Pension, no? When you retired, after decades of work and devotion to the firm you virtually gave your life to, and now can spend your time fishing, vacationing, and taking your ease, I say, NO? I’ve done a bit of research on this, and here’s the prices of stuff in 1962, which, had I retired […]
Ever wonder about the Nobel Prize? Alfred Nobel was the discoverer of dynamite, and it made him a fortune. Such a fortune, that when he died in 1896, his will specified that interest and investments from his entire life’s savings, be awarded yearly, to many outstanding individuals, in several professions. Many shared the award […]
It’s an imaginary conversation, but it could easily happen between Colorado Gold and one of the many tens of thousands of financial advisors. Here’s how it could go Colorado Gold: (CG) “Why don’t you advise your customers to get gold and silver?” Financial advisor (FA) “I don’t know anything about them, and I can’t make […]
It’s on most of the news shows, and especially the business shows. The goal of the Federal Reserve, is to obtain a ‘normal’ inflation rate of 2%. Naturally, the Fed never tells the truth, and neither does the Federal Government., which the Fed is supposedly not a part of. Another lie. As an example, if […]
I looked up the question, “How many federal agencies and bureaucracies are there?” The answer is that the number is “approximately 2,000,” but no one has ever been able to count them. The federal government, is the largest employer in the United States, and between the federal, state, county, and city governments, the figure must […]
-Don’s Column, Don’s Opinions… “We have too many poor people, let’s help them out.” “We need free schools, so everyone can have a good education.” “Health care costs too much, and so many people can’t afford it. Let’s make it affordable.” “That nation is threatening us. Let’s go to war, defeat them, and make them […]
I didn’t write it. But it was front page in the business section of the Wall Street Journal on August 8th. It’s so obvious, that I don’t have to add an additional word, but will quote, word for word, from parts of the lengthy story. “Joe Susanno lost thousands of dollars from his retirement account, […]
-originally written in 2017 We’ve all heard, seen in person, or in photos of that marvelous statue in D.C. about the Marines who raised the American Flag on Mt Suribachi, the one high place on the island of Iwo Jima, during World War Two. The statue was taken from one of the most famous photos […]
Ok Guys, I defy you to tell me, “What is a dollar?” You can’t define it? It’s sort of like trying to define a circular stairway without using your hands, I guess. Maybe a dictionary will help? Webster’s New World Dictionary 3rd College Ed. says the dollar is: “The basic monetary unit of the U.S., […]
(Originally posted in 2007) “Well, suppose they confiscate my gold just like Roosevelt did 75 (90) years ago?” If I have heard that once, I must have heard it a hundred times. Did Roosevelt confiscate everyone’s gold back in 1933? If he did, how come there’s still a lot of it for sale in coin […]