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Let’s have some fun…I grew up in the Johnny Carson era, and saw lots of funny episodes and comedians over the years.One of my favorite things was when he’d say something like “She is so fat…” and the audience would scream out “how fat is she?”The Millennial or Gen-Z crowd may hear that setup from other comedians today, but Johnny Carson’s show was the father of it.

Mike gives a brief update on the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, gold's performance as a safe haven during the conflicts in the middle east, the gold silver ratio and what Mike's next investment move will be.

As you probably know, Iran launched missiles at US Bases in Iraq last night. And investors reacted by rushing into gold.The gold price touched a 7-year high, passing $1,610 an ounce.And it’s likely not over...The US is sure to respond to this attack. And should the situation escalate, possibly tipping into a conflict or war, demand for gold could increase even more.

It was a nice year for gold, the price rising 18.4% in 2019.Silver was up, too, but less than gold. It rose 16.6% last year.It’s a little frustrating to silver investors that it underperformed gold, especially since we all know it’s more volatile.But history has a message for us. Actually, three messages. And they all hint at the same thing…Hint #1: The Seasonal Run Has Begun

Many investors know that silver is undervalued relative to gold. Many also know that silver remains undervalued relative to the stock market.But check out just how undervalued silver is in this new video with Mike Maloney and Ronnie Stoeferle.This chart shows the silver/gold ratio (the gold/silver ratio inverted) vs. the S&P 500. Note the strong correlation for two decades—until it abruptly ended in 2011.

It’s no secret that Elon Musk has some revolutionary ideas. And by most measures, he has been wildly successful. Tesla orders hit a record 97,000 vehicles globally in the third quarter (not to mention 250,000 preorders for the new CyberTruck). The stock has more than doubled since May 1. And you might recall Mike Maloney is a big fan of Tesla cars.But there’s something you may not know about Elon Musk. He won't admit it publicly. Neither will most “green” company CEOs. But it’s a reality for all of them.They desperately need silver.

Did you know that holdings in gold ETFs have been spiking?This chart kicks off video #7 with Mike Maloney of GoldSilver and Ronnie Stoeferle of the In Gold We Trust report… it shows the renewed interest in gold from investors around the world.You can see that the light blue area, which represents European ETFs, has expanded the most.To Ronnie the jump in ETF holdings means gold is on its way to becoming a core asset to general investors again. The amount of demand they could bring into the gold market is enormous.

Silver mines aren’t pulling the same amount of metal out of the ground as they used to, which means less and less silver is coming to market.Why is less silver coming out of the ground? There are a number of reasons, but there’s one in particular that has sidestepped the notice of most investors, and it may surprise you to find out just how bad the situation has gotten. Let’s look at that reason and what it means for you...

Editor’s Note: Nothing in this video constitutes legal or tax advice, and you should not rely on its claims as such.“If the survival of the dollar is threatened, you cannot rule out the government trying to make gold and silver illegal again.”That’s how Mike Maloney begins his new video, a discussion with Jeff Berwick of Dollar Vigilante, on the possibility of gold confiscation.While Mike says confiscation “probably won’t happen, you’re screwed if all you own is coins and bars.”

“It’s a cycle” says Mike Maloney in this new video with Jeff Berwick of Dollar Vigilante. And the cycle says we’re headed into hard times. Check out the meme Mike got from his producer, Dan, and how it fits with where we stand today. Mike admits that it worries him where we’re headed. Mike states emphatically that it’s too late to avoid financial Armageddon, due to the massive dilution of the currency, no viable options for central bankers, and that the debt can never be repaid.

Ever been curious about how Mike Maloney got his start in the gold industry? As Mike says at the very beginning of his new video with Ronnie Stoeferle of Incrementum, “this is the chart that started my career in precious metals.” Listen to Mike tell the story of a chart he gave to Robert Kiyosaki at a conference, which Robert shared with his audience that day. It ultimately led to Mike writing a book on precious metals, founding GoldSilver.com, and becoming the industry leader he is today.

Unbeknownst to most mainstream investors, gold has been the best performing asset of this century. It’s really true, as the first table shows in video #5 from Mike and Ronnie. Other than a few cryptos, gold has been the top investment since 2000. That’s’ especially true for gold priced in other currencies. Check out all the green in the first table. Gold has risen more in other currencies than in the US dollar. While gold is universally priced in dollars, 95.7% of the world’s citizens transact in currencies other than the US dollar.

Why is Mike Maloney so heavily invested in gold at this time in history? And why does he believe prices are headed substantially higher? The answer starts with a chart… As Mike and Ronnie discuss in their fourth video, this chart shows the amount of US base currency vs. the market value of US gold reserves. As you can see, the value of gold has “caught up” to the amount of the base currency twice in the past 85 years. The first during the Great Depression and the second in 1980.

I was stupefied at what I was reading…A Bloomberg article earlier this month reported that JP Morgan and Citibank were significantly reducing their gold positions or closing them out entirely. Based on the article, it seems they made this decision based on the flimsiest of changes in the market:

Join GoldSilver's Senior Analyst Jeff Clark as he outlines his top candidates for the gold and silver stock for 2020, plus why many investors should just buy physical gold and silver.

“What is going on with the world economy?” That’s how Mike Maloney begins his new video, which is actually not about the economy, per se, but about currency abuse, interest rate cuts, and a big fat warning about the coming recession. Mike starts with a slide he’s shown before, US currency creation, but he revisits the topic so he can compare it to Switzerland. In response to the financial crisis, the US created about five times the original amount of its currency—but the Swiss created TWELVE times!

Jeff Clark was interviewed at the Silver & Gold Summit conference in San Francisco earlier this month. He was asked what pushes gold past the $1500 level, why it’s important to own physical gold and silver, and how much bullion to have. Tune in to this 8-minute video to see why “gold’s real drivers are not even here yet.

Silver Drops Below $17/oz — Time To Buy the Dip? Precious metals just enjoyed a heady 3 months in the limelight. Gold and silver were a “hot trade.” But now the market is cooling... Wall Street appears to be brushing aside metals and once again piling into stocks. Do you think they are right? Have the catalysts for metals disappeared?

Would China and Russia really use the “nuclear option” and dump Treasuries to punish the US? Such a move would cause a severe spike in US interest rates, crash our stock market, and easily push the economy into recession. But as Mike Maloney and Ronnie Stoeferle discuss in their third video, it's not out of the question...

Should you buy Gold in 2020? After watching today’s release of Part 2 of Mike Maloney’s new series with Incrementum’s Ronnie Stoeferle, you’ll see why Mike has been ‘backing up the truck’ and continues to accumulate precious metals. This segment covers a mountain of topics including real interest rates, recession indicators, declining industrial production, and even a part of Mike’s book that was cut from the final edit.