We always enjoy these weekly Conversations with Casey as while they cover investing they are also quite philosophical in nature.  In this interview you’ll see why Doug believes that Ben Bernanke and Co are actively encouraging people to do exactly the wrong thing – take greater risks with their savings in order to get some form of yield.  And even...

We always pay close attention to what Bud Conrad the Chief Economist for Casey Research has to say.  Formerly from IBM he approaches his analysis from an engineering perspective.  Often coming to conclusions that differ from others. Also it was at a lunch with Bud here in Auckland some years ago that we, the founders of Gold Survival Guide met, and at the...

By Doug Casey, Casey Research There is a great deal of uncertainty among investors about what the future of the U.S. economy may look like – so I decided to take a stab at what’s likely to happen over the next 20 years. That’s enough time for a child to grow up and mature, and it’s long enough for major trends to develop and make themselves...

At the Symposium on Sound Money last week in Auckland we heard Prof Antal Fekete among others speak.  Here Darryl Schoon comments on the words of another hungarian Melchior Palyi whom he first heard about via Professor Fekete.  As usual Darryl’s study of monetary history shines through.  We always learn something new whenever we read his writings and...

Weekly Wanderings 16 December 2009 In this weeks musings we feature…‎ • Society of Fat Cats speaks out • The Automatic Earth, on the speed of the financial collapse • Ted Butler, on the possible default of the paper Silver market • Bob Chapman, with important inside info on possible US dollar devaluation From The Reformed Broker by Joshua M...