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May 5, 2017 Featured GuestsMichael Eastham & Chris Martenson Ph.D. Please Listen Here Show HighlightsMichael Eastham, Founder and President of Fellowship Financial Group and author of Common-Sense Income Strategies, makes his debut on Goldseek. As investors approach the age of 50, their focus should shift away from capital performance to income maximization. Our guest guides clients away from market timing approaches in favor of solid, reliable income strategies. Investors under 50 typically can afford the luxury of higher risk investments, but as retirement approaches the odds of recouping ill-timed investments, dwindles.Developing a 4-7% dividend stream facilitates a comfortable retirement, bypassing the urge to gamble via risky shares. Readers are encouraged to download Michael Eastham's must read investing paper, The Red Zone of Retirement, in PDF format. The duo discuss methods to boost passive, dividend income in the precious metals sector. Chris Martenson from PeakProsperity.com returns to the show, author of the must read book, Prosper!. The guest / host concur, the Great Recession of 2008 never ended; policymakers merely delayed the inevitable day of economic reckoning. His sources indicate that Fed insiders are de facto manipulating the CME futures markets via colocation near the exchanges. Although the precious metals markets have corrected ahead of Fed rate hikes, liquidity actually expanded with approximately $5 billion directed to banks.The USD/JPN currency pair has an approximate 85% correlation with the gold price, offering speculators a potentially lucrative arbitrage opportunity. The precious metals markets may be on the cusp of exciting times amid record demand / supply conditions.Chris Martenson is equally encouraged by severe supply shortfalls in silver output, further evidence supporting the potential for explosive gains. Our guest presents compelling evidence of declining oil discoveries beginning in 2014, leading to shortages by 2018.Expect a rare opportunity to purchase high yielding energy royalty shares at relative discounts. The crude oil sector represents a potential value; OPEC nations continue to flood the market with every available source. Given the cost of $100-$125 per barrel through deep water drilling, the guest / host share an oil price target of $75-$100+.One key caveat: if the economic boom in China slows significantly, demand for crude could experience a temporary pause. Key takeaway: given the expected oil supply shortfall over the next three years, makes accumulating related shares, advisable.

April 28, 2017 Featured GuestsGerald Celente & Michael Pento  Please Listen Here Show HighlightsMichael Pento, President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies makes his debut on Goldseek.com Radio. Fed policymakers are bluffing on rate hikes - their true intention is rate cuts, amid 350% national debt per GNP."The Fed will never again be able to normalize interest rates (allow to climb significantly) without sending the economy into a tailspin.""The Fed has already tightened enough to send the economy (domestic) into a recession." Officials no longer have the luxury of low interest rates after holding rates low for 100 months (8+ years). According to the Atlanta Fed's numbers, the economy is approaching recessiony GDP - Michael Pento anticipates a recession in 2017.While the official US unemployment rate, the U3 suggests near full-employment, the more accurate / traditional metric, the U6 is ominous. The U6 indicates nearly 100 million Americans are underemployed. The next economic dominos to fall could be China the EU and Japan, with debt climbing four times the GDP rate in China. Equities investors are advised to take note - earnings are comparable to 2014 - little forward progress has occurred since then. Key takeaway point: gold investors are advised to watch for an inversion of the yield curve, indicating a major new trend is likely.The yield curve inverted ahead of the 2008 Great Recession and will likely come to pass before the next inevitable / economic cataclysm. Our guest anticipates the next recession will result in the sharpest decline in economic output since the Great Depression. Negative real interest rates will eventually accelerate the velocity of money, a hallmark of ruinous galloping inflation. Once the process gains momentum, policymakers will manage the debt by allowing the US dollar to decline against rival currencies. To compensate for the ensuing economic chaos, policymakers are preparing the global populace via legislation for Minimum Standard of Living payments. Our guest suggests increasing gold bullion exposure to 10-20% by late 2017.Head of the Trends Research Institute, Gerald Celente returns with comments on gold and US equities. Geopolitical events are escalating amid saber rattling with Syria and North Korea. Such events oftentimes result in market trends with key implications for global investors. Although the post-election rally in US shares is impressive, a reaction is necessary to sustain the upward momentum. With sluggish retail sales via the "Retail Apocalypse," Wall Street may continue to rally while Main Street stagnates. Global currency volatility is improving the appeal of alternatives, such as gold and Bitcoin. Once the yellow metal crosses $1,400, Gerald Celente anticipates a new bull rally will drive the precious metal above the former 2011 peak to $2,000.The Trends Journal compares cannabis legalization to 1933 and the end of prohibition. Canada recently decriminalized cannabis and many US states allow recreational / medicinal usage. Colorado is earning more tax revenue on a medicinal herb than on toxic potent potables. Gerald Celente and the host question why yet another tiny impoverished county is the target of the world's most potent military force.

