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October 2017- Week 3 Edition

The 1987 Crash Highlights the Value of Diversification

This week, the financial news centers around a record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 23,000.   We can never know the time or date of the next crash until after the fact, but this market has been on a steady rise for over eight years, reaching one high after another, just like in 1987.

October 2017- Week 2 Edition

Gold-Backed ETF’s Rise 7.7% in 2017

Despite the flat metals market in recent weeks, gold is still up 11% for 2017 vs. declines in most other commodities.  The 19-commodity CRB Index is down 6% for the year-to-date, with crude oil down 8.35% and natural gas down 23.12%, so gold’s 11% gain is far above nearly every other commodity.

October 2017- Week 1 Edition

The Dollar Will Eventually Decline as More Money is Printed

The most recent Federal Reserve report on money supply (dated September 7) says that more than $13.67 trillion in M2 – a broad measure including cash, checking accounts, savings deposits, money market funds and dollar time deposits – is currently in circulation.  M2 volume has more than tripled in the last 20 years, rising 245%, at an average annual rate of 6.5%.

September 2017- Week 4 Edition

The Monday Morning Massacre of Gold Bears

Before the news broke out of North Korea (at about 11:00 am Eastern time Monday morning), gold was trading at $1,293 and Wall Street was once again losing faith in the yellow metal. 

September 2017- Week 4 Edition

The Monday Morning Massacre of Gold Bears

Before the news broke out of North Korea (at about 11:00 am Eastern time Monday morning), gold was trading at $1,293 and Wall Street was once again losing faith in the yellow metal. 

September 2017- Week 4 Edition

The Monday Morning Massacre of Gold Bears

Before the news broke out of North Korea (at about 11:00 am Eastern time Monday morning), gold was trading at $1,293 and Wall Street was once again losing faith in the yellow metal. 

September 2017- Week 3 Edition

Plan to Sell Any Gold Coins?  It’s Best to Wait Until Spring

Traditionally, the final four months of any calendar year is not the time to sell your rare coins or bullion coins.

September 2017- Week 2 Edition

Private, Volunteer Help is Often the Best – Especially in Texas!

s_mike-fuljenz-with-ICTA-medal.jpgThe national news media is showing non-stop pictures of the devastation in Texas – and now Florida – while often ignoring some inspiring stories of volunteer relief efforts, mostly by private-sector volunteers, with most of those being people of faith – from church and religious community groups of all varieties.

September 2017- Week 2 Edition

Private, Volunteer Help is Often the Best – Especially in Texas!

s_mike-fuljenz-with-ICTA-medal.jpgThe national news media is showing non-stop pictures of the devastation in Texas – and now Florida – while often ignoring some inspiring stories of volunteer relief efforts, mostly by private-sector volunteers, with most of those being people of faith – from church and religious community groups of all varieties.


September 2017- Week 2 Edition

Private, Volunteer Help is Often the Best – Especially in Texas!

The national news media is showing non-stop pictures of the devastation in Texas – and now Florida – while often ignoring some inspiring stories of volunteer relief efforts, mostly by private-sector volunteers, with most of those being people of faith – from church and religious community groups of all varieties. 

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