Now that we’re into February, tax season is well underway. W-2s and 1099s have been mailed, and many Americans are feverishly getting their paperwork in order so that they can get their tax refund as soon as possible. Millions of Americans pay tax preparers to do their taxes for them, spending in some cases hundreds […]
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If you’ve immersed yourself in gun culture, or survival culture, you’ve probably come across mention of night vision. Sooner or later, many shooters decide that they want to be able to shoot at night, and invest money in night vision equipment. But the cost of night vision can be exorbitant for many. A full night-vision […]
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Stock market investors are notorious for using ratios of various types to determine the proper valuation of a stock. The use of ratios extends to analyses of the overall stock market. And one of the ratios that many investors look at is flashing major warning signals that stock markets are incredibly overvalued and headed for […]
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The venerable .308 Winchester cartridge has spawned numerous wildcat cartridges since its introduction, with many of them eventually becoming fully-supported commercial cartridges in their own right. While the .243 Winchester may be perhaps the best-known and most popular of those cartridges, other necked-down variants of the .308 Winchester have also become popular in recent years. […]
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Holdings of gold in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit record highs this week as investors sought to move their assets to safety. Total ETF holdings rose to over 2,570 tonnes, eclipsing the previous high set in 2012. This comes at a time when stock markets are still near their all-time highs, making it unusual that both […]
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The silver price, unlike the gold price, can be heavily influenced by industrial demand. For a number of years that weighed on the silver price, as demand from the photography industry waned. It seems hard to remember, in the age of digital photography, that we once used cameras with film in them. Once the switch […]
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A quote attributed to Japanese Admiral Yamamoto in World War II expresses the impossibility of ever invading the United States, because a rifle would be hiding behind every blade of grass. The ownership and use of firearms is something that successive generations of Americans have cherished, and millions of Americans continue to hold dear. But […]
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Total world gold mine production decreased last year for the first time since 2008. That’s sure to put upward pressure on world gold prices, as increased demand and decreased supply will work together to send gold skyward, perhaps even taking out its all-time high prices in 2020. Production from gold mines has generally increased every […]
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John Bolton was always a curious pick for National Security Advisor. His outlandish hawkishness was firmly at odds with President Trump’s foreign policy campaign rhetoric. And once he got into the position, Bolton seemed to actively undermine Trump’s attempts at rapprochement with North Korea, Iran, and other countries. Trump even joked to others that there […]
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Every American dreams of retiring someday. But retiring, and particularly retiring in comfort, isn’t something that just happens by chance. Preparing for retirement requires careful and meticulous planning, goal-setting, and dedication to the plans you have laid out for yourself. If preparing for retirement were easy, no one would have to fret about it. But […]
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