In light of the incredible hype machine that propelled Facebook onto every front page and magazine cover and lead story in the nation, the performance of the stock-to-save-mankind could only be described as…uh, well…flat. Analysts were all atwitter (no pun intended) with what was expected to be the greatest IPO in the history of the…
DetailsThere seem to be a lot of gold buyers popping up in the market lately. And maybe that’s a good thing. But a word of caution: Not everyone will show you the numbers. They won’t walk you through the process of buying or selling. And in general, if you have no feedback on the vendor,…
DetailsThe price of gold today is 1554.00. It’s rising slightly, but the crisis in Greece is going to suppress prices for a few months…it’s a great time to buy gold at Houston Gold Merchants… If you come in today, you can get up to 85% of the value of your gold based on spot prices.…
DetailsCalifornia’s recent budget struggles are well known. For years the state has struggled with a constitutional amendment that required all new spending to be voter approved in an ongoing series of have-it-now-pay-for-it-later referendums. Well, combined with some shady accounting practices, which are apparently all the rage these days, it looks like California’s financial crisis is…
DetailsWell, not the gold standard…actually. Instead the silver standard is what they’re doing…The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing $20 silver pieces that have a $20 face value, but contain 1/3 of an ounce of silver, effectively resulting in a ten dollar value. Not EXACTLY the gold standard…and not actually a silver standard either…but certainly interesting…
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