In other words its a good resource. Arm yourself with pre-printed labels and SASEs for your representatives and be ready and prepared to dash off those post cards and letters by the dozens. Remember: United We Will Stand.
A rhetorical question. When in the last 75 years have the banks ever done anything that goes against their interests? Remember, Goldman Sachs is the defacto treasury of the US and there are a lot of skeletons in some very big closets.
This is political–so take the initiative and follow through. Tell everyone one of your Congress persons that you are voting them out unless they get real. The real issues of the day are jobs, money (gold and silver) and housing (foreclosures), and forever debt. Let’s get out of debt.
Like OMG!
So I am not buying the idea that Obama is putting the banks in the corner with the dunce cap on. The banks are smart—especially the big four. They will give themselves a lash with a wet noodle and deflect the voters attention knowing full well that the Supreme Court just told them it was acceptable to give political candidates all the money they could ever want. Money that does not come without strings.
(Like, ohmygod, I like really couldn’t believe it.) Then later, we’ll let little Timmy take the fall—Americans never did like his shifty eyes anyway. He’ll make good cannon fodder at just the right time and Helio Ben is certainly replaceable. They’ll be good grist for the election-time mill.
Congress is a pawn but at least they have a good pension plan and excellent medical benefits. They have the semblance of power but they ain’t got none. They’ve been turned against each other like children fighting over toys and they are asking us to pick sides. Why is it that when we vote we are always choosing the lesser of the two evils??
We are simply collateral damage my friend.
We need to get over ourselves. But above all other things remember, United We Will Stand. Remember that phrase—it may become very important in the months and years ahead.
I’m sorry but anyone who believes that the banks have the best interests of this country and its citizens at heart has to be insane. Anyone who believes the government is here to protect you is off their rocker. Anyone who believes the banks will be penalized in any way needs to take another valium.
Banks now have our money, our homes, and our monthly payments for everything from diapers to the gravediggers. 1913 should have taught us that Jefferson was correct and that banks are more dangerous than standing armies. But look what we did—we folded under the first attack by Hank Paulson who is from—everyone together now—Goldman Sucks, er Sachs.
OK, I’ll stop—but imagine if you or I went to Congress with a request for $750 billion dollars (that amazingly evolves into two trillion—then miraculously morphs into 23 trillion) and a three page agreement with two pages of that being the legal document holding Paulson (harmless) unaccountable for everything and anything! The other page was simply a statement that the sky was falling and we ain’t gonna tell you where or how we are spending the money. (Hint-we may pay back some of the really angry foreign interests who put money into the scam called MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES!)
The Middle Class are stressed to the max and they need answers.
Americans are tired, stressed, confused, angry and they don’t know where to turn, who to trust, what to do, or how to do it. They are living in fear and DISORGANIZED. That is exactly how our handlers would have it. After all, don’t we need their help to save us? From whom you ask? From them, I respond.
Again, you ask: who is attacking us. I believe it comes from within and from without. It comes from big business and multinational corporations who want to control the military of the US. From within we have the National banks and financial institutions who only wish to rob us blind so they can continue to control financial markets and make huge profits without regulation, without paying taxes, and of course under the radar. Hence the enormous bonuses for bank employees that have the American people so up in arms.
And by the way our former candidate for President, Al Gore, made many many millions of dollars in the private sector with his little video that was subsidized by some very big money—follow the money folks—like ants following the crumbs and you’ll find the cake.
By Design
Now this is something you positively must understand—this has been accomplished by design; this was not serendipitous or by chance—this has been an intentional attack on your country and your money; on your homes and your children’s future. If you don’t “get that” you’ve missed a very big point.
The people to whom I am once again introducing to you GET IT! Now you must not only get it, but you must pick up a stamp and an envelope and write, interact, or participate with your local, state, and Federal, congressional representatives. www.fedupusa.org has made it very easy for you. Go to their Congress Tab and find your representatives, have a stack of SASE envelopes and let the mail begin to fly. Better yet, throw the bums out because they sure don’t have our best interests at heart. Do you feel adequately represented? Are you “proud to be an American, where at least you can be free”? Do you feel free?
If you don’t like what is happening to your country: lead, follow, or get out of the way. If you do nothing, you have no right to ca-vetch, moan, or complain. Collectively, if we do nothing, we lose the Republic forever.
