Do you remember the first time you saw a rain drenched Peter Finch scream, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”? We do.

I bet you don’t own enough gold. Having physical gold in your possession is always a good idea in times of economic turmoil – there is no “uncertainty hedge” like it.

Mark my words:  Silver is going over $20 per ounce!  Currently, silver is trading around $15 per ounce, up 40% already in 2009.

If inflation doesn’t get us, incompetent government action will. This is the view of one of our favourite common sense Economist, Willem Buiter, professor of European Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Brazilian stock market is on fire right now and they are immune to a lot of the ills that America is suffering from, like exposure to toxic assets.  Make sure you put a small portion of your portfolio into emerging markets like Brazil.

Buy-out fund manager Mark Patterson won’t be high up on Tim Geithner’s Christmas card list this year. The chairman of MatlinPatterson Advisers says Geithner’s effort to stabilize the banking system through the TARP is a hopelessly ill-conceived policy that enriches speculators at public expense.

Many in the underground are talking about cobalt these days, as well as the more commonly known oil and gas.
Cobalt is one of the most important metals in next-generation manufacturing.

The U.S. government is going to have to print up trillions of dollars worth of new money in an attempt to break out of this economic crisis. This excess supply of currency in circulation is going to lead to demand-pull inflation.

Investing bearish right now could help protect your savings.  And just like fellow contrarians have been telling you all along, Ted Peroulakis suggests you broaden your horizons into contrarian investments like gold and silver.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech to the joint session of Congress this week was a beautiful performance. His language was exquisite, his delivery was superb, his rhetoric – at times – truly uplifting.