Preface:  Please note that I have no any relationship with any of the companies I mention below.  Below is my Reader’s Digest version of how and where to get the best deals on precious metal coins.  Keep in mind the following is just my opinion.  Anyone contemplating a purchase of precious metals by...

Has anyone here ever used Northwest Territorial Mint?  If so, just wondering what you thought of their service, prices, "mark up over spot", etc?  Thanks. NWTM charges very high premiums that are way above average.  Compare their prices to well known companies like Gasinesville Coins or P...

Here's John T Reed's take on Warren Buffet's Op-ed.  Interesting as usual.

http://johntreed.com/headline/2011/08/1 ... ity-stunt/

Moda, There's tons of books, newsletters, web sites, etc that bang the drum for the hyperinflationary scenario.  Most of these people fall into the category of gold fund managers, newsletter writers selling their unique startegy, various media attention whores, and assorted gold bugs/survivalist tha...

Just checked the Bogleheads forum earlier today.  Once again someone is back testing returns using a modified PP where the gold component is replaced by TIPS.  Many knowledgeable economists and financial experts believe hyperinflation will result from all the money printing and soverign debt issues ...

FarmerD, You certainly have more experience in the scientific arena than I do, so I respect your insights into the process. Nevertheless, regardless of whether climate change turns out to be as extreme as some scientists proclaim, I think that the local pollution from fossil fuels as well as their ...

From what I have read, the science surrounding CO2 and the greenhouse effect is not a theory but a fact. There is a well established connection between atmospheric greenhouse gases and planet temperature in the scientific literature dating back to the mid 1800's. . You are completely correct about ...

Farmer, The Oregon petition is a perfect example of everything that is wrong with the climate change debate. This article does a pretty good job debunking it: http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-11-12/ But I think you don't have to look further than one of the petitions creators Frederick Seitz who ...

.    [/quote] That's a great perspective.  To echo stone's comment above, what in your view is flawed about speculating that if we re-create the atmospheric conditions of a previous era that we would expect to see similar climatic conditions to those that existed in that prior era? [/quote] There's ...

On a personal note, whenever someone gives me an opinion, I always try to figure out that person biases.  We all have biases, even me.  Over my career as an environmental engineer in the Air Force, I met dozens of highly degreed enviornmental scientists including climatologists.  When I asked them w...

When 98% of scientists say pregnant women shouldn't consume alcohol, responsible women don't. When 98% of scientists say CO2 emissions are causing climate change, it is a Bilderberg Illuminati conspiracy to rob humanity of its freedom? I cannot understand this viewpoint. I find manmade climate chan...

It's cheaper than gold now. That hasn't happened in a long time (if ever). At some point platinum will be a good speculative play.  MT, About 6 months ago I compiled a bunch of data on historical PM prices (I just pulled numbers off various internet sites) so I could see how the current gold/silver...

Historically there has been about a 2% to 3% spread on gold bullion. That equaled up to 6% lost on any trade that you buy at 3% above spot, and sold at 3% below spot. In recent years, that spread has jumped to 5% to 6%. If you're buying and selling 3% above and below spot on gold transactions, you'...

A couple months ago I saw a quote by one of George Soros's managers that they were selling gold since the threat of a depression had diminished.  This confused me since gold is always mentioned as a hedge against inflation, not deflation.  I've tried researching this aspect of gold without finding m...