We can learn a great deal about our current monetary system and where it is headed simply by studying monetary history from the past. By doing so, we unlock the truth as to where currencies have repeatedly failed throughout time and why.

What has happened in the past throughout various societies? It’s common in every culture once an established monetary system is set in place, to start deficit spending. Once this spending occurs, countries begin to enter into larger and larger wars. At some point a country will grow up from a small country into a great empire such as the Greek or Roman Empires of the past. As these great societies engage in larger wars more money is needed to finance these wars. From this point government becomes too big and the wars being fought only compound the stresses that hold up the entire financial system…

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It is highly anticipated that China will become the world’s largest net buyer of gold this year surpassing that of India, who has been the largest gold consumer until now. China’s gold purchases for 2012 have already risen ten percent according to ICBC a leading Chinese bank. Why are they so eager to buy?

China has held the world's largest amount of US debt, larger than any other nation. However things are drastically changing. China has changed its investment strategies, including moving out of a majority stake in dollar dominated assets and converting those assets into gold. It clearly doesn't take a financial genius to figure out the logic behind China's dollar exit strategy.

While the American dollar may still be king over an uncertain euro today, what will happen once the US is reminded that its debts levels in comparison exceed that of Greece? While still the largest owner of foreign dollar reserves China is clearly conscious about how over exposed their holding are, putting their nations reserves into a slump. Currently US Treasuries are inside the largest market bubble in history.

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95 percent of all the gold ever mined is still in existence today in one form or another. On the other hand 95 percent or more of the silver that has ever been mined to date, has either been used or destroyed in small quantities, for many industrial and technological applications. So the majority of it is gone forever.

While the élite and the central bank’s own tons of gold bullion, it's interesting to note that they hold no physical silver. Physical silver is cheaper than physical gold. Therefore the average person could without much thought, buy an ounce or two at any time without hurting their wallets or upsetting their budgets. On the other hand…

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As far back as the Romans and Greeks, cultures have engaged in deficit spending. These societies have always engaged in large scale wars, as their nations expanded into empires. Major drawbacks to economies or empires include the high costs to engage in these wars. Throughout history these wars have always been funded through too much government deficit spending. At the end, empires always collapse from too much debt. It is at this point where very large scale wealth transfers will occur, to those that are positioned correctly.

What is currently being done today to the US dollar greatly impacts it negatively. Which in-turn is negatively impacting every fiat currency in the world. Sadly today there is no culture, country or currency that is safe from the negative effects of the dollar. Basically stated, if the world's reserve currency is sick and catches a cold it will become contagious…

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The monetary function and investment demand for silver has been in the news quite extensively in recent months. The investment side for this precious metal of course is extremely important. However we also cannot forget the sheer importance and value that comes from the metals industrial side. This provides for newer technologies as well, according to Phil Baker President and CEO for Hecla Mining.

Recently Baker was quoted as saying that “the silver markets of today actually can be closely compared to the same markets a century ago”. At this time photography was really starting to take off and industrial silver demand was on the rise. “From the mining company’s inception in the late 1890’s through the early 1980’s silver mining had been a booming business with huge physical demands in industrial applications for the white metal. However, by the mid 1980’s and during the next twenty years the silver industry had…

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Currency has been around in various paper forms throughout societies for generations. People use it every day. But how many people really know what the difference is between paper currency and money?

Currency has been defined as a circulating medium of exchange, used as an intermediary in trade to avoid the use of a barter system. The benefits and usefulness of currencies include; being a unit of account, or standard measurement of value. Other key factors include; durability, divisibility, ease of transportation and being …

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Price manipulations in the silver markets are just a fancy way to point out that there is someone else controlling and dominating these markets by holding exceptionally big positions of silver. An entity alone or as a group, that holds a very large physical stake in a specific market will define “manipulation”, which in itself, is clearly understood. The reality, when a single entity or large group enters the market for the specific purpose of dominating it, this should create alarm bells and make them ring all over the place. These are reasons why US. anti-trust and commodity laws are in place.

