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World Reserve Currencies: What Happened During Previous Periods of Transition?

  The decline of the US dollar hegemony is ever so clear today and this article aims to provide the reader with what exactly happened during past periods of reserve currency transitions. Historically, when a reserve currency transitioned over to a new one, it marked a pivotal change for the world. The economic paradigm shifted […]

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Posted in Economic Crisis, Featured, US Dollar Collapse3,012 Comments

The Rise of 200 Alternative Crypto Currencies

Authored by Oliver Wasser from www.altcoinspeculation.com Many people look at the price of Bitcoin (currently around $850 a coin), and instantly shy away from getting involved in crypto currencies. What they don’t see and what is less publicized is the booming number of new Alternative Crypto coins (Altcoins), which are now appearing on a daily […]

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Posted in Bitcoins, Featured2,274 Comments

Can Doctors Fix Poverty?

Many health care professionals in Toronto are calling on their provincial government to raise the minimum wage by $3.75/hour to $14.  They argue that poverty is not just a public health issue but “the biggest barrier to good health.”  The group Health Providers Against Poverty is behind the movement and it seems that doctors orders […]

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Posted in Austrian Economics, Featured1,543 Comments

Gold Cartel Catch 22

This has to be one of the best, concise videos on gold price manipulation I’ve seen. The ultimate question remains, will central banks lose control over the manipulation or will they be able to maintain and continue their scheme despite the increasing demand for physical gold and silver? As mentioned in a previous post, silver […]

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Posted in Featured, Gold and Silver1,189 Comments

Hidden Secrets of Money Part 5: When Money Is Corrupted

Mike Maloney and his team produced another great educational short video about money that is A DEFINITE must watch! This one is about when governments get desperate they lead to corrupting our money supply and printing too much “currency” which then leads to hyperinflation. Hyperinflation benefits the few while impoverishing the middle class a scenario […]

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Posted in Featured, Gold and Silver, US Dollar Collapse924 Comments

The Wall Street Code – A HFT Documentary

Title: The Wall Street Code Director: Marije Meerman Year: 2013 [rate] Super quick computers and advanced mathematical formulas have largely taken over trading on the financial markets from human beings – algorithms which seem to have a life of their own. Algorithms secretly lie waiting for the moment that your Apple share or your pension […]

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Posted in Economic Crisis, Featured, Videos945 Comments

Ways to Solve The National Debt – Donation?

All this debate about the government shutdown and the debt ceiling recently, I decided to write an entertaining alternative on how to solve the US National debt problem. Why don’t we donate money to pay it off? In the fiscal year 2012, the US Treasury received $7,749,618.27 in donations from people wanting to pay down […]

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Posted in Economic Crisis, Featured, US Dollar Collapse322 Comments

Use 100:1 Leverage on Gold Prices to Build A Fortune

In the recent month’s, the price of gold, equities, treasuries and oil have been very volatile and are creating fortunes for some traders. Traders equipped with the right system, techniques and money management can also profit from Gold prices going down or up. With Ava Trader you can trade forex with 200:1 leverage and gold/oil/index’s […]

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Posted in Featured, Gold and Silver, How To Prepare For Economic Collapse, US Dollar Collapse1,355 Comments

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Economic Reason is conducting a survey to get a better understanding of you, its readers, to launch future products that will cater to your needs. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. In return, your name will be entered into a draw to win a 1oz silver coin from Sprott Money. Take […]

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Posted in Featured, Gold and Silver74 Comments

The Secret World Of Gold Documentary

Title: The Secret World Of Gold Producer: CBC Doc Zone Year: 2013 [rate] The Secret World of Gold is a documentary exploring the power and politics of gold, a precious metal with more allure and fascination than any other.  Valued for its permanence, beauty and scarcity, people will lie, cheat, steal and kill in the […]

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Posted in Featured, Gold and Silver, Videos1,569 Comments

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