Probably no event had a greater impact on the development of handguns in the 20th century than the 1986 Miami FBI shootout. That shootout highlighted the inadequacy in police use both of revolvers as well as 9mm pistols. That resulted in the FBI selecting the 10mm Auto cartridge for duty use. But due to heavy […]
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For the seventh consecutive month, the Chinese government announced that it has added to its gold holdings. The latest published figures are those from May, in which the Chinese government officially added 10 tons of the yellow metal to its reserves. While most analysts speculate that China’s official gold reserves and gold purchases are very […]
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If it feels like the United States is more split politically and culturally than ever before, that’s because it is. Not even July 4th can conceal the fact that we are a nation split in two, with fewer people than ever sharing the common values that once made this country great. With that continuing bifurcation, […]
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When dealing with Wall Street investors you often have to understand that what they push their clients into investing isn’t always what they themselves would recommend. Due to the commission structure that accompanies stock and bond sales, many financial firms push their salesmen to recommend stocks and bonds to clients in order to capitalize on […]
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Silver has long played second fiddle to gold. Winners win a gold medal; runners-up get silver. Gold jewelry doesn’t tarnish; silver does. And gold is worth over $1,400 per ounce while silver just pushed above $15 an ounce again. But despite gold’s clear lead over silver, silver is becoming increasingly popular with investors. And one […]
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The 1980s were golden for gold investors, with mints around the world seeking to capitalize on gold’s rising price and the re-opening of the US gold market in 1975 to stake their claim to investor demand. With the increased competition, gold investors were suddenly awash in a plethora of choices. And while old favorites such […]
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With gold’s recent gain in value, predictions made at the beginning of the year about its overall gains have been left in the dust. Many mainstream analysts thought $1,350 per ounce was a reasonable price target for the end of the year, obviously laboring under the erroneous assumption that stock markets would resume their bull […]
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Gold and silver have been popular investments for centuries, safeguarding investor wealth through thick and thin. And one of the most popular ways to invest in gold and silver today is through gold and silver IRAs. If you’re not familiar with gold and silver IRAs, it’s probably because your financial adviser or retail brokerage doesn’t […]
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Debt issuance has always been pretty straightforward. A borrower issues bonds that pay interest to entice lenders to part with their money for a period of time. The longer the term of the bond or the riskier the borrower, the higher the interest rate the borrower has to offer. But thanks to over a decade […]
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It’s well known that the US dollar was originally modeled off the Spanish milled dollar, or “piece of eight.” And it’s also well known that the name “dollar” came from the German word thaler, the name of a silver coin of a certain weight. Whereas the mark was the primary unit of weight in measuring […]
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