One of the most serious market crimes under the commodities law is price manipulation. There is a simple and effective cure for market manipulations which has been in place for nearly 100 years. It is called “Speculative Position Limits”. At the present time, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is working to in-state position limits in the silver markets. Of course at the same time this is happening the big banks are using all their mighty power to try blocking the CFTC’s attempts on instituting silver market position limits. Who will win out? Only time will tell.

Each entity in this game among manipulators will benefit by varying degrees…

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Has anyone ever wondered how come the United States keeps such a firm hold on its gold bullion? Why is it that America keeps its citizens in the dark regarding the benefits of accumulating gold and silver? Yet the US government is in the business of minting and distributing silver and gold coins. Did you know China publically educates its populace as to the long-term benefits of owning these precious metals?

After France wanted all of its debts redeemed in gold, President Nixon was forced to close the gold window to the world back in 1971. Effectively stopping any further gold redemptions on American debt from abroad and ending the Bretton Woods Agreement. Currently America holds about 8,133 tons of gold bullion. That is around 2.4 times more gold…

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The current monetary system that’s in place is corruptly managed by the greed, power and deception of the world banks and those who run them. Weekly news comes out of illegal bank practices and fraud, its mainstream news anymore. A quick example would be the latest scandal involving LIBOR. It is apparent today that the more reliable an institution is, the bigger the fraud. Libor was the benchmark for loans into the trillions of dollars, for decades.

Libor’s assets are believed to have been connected to transactions globally in the forms of personal, small business and mortgage loans in excess of $500 trillion dollars. Libor was key in the setting of global interest rates. To date the Libor scandal could be the biggest of its kind in history...

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The dynamics of the current precious metals bull market today is totally different than the previous bull market of the 1980’s. This time around the bull market has gone global.

During the early 1980’s who were the people responsible for driving up gold’s price to $850.00 and silver’s price to $50.00? During this time the only real players in these markets were North America and Western Europe. Both U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe at that time had very unstable economies therefore it was pretty much impossible for any of their citizens to participate in purchasing any precious metal for investment.

Furthermore China, India, South America and Mexico being for the most part, farming countries had no wealth amongst their citizens to buy precious metals either. Even if there were people around lucky enough to have some money for investing there were no exchanges around in those days for any trading to take place…

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Hyperinflation is a severe economic event that spreads both physical and monetary devastation throughout entire countries. Throughout history the after effects from these massive economic events have seen whole societies crumble to the ground. I would like to go over several specific steps in which you and your family can prepare for a major economic event such as hyperinflation. We will learn ways of preparedness and how to make preparations that will either prevent or limit the amount physical and financial damage that could possibly come your way, once the economy finally collapses.

The key to your survival is taking action now and preparing in advance, before an economic crisis comes. Once it arrives, if you’re not prepared, then you and your family are going to seriously suffer. Preparedness is all up to you. Do not expect any local or national governments to help you. Currently these governments cannot even help themselves and are the root causes for why the stage is currently being set for hyperinflation in the first place. Let’s go over these logical steps and learn how to best protect you and your loved ones…

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The world is currently in the middle of this century’s biggest bull market to date. Unlike the last great bull market for gold and silver in the 1970’s, this time, investors from the four corners of the world will have a chance to take part in the investment opportunity of a lifetime.

During the last great gold rush in the late 1970’s, only investors from the United States and the better part of Western Europe were able to participate. That was because back then, most other nations did not allow physical ownership of gold as it was either illegal to own, not available for investment or not in public demand. Many of the world’s countries including Russia, Eastern Europe, China and India, as well as all other Asian nations, South America and Mexico were incapable of …

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The majority of the world is in dire financial straits; economies cannot get a grip on their expanding debt and are using deficit spending to no end. The entire system is un-sustainable and economies are going to collapse. At this point in time surely before the end of this decade if not sooner, the greatest wealth transfer in history will take place. That also means the greatest time for opportunity, is to react now.