Weariness, Anger, and Action
I know many of you are weary of reading volumes of information and coming up empty. You are really looking for ways to make money or protect your family. You want to make things better but are too tired. You’re fed up! I get it.
Again, it is imperative that we understand what’s happening on the global stage. We need to be able to connect the dots; because if we don’t know one side from the other, we will be lost and America will have lost to the other terrorists—the ticks.
Adversaries of the American way are experts at bait and switch tactics. They are experts at dividing us so we have no traction. I am starting an organization called United We Will Stand and the message is contained in the title. I’d love your support—actually you’ll be supporting yourselves.
Maybe this is a launch—who knows.
In the meantime, look up www.fedupusa.org and support them.
I would also encourage you to understand the concepts behind http://livinglies.wordpress.com/
If you are in foreclosure, near foreclosure, or having trouble with your mortgage, then you need to read and support “Living Lies”. Half the people who own homes in which they reside and which are their principle residence are underwater (they owe more than their houses are worth through no fault of their own) and 50% of Americans are close to foreclosure. On a National basis, the numbers are staggering.
I bring this up because Housing is one of the pillars of this economy and the banks are intent on appropriating (stealing) as much of this real estate as possible. They’ve set the stage for it, much like they and your government have set the stage for manipulating the price of gold for the past ten years.
If you understand the concepts behind the gold manipulation issues, you’ll understand what is behind the “mortgage meltdown” which includes the mortgage backed securities, securitization issues, and option arm resets. More on that later but in the interim, visit these two sites.
The School Yard Bully is eating your lunch—AGAIN!
Ladies and gentlemen they are eating our lunch and they are also eating our retirement, our children’s future, and leading us towards a war that could be an Armageddon. Am I being too dramatic? I don’t think so.
Is it too late? I don’t know. But I do know that even if you call me a dreamer, I’d rather try and get people united and moving in the direction of the real US Constitutional as opposed to doing nothing at all.
We are very close to the edge people. It depends upon your threshold of pain. It is better to be prepared as the boy scouts say—Stewart Thompson is asking the question—are you prepared? Well, are you?
How does this “rant” serve the needs of the gold community?
I have just given you reasons as to why gold and silver will take their rightful place at the top of the financial totem pole and why it makes sense to learn all you can from people who have been around this game for a very long time. They know the gold markets, and they know the paper markets. They choose gold and we would all do well to listen to them.
We are under attack from within and we better “get it” and soon.
I am going to offer my selections for ten top newsletters and websites to assist both the experienced gold investor and the neophyte. This is a totally subjective exercise and I’m certain there are many quality writers and sites not on my personal list. I would be more than happy if you would share yours with me as I plan on doing an update this year; sometime in June.
Please email me at consulting@seacoastpub.com. We’ll keep you posted on United We Will Stand. I hope you’ll join—think of it as the million man virtual army.
Ten Newsletters which might be helpful to you.
Bill Murphy www.lemetropolecafe.com
Bill Buckler www.the-privateer.com
Jim Sinclair www.jsmineset.com
James Turk www.fgmr.com
John Doody www.goldstockanalyst.com
Roger Wiegand www.tradertracks.com
Stewart Thompson: www.gracelandupdates.com
Jay Taylor www.miningstocks.com
Richard Maybury www.chaostan.com
Spina and Phillips www.goldforecaster.com
A few notes about the letters and the Order:
Bill Buckler’s letter is geopolitically oriented but he does have a special edition on gold that is sent out on Saturdays. Buckler is a gentlemen who does not suffer fools lightly—don’t bug him. IMY opinion, he has the best geopolitical letter on the planet. There are others but Buckler ties it neatly together for you every two weeks.
Jim Sinclair and James Turk do not charge for their letters. But they are still excellent proving the axiom once again that you don’t always get what you pay for. Sometimes you receive much much more. Jim Sinclair has done an enormous amount for the community and his website/letter offers guidance and support way beyond the cost of a normal subscription; which of course, is zip. Sinclair should not fool you—he is tremendously concerned about the country.
Bill Murphy is the host of Lemetropole Café and along with his partner Chris Powell founded the Gold Anti Trust Action Committee. www.GATA.org deserves your support. The Café is Bill’s baby and he pens daily under the name of Midas. His daily missive is comprehensive to say the least. Bill tells it like it is, the devil be dammed so don’t shoot the messenger because he has the audacity to get in your face.
After all, someone has to if we are to make progress into these headwinds. Bill wears his emotions on his sleeve so don’t let that put you off. It’s a good thing; he works hard, he tells the truth. Remember that LeMetropole Café (subscription based) and GATA.org are two separate animals with GATA.org being the “official” voice of the Gold Anti Trust Action Committee. Buckler and GATA were the first to really identify the “manipulation issue” but GATA has really gotten after it much to the country’s good fortune. Still, most people don’t have a clue.
Roger Wiegand offers his subscribers specific futures spreads along with specific gold companies. His partner Jay Taylor offers ideas for many junior mining companies which must be studied carefully. Roger “tells it like it is” and has built up a following very quickly because of his “tell it like it is” approach. Additionally, both are true gentlemen. Jay has been around for a good long time and has built up a following. Due your due diligence (sic) and you’ll be fine. Junior selections are about ideas—don’t expect the rest of the community to be looking out after your best interests; they have their own issues to address.
James Turk is the gentlemen of the Gold Community: erudite, studious, and always honest to a fault. He knows his stuff and is wise and generous. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by popping in on the Free Gold Market Report. Mr. Turk ends his latest missive dealing with socialism: Hopefully, we will choose correctly. If we don’t, we know from Winston Churchill what awaits us: “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
Stewart Thompson from Gracelandupdates is an acquired taste. Keep an open mind. His approach is to shake you up, and although he is sometimes all over the map, including “over the top”, difficult to understand, and demonstrates a healthy ego. I think his primary objective is to get his “subs” off the dime and into a game they can win. He deals in broad generalities but they can be specifically applied. He too, works hard, puts in long hours and cares about what he is teaching. And he really likes his subs tomake money as in Kachingo. Yes, its an acquired taste.
Phillips and Spina are linear, well organized, and have good ideas. They cover specific areas of the gold sectors in a way few others do. It tag team commentary. Julian handles most of the commentaries while Peter (of www.goldseek.com ) handles the charts and the technical. They are an efficient team with a lot to offer—especially for people just starting out. They don’t assume you know the sector like a seasoned professional and that is good for everyone. Peter has been working his site since way before his 18th Birthday and he believes in what he is doing.
John Doody is a stable of the industry and has been around for a long time. Right to the point, he doesn’t give a hoot how the letter looks but that is more than compensated in the quality of information he offers. He is empirically oriented and has excellent connections. Everyone would like and endorsement from John because he knows how to crunch the numbers.
Richard Maybury has also been around for a very long time. He approaches the world from a geopolitical perspective that deals extensively with conflict and how that conflict will ultimately affect both the countries involved and the financial markets, Some would call him brilliant, I call him experienced.
Difficult to keep Up
Listen, I know most of us don’t have the time to keep up with everyone of these writers and websites. All I can say, is that if you do, you’ll know whats going on in the world, you’ll know about gold and the PM complex, and in the long run you’ll most likely be better off financially.
Honorable Mention
Go to to the home page of www.kitco.com and go to Commentator’s Corner in the upper left hand part of the page. All of these folks are quality individuals with quality letters.
There you will find: The Aden Sisters, Eric and David Coffin, Frank Holmes, Brien Lundin, Larence Roulston, Howard Ruff, James Turk, Roger Wiegand
When in doubt, “Google them”.
Additionally:
Catherine Austin Fitts www.solari.com/blog/
Eric Hommelberg www.golddrivers.com/gdr.aspx
Jason Hommel www.silverstockreport.com/
Additional Resources
There are many additional resources but we’re covering gold and the precious metals complex. In order to really understand what is occurring in the gold community, it is necessary to understand the big picture.
Ron Paul House of Representatives: Texas http://www.house.gov/paul/
Gold Sites
www.kitco.com
www.goldseek.com
Web Sites plus
www.fedupusa.org
www.livinglies.wordpress.org
www.rickackerman.com
www.jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/
www.theinternationalforecaster.com/
www.trendsresearch.com/
Gold Advisers: Professional Services
Chuck Cohen: Email: ikiecohen@msn.com
D. Stewart Armstrong: Email: consulting@seacoastpub.com
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