Yup...the artificial stimulus of strong oil prices has faded as has the EU experiment (Greece). I have no idea where the bottom in gold is, I...
Paul, great comments...logical and probably close to the mark. :cigar:
You did, but you used 1 time period. A longer period or changing the periods is better. This eliminates sample (time) bias. Rolling periods is...
Have you seen the problems other countries are facing ? We may be the best house in a lousy neighborhood.
PF, I read an article where it appears that alot of easy grading took place about 1997 or so. This would jibe with a lack of recovery from the...
Right, so the business plan for low-60's Saint commons is no different than bullion. My LCS charges spot + 6% for AGEs, Buffalos, Maple Lafs,...
Bond returns depend on duration and credit-quality. Tough to just say what a 'bond' or bond index returns. There are 15,000 different bonds in a...
I am well aware of this, having dealt with Gold Bugs for many years.:D
But I wasn't making that case, I just used it to show that HISTORICALLY premiums have finally dissipated after 20+ years. Saints can see their...
That's what I haven't been able to understand since I don't run my own business (yet) and certainly not a coin shop. If a coin dealer/LCS is...
I think the data points referenced are OK. IOTW, the charts are legit and accurately portray what pricing was. Maybe not EXACTLY, but gives you...
I never mentioned savings bonds. I did mention bonds, as in a diversified portfolio of Treasury, mortgage, corporate, and other bonds....
Sarcasm noted. Ha-ha-ha-ha. o_O The point is that economies just don't implode, especially reserve currencies. I share your concern with...
Those numbers are 'off.' I don't know what is going on, but no way the U.K. -- with a population about 1/5th ours -- has half the debt in the...
My point in using 1979 was to show how arbitrary start/stop points can bias results. Rolling periods removes that bias, and on that score, gold...
Greece, a 3rd-rate economy and NOT a reserve currency nation, started going down the toilet in the 1980's and didn't implode for 30 years. If...
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