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This week’s Off The Grid Radio comes to you straight from Belize. Bill Heid, founder of Off The Grid News sits down in Belize with Knut Andersen of Swiss Metal Assets to talk about investment opportunities and strategies for precious ...

Since the inception of money, many items have been used as currency, from salt to animal hides, as well as assorted other things such as precious gems. No matter what though, gold and silver have been accepted as legal tender ...

Precious metals such as gold and silver have been in high demand ever since the real estate bubble began to negatively affect the stock market in October 2007. The metals offer investors something tangible and real that ordinary folks feel ...

Americans have over $3.1 trillion stashed in their 401(k) plans; billions more reside in IRA accounts and other private retirement savings accounts. The government would love to get their hands on that money, and they have a number of perfectly ...

This summer, a quiet change was made to the accounting rules for gold in bank vaults. It made headlines almost nowhere, but it has the potential to dramatically change how gold is viewed relative to cash in the broader economy. ...

There has always been a symbiotic relationship between investment and economic growth. Investors supply the capital that businesses need to expand and improve their operations, while businesses provide an opportunity for individual and institutional investors to increase their wealth. This ...

One rising concern around the world is whether or not governments will allow gold and silver to continue to compete with paper currencies. Fiat money has been steadily declining in value, while the precious metals markets have been heating up. ...

Speaking to Congress recently, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was asked point blank by Representative Ron Paul if gold was money. He paused, then answered definitively, “No, it’s a precious metal.”  However, that precious metal is now at the center of ...

In the traditional way of things on Wall Street, firms invest in stocks, bonds, and real estate.  Commodities play a certain role, but they are certainly not the focus.  Neither are precious metals.  After all, who on Wall Street wants ...

The decline of the dollar is being followed with interest by America’s rivals around the world. Currently, the greenback is at three year lows against key competitor currencies such as the Euro and the Swiss franc. It’s setting new records ...