Mark Twain, one of America’s most-renowned authors once wrote: “No occurrence is sole and solitary, but is merely a repetition of a thing which has happened before, and perhaps often.” In other words: history often repeats itself. While some might find this discouraging news, the upside is that history can also be used as a…
The Origins of Money: A Brief History
Unless you’re independently wealthy, thinking of money means thinking of mortgage payments and utility bills, filling up the gas tank and buying groceries, even saving for your children’s education. Money can keep you awake at night! Yet when it comes to the origins of money, we rarely give it a moment’s thought. One of our…
AOCS – The Bridge to a New Way of Trade?
Have you ever browsed our online store, come across a coin labeled AOCS Approved and scratched your head wondering what in the world that means? The American Open Currency Standard—widely known as AOCS—was developed to allow gold, silver and copper to be used in commercial trade and barter. (Coins that are AOCS Approved should not…
A Six-Figure Income Isn’t What it Used to Be
In decades past, the magic 6-figure salary was (…and still is) a monumental accomplishment. Individuals and families with earnings over $100k per year often had two nice cars, a nice home, took good vacations and still had plenty left over to save for the kid’s college and retirement. But inflation (…or rising prices) has eaten…
Some Analysts Claim Gold Way Undervalued Due to Market Manipulation
Due to the strong impact gold prices have on interest rates and government bond rates, many analysts believe the price of gold has been manipulated by bullion trading banks, central banks and the U.S. Government. While this certainly isn’t the first we’ve heard about manipulation in the gold market, it’s the first we’ve chosen to…
Are Gas Prices Really Higher? Hardly…
Hardly he says – we can imagine a few will do a double take on our assertion there. But after reading a piece in Forbes Magazine and thinking about the precious metals we’re involved with day in, day out, it makes complete sense. Anyone knows that gas is expensive. Any rise in price is noticed…
