By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Question: When is a dollar not worth a dollar?
Answer: When the US government says so.
Money market funds were developed in the 1970s as a way for investors... read more »
June 12, 2013 8:30 AM / 1 comment
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
As I have said before, the price of gold represents a report card on the US government, economy, and dollar. If the price of gold is stable, that is probably... read more »
June 4, 2013 9:52 PM / 6 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Here’s another story that the US mainstream media seems to have missed.
The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange was established in May 2011 as an electronic trading... read more »
May 22, 2013 9:13 AM / no comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
The advancements in digital photography and the ease of ability to post price lists and auctions on the internet have proved to be a real boon for coin sellers. ... read more »
May 20, 2013 8:12 AM / 1 comment
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Are you one of the people who still have funds in a Canadian bank account? Many Michigan residents, where I live, have such accounts because of the proximity... read more »
March 28, 2013 4:27 PM / 6 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
By now I think most of you know that I own a company that buys and sells a lot of gold and silver products. You have probably also heard me predict that gold... read more »
March 13, 2013 10:21 AM / 6 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Over the next several weeks, the US government is facing a series of critical financial problems of its own making.
Unless there is a last-minute agreement,... read more »
February 27, 2013 9:38 PM / 21 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Within the space of a few days in mid-September 2012 the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Bank of Japan all announced plans to inflate... read more »
February 20, 2013 7:38 AM / 2 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
The US Dollar (and, therefore, the US government) has experienced a terrible ten days:
On January 23, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives temporarily... read more »
January 31, 2013 12:54 PM / 4 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com …..
Many people consider the ownership of precious metals to be an investment. They are not. Still, compared to many investments, gold and silver have outstanding... read more »
January 3, 2013 6:06 PM / 11 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
As we come to the end of the calendar year, it is good to do an overall synopsis of what the US government will unleash on the American people in the coming year.
No... read more »
December 19, 2012 1:50 PM / 1 comment
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
The magazine The Economist has just issued their annual economic review, this year titled The World in 2013. The issue does cover a number of social and political... read more »
December 12, 2012 7:28 AM / 8 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
This past week there were two investment conferences held simultaneously—the decades-old New Orleans Investment Conference and the 10th Annual Silver Summit. I... read more »
October 31, 2012 6:49 AM / 1 comment
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
According to the US Census Bureau as of 9 AM Eastern on October 2, 2012, the estimated population of the US was 314,544,755. As of January 1, 2009, the Census Bureau... read more »
October 10, 2012 9:02 AM / 23 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
The general public probably attributes the recent strength in gold and silver prices to a huge surge in demand from a wide swath of the population. That perception... read more »
September 19, 2012 4:32 PM / 29 comments