Carries our highest recommendation, truly great work
The smoking guns...
Past and future of central bank cooperation
Some of our favorite blogs
Our favorite site on gold and a general overview of it
Has frequent excellent comments on technical analysis, quite educational.
A truly excellent data and chart source
We know of few if any sites that compare, and none that are mostly free.
A free and good stock trading site
Covers many stocks, and most US and Canadian exchanges. Do your own due diligence!
Peak oil sites
Value of Gold vs. the Dollar
What Most Investors Don't Know About Gold and the U.S. Dollar
Globalization makes national currencies obsolete
Ben Steil of the C.F.R. on one of the very biggest issues
Real money basics & history
What banks, academics, the media and politicians don't tell you about money (truly excellent, but quite long)
Fiat (unbacked paper) money basics & history
Fiat Money Systems (great long term currency chart)
70 years of Mining Shares
Three Peaks and the Domed House
Quite a track record of top calling...
Exchange or currency controls?
Capital Controls: Theory and Practice
Turning Inflation Into Wealth
A mini course on turning inflation into wealth
Crash course
Chris Martenson's crash course to catch up with the key truths
Why the Federal Reserve Violates the U.S. Constitution
The Pompous Prognosticators Hall of Fame
Quite a track record of bad calls from 1927-1933
Financial Adages
An historical story of debt
At the Mercy of Debt Merchants
The JFK Myth
Was he assassinated because he opposed the Fed?
Manias, etc.
Download Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay (1841) (1.6 MB text document)
World gold coin reference
Weights, fineness, etc. on many coins
Democracy index
Greed
Milton Friedman on greed and capitalism
Understanding Currency Valuations
A very good article on the basics, plus an explanation of 'the synthetic short dollar'
Good books
Basic Economics: A Citizens Guide to the Economy - Thomas Sowell
Japan's Deflation and Policy Response
A 2003 speech by member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan (hat tip to Eric at iTulip.com)
"The case of Japan since the 1990s is more complicated. As I have hopefully made clear, the deflation of general prices has not been the major problem. Instead, asset price deflation and its interaction with the financial system and the economy have been at the core of the problem. There are two views on the asset price deflation of the period. One view holds that the bubble of the late 1980s had to burst. The other recognizes a secular decline in the return on capital starting sometime in the late 1980s and associated declines in asset prices and investment. The two are not inconsistent with each other, but mutually reinforcing. The second view seems to need the first to explain the temporary rise in asset prices. The two differ in their estimates of where prices will end up, but are in accordance in claiming that adjustments in asset prices and investment were inevitable. To be sure, the negative accelerator story suggests that the economy and asset prices may fall further than is necessary. Hence, beyond a certain point, policies to support asset prices may be justifiable. It would, however, be difficult to determine whether the economy had reached such a stage. Also, a more fundamental policy response would be to address the problems of the financial system and other inefficiencies in the economy."
A review of "Debt & Delusion"
An excellent article by Robert Blumen
Perceptions of Corruption in Asia
The "Corruption Perception Index" lists 133 nations regarding public sector corruption...
Ten fundamental principles of net energy
The American form of government
Good 10.5 minute video covering the basics of government
Very broad coverage on many topics
Economic issues facing today's generation compared to prior periods
Major long term factors
Aging Demographics - The Other Super Secular Trend
World Population Aging: 1950-2050
Third world myths
Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen
Who owns the Fed?
Corruptions Perceptions Index
World perceptions - which countries are the most corrupt
Silver FAQ
The Bottom Line
Monetary Episodes from History, partially a story of gold & silver
Monetary History from Ancient Times to the Present Day, another story of gold & silver
The Middle Class on the Precipice
Harvard Magazine - Rising financial risks for American families
Goldman Sachs 666
22 Reasons Why Hedge Funds Stink For the Average Investor
What sort of despotism democratic nations have to fear
Guru grades
Diamonds
The Fate of Paper Money
Gold as an investment (Wikipedia)
Great article on employment stats
"Strategic Siege" in the Great Game
Coin Collecting
Some gold & silver purchasing sources
Gold Mutual Fund comparisons & lists
24 hour Quotes on the Metals, Historical Charts & Data
Thoughts on the need for a Central Bank
Various investment firms that very generally align with our views
Puplava Securities (related site - financialsense.com)
Market Overview Major U.S. Indices Advances & Declines Major World Indices
Stock Indexes
DJIA DJTA DJUA DJWS S&P 500 NASDAQ 100 NASDAQ Composite
NYSE Composite Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000 S&P 600 S&P 400
Value Line Arithmetic ValueLine Geometric
Other
Gold Silver Copper Crude Oil Dollar 30 Year Bond
Volatility Indexes
Sectors
Banking Box Makers Bio Tech Computer Tech Consumer Retail Holders
Gold Bugs Index Gold & Silver Index Oil Services Natural Gas
Semiconductor Housing Real Estate iShares Morgan Stanley REIT
CRB Sub-Index Quotes and Charts
CRB Futures Index
Current Construction and Calculation
Commodity Futures Chart & Quotes
Weekly Commitment of Trade Data
Weekly S&P Commitment of Trade Data
Weekly NASDAQ Commitment of Trade Data
Weekly Gold Commitment of Trade Data
Weekly Dollar Commitment of Trade Data
Video on money basics
Libraries
Very good, but non financial
Good time wasters
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