A lot of folks are probably wondering if the big gold rush passed them by. The answer is no. Although the government is fond of generating lots of data that indicate that things are improving economically, it’s pretty safe to assume that there’s still a huge gap between where we were before the crash and where…
DetailsThe City of Houston City Council recently passed new ordinances requiring the use of specific technologies to aid law enforcement in their efforts to prevent the theft of gold and silver. Or at least that’s what they’re telling us and we’ve got to comply. Whatever. It doesn’t really matter at this point. You’re going to…
DetailsExchange Traded Funds (or ETFs), have become increasingly popular in the last few years. Funds with names like GLD and SLV have begun to allow investors to move into commodities markets – markets into which historically, only the heartiest investors have dared tread. But now by buying an ETF, an investor who buys into a…
DetailsSo you want to hold a fundraiser. And of course you want it to be great. And you want it to make lots of money for your organization. So what’s the key? What separates a good fundraiser form a bad fundraiser? And how can you land yours in the former category and not the latter?…
DetailsLots of folks call Houston Gold Merchants and want to sell their silverware. The first thing we tell them is before you throw everything in your car and schlep it over to the store, let’s make sure it’s the real thing. Silverware has specific markings that show you it’s real. So here are a…
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