Obtaining physical gold and silver and keeping it outside of the banking systems, becomes the greatest form of wealth protection for your assets. Assuring you against either a deflationary collapse or hyperinflationary destruction of paper currency. These precious metals are absolutely vital to your financial survival. Below are several facts necessary to understand first, so you will know why precious metals are still very much undervalued…

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Sound money should be the only acceptable means of payment or credit used during these insane times when all major countries are fighting to survive with “record setting” government debts. Governments must all revert back to a sound money system to regain fiscal control over their spending habits or face losing everything.

Money – The Beginning
In the distant past, man used bartering and trading as acceptable forms of payment for goods and services. Many items traded included sea shells, salt, tobacco, herd animals, beaded belts, gem stones and gold. This worked well at the time, however there needed to be a better more convenient way to make transactions.
Coins became the first answer to make the exchange of goods and services more convenient. In 600 B.C. the first minted coins appeared, they were minted from an alloy called electrum. This was a combination of gold and silver. Each coin had a specific weight of 4.7 grams and acted as a medium of exchange, division of payment and was also capable of maintaining its value. From the time coins were first minted they gained popularity becoming the best form of money all the way into modern times.

What is Sound Money
In 400 B.C. Aristotle defined what sound money was and what characteristics were necessary to insure sound money. He said that sound money must incorporate all 7 of the following properties…

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Like many others, I was educated in the US public school system. It seems however, one very important subject had never purposely been taught in our schools. That subject being the history of money and attainment of wealth.
The biggest reason public educators never approached this subject was that monetary history was taught privately and only to the elite one percent of the world’s society. Meaning only the ultra rich were privy to this closely guarded information. The other 99% of us were basically “shit out of luck”. Monetary history and wealth generation were spoon fed to the elite one percent. Once they entered society they used this valuable information strictly to their advantage, allowing them to earn 90% of the total wealth generated on the planet…

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For decades now, the world has been partying wildly, while drinking from the proverbial punch bowl of good times. Ever since the gold window was closed by President Nixon in 1971 governments have increasingly relied upon deficit spending and avoided any real attempts to pay it back. As the saying goes “sooner or later you have to pay the piper”. Sadly, the only forms of payment that have ever been paid towards all of these national debts, has been with fiat currency. In essence, more borrowed money.

The politicians want your votes and they want to keep their cushy jobs full of perks for an eternity. The only way they can guarantee their own job security is to promise the populous everything and constantly go on a deficit spending spree to pay for it. If you’re happy, they remain in their cushy jobs and the cycle just keeps repeating each election year. The Fed is obligated to the politicians; they insure an unlimited supply of fiat currency is available for the politicians to fund all the government programs and handouts…

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Lately, many people in the world have been closely watching and reading the news reports concerning the current global economic situation. The European and American debt situation is now going out of control. It’s fueled by all the governments involved, constant deficit spending habits and lack of will to pay the money back. The Central Banks answer, simply to print more and more money. Many people these days are concerned and have decided to preserve their wealth by purchasing physical precious metals such as gold and silver in either coin or bullion form. These people however also will need a safe and secure place to store their precious metals.

Keeping your silver and or gold precious metals safe from theft will of course be the most important reason for obtaining secured storage when you’re buying precious metal. Let’s review what storage options for physical precious metals are available in detail...

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The rate of inflation in the United States has been steadily rising. The inflationary rate is a major, if not the key fundamental factor in determining the actual value of your money. The actual net worth of your dollars can be translated into how much purchasing power your dollars have for buying various goods and services over time.

The rate of inflation in the United States has been steadily rising. The inflationary rate is a major, if not the key fundamental factor in determining the actual value of your money. The actual net worth of your dollars can be translated into how much purchasing power your dollars have for buying various goods and services over time....

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Inflation is defined as an increase in the overall level of prices for goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Thus as the prices of goods and services increase each unit of currency actually buys less, therefore decreasing the purchasing power of the money.

Hyperinflation therefore is defined as a very high rate of inflation or inflation that has gone “out of control”. During a hyperinflationary event price levels within a specific economy rise very quickly as a function of its domestic currency in contrast to a foreign currency losing its real value at an ever increasing rate....

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