The Hunts tried, but failed to keep their intentions a secret. “Who the hell are these Hunts?” was probably the question around the trading floor in 1974, when word got out that someone named Hunt had just taken delivery of more silver than anyone in history. In 1974, the year’s production of silver was only […]

The saga of the Hunt Brothers, or at least two of the 15 kids by several marriages and liaisons of the old man, H.L Hunt, of necessity must begin with the father. H.L. Hunt was born in Illinois, and left home at age 16. He did a lot of things, such as mule-skinner, logger, and […]

Today, we have a diminishing dollar, due to endless printing of it, thanks to endless welfare handouts, wars, silly legislation, and debts, debts, debts. Government prints to pay its bills, while the rest of the citizenry, or at least it seems like most of it, are in debt up to their ear lobes, and many […]

When an insurance company fails, it is a total dead end.  There is absolutely NOTHING you can do to collect.  It is a lost cause.  Most policy holders never even think about this.  They assume that since they have this fancy policy which promises them funds if they die, have a fire or other catastrophe, […]

So here we are, March 2005; in debt up to our nostrils, our government owes everyone, and its currency, the dollar, is falling from grace. How could all of this happen? Well, it didn’t happen suddenly, that’s for sure. Maybe it’s like a bus with failing brakes. The brakes still work, although maybe there is […]