It's a shame these sharks are out there swindling people.
Cloudsweeper, you are obviously pro-entitlement and anti-military spending. Many others, especially young people, don't have faith in the...
Nice, I have enjoyed collecting german coins including West and East Germany and the Third Reich.
Society probably won't collapse though anything's possible. But what's more represented in history is hyperinflation. Do you believe that is...
Clinton hardly "reversed" the debt. It's growth merely slowed down on his watch. In fact, all your numbers seem wrong. Bush did not quadruple the...
If you include unfunded entitlement obligations, it is much worse now than World War II. I would also bet consumer debt and state debt in many...
I agree on the diversification. I just doubt the government can rein in its spending and printing money will just be too tempting. That's why I...
I didn't have a particular dream coin but would love to get one of those!
Can't wait till payday...I've been trying to catch up on my silver proof sets, one for each year. My goal is long-term hedging of my other assets...
Thanks for the thorough explanation. Does that mean they could also lower margin requirements if they were so inclined?
WingedLiberty - I don't really understand the raising of the margin requirements. Can you explain a little further?
Having a home built here in the Chicago area would cost upwards of $300,000. I am not spending that kind of money on my house. I guess if I ever...
The stock market also retains some value with inflation. The stock prices inflate along with everything else. Sadly, it seems like most of the...
University of Texas as part of their endowment recently bought 500 million in gold, bringing their total gold assets to 1 billion, or around 5% of...
Buying when unemployed also seems incredibly stupid.
My collection is not worth that much yet. I was mostly thinking of the future. Getting a house would be a necessary first step. I doubt I have the...
Not at all kidding, I have seen the piece. This thread reminds me of it. He got a lot of buffalos and silver there working about 10 years, but the...
Thanks for the advice. I guess I will just look into getting one of these safes installed when I actually get a home. 8 people to deliver the...
A friend worked at Walgreens a few years back. I kid you not, someone brought in rolls of nickels and there was a 5 dollar gold piece in there....
But couldnt they simply walk off with a safe unless bolted?
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