April 21, 2017 Featured GuestsLouis Navellier, Chris Powell and Chris Waltzek    Chris Powell outlines the documented PMs market rigging / manipulation. Key investment banks settled nearly $100 million in combined gold and silver manipulation settlements. According to GATA.org's findings, our officials have carte blanch authority to rig the markets in any way they see fit and by any means necessary. Without price transparency, free markets cannot exist.The duo examine the impact of their machinations, questioning if any investor can avoid the impact of price rigging. One of GATA.org's sources reveals that the central banks of central banks, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) actively rigs the gold market.Not the fox but the lion guards the hen house. Koos Jansen, financial journalist Guillermo Barba and other researchers lead the charge by questioning global central banks about their gold reserves. In 1998, Dr. Alan Greenspan testified before Congress that the Fed and their counterparts rig the gold market to the benefit of global society. Despite the best efforts of Indian government officials, 1 billion citizens refused to turn over their 24,000 tons of gold holdings.Please support the service through generous donations. Chris welcomes back Louis Navellier of Navellier & Associates. Louis Navellier discusses his top portfolio candidates.Favorite gold mining stock, Franco FNV, and a lithium mining firm are discussed. The host and guest agree on the merits of one key company, major chip maker, nVidia, NVDA, which produces GPU technology.Favorite energy stocks include Pioneer Natural Resources PXD and Devon Energy DVN. Expect technology shares to outperform in 2017 as new chip technology from Apple AAPL continues to push the sector higher. Optical switching companies such as Applied Optoelectronics AAOI and Oclaro OCLR are speeding up modems and could to facilitate 4k video streaming.Companies continue to repurchase their capital stock, reducing share float and by proxy increasing price. The only major threat to US shares could be the failure to pass the corporate tax reform plan.If the measures fail to pass Capital hill, the event threatens to derail the US stock market advance.

April 14, 2017 Featured GuestsPeter Schiff and Bill Murphy   Show HighlightsThe head of SchiffGold, Euro Pacific Capital, and Euro Pacific Gold Fund (EPGFX), thinks the US Fed is preparing for the largest bailout in history. QE4 could send gold to $5,000+. A new US Housing bubble has arrived, a.k.a. the echo bubble, due to institutional speculation. But this time the subprime debt is also concentrated in delinquent auto / student loans putting $4 trillion at risk. US equities are also in bubble territory with the Dow higher only a few percent in 2017 compared with the spectacular 10%+ gains of the PMs. Financing the proposed fiscal stimulus plans could double the Federal spending deficit from $1 to $2 per year, eroding the purchasing power of the US dollar. Once the public realizes its been duped by overinflated housing / stock prices, the herd will panic and the next PMs stampede will begin in earnest. The Euro Pacific Gold Fund, EPGFX may represent a value opportunity for investors interested in the sector who wish to avoid individual share risk. At some point in the near future, institutions and deep pocket investors, central banks and sovereign funds could unintentionally corner the PMs shares / bullion.Unless investors heed his warning, Peter Schiff expects entire generations of retirees to be wiped out by the coming inflationary maelstrom.Takeaway point - a global gold standard is inevitable and merely a matter of time. Bill Murphy of GATA.org returns with upbeat commentary on the PMs sector. With silver higher by approx. 15% and gold over 10% already this year, the silver market appears to be winding up for an explosive move. For the technically savvy, a bullish head and shoulders pattern implies a possible run back to the $21+ peak of 2016. Once silver clears the first target, $26 is the next area of resistance to overcome. With US housing in an echo bubble, US stocks at lofty levels unseen since the year 2000 peak the PMs appear to present a solid valuation.

April 7, 2017 Featured GuestsJeffrey Nichols & Harry S. Dent Jr.  Please Listen Here Show Highlights According to Harry S. Dent Jr., investors should ignore FOMC rate hikes and buy gold - slower job growth could cap US equities prices in 2017. The imminent Greek default slated for this July could be another stumbling block for the financial markets. Implementing the new tax cuts / health care plan proposed by the Administration could be challenging. The Echo Housing Bubble is tied to bubbles in US equities / bonds, all of which threaten to topple the global financial system.Harry S. Dent's economic model indicates a long-term economic downturn began in 2008 and continues to this day. The current economic uptick is merely a fata morgana. Outside the USA, the EU and China are facing their own bubble-troubles. Our guest expects gold and commodities to emerge as the strongest markets along with India during the impending crises. Jeffrey Nichols of Rosland Capital returns with comments on the recent FOMC rate decision and the potential impact on the PMs sector. The rate hike appears to be a nonevent; the gold market ignored the FOMC - anticipated the rate hike. Traders continue to focus on real interest rates - the everyday, nominal rate adjusted for price inflation. The official inflation numbers may be bogus - our guest questions the validity of the figures noting that the CPI vastly understates the cost of living. The CPI fails to reflect the shift in consumer tastes away from luxury items in favor of cheaper consumer goods / smaller package sizes. Investors prefer the precious metals as a means to shield their investment portfolios from insidious inflation. The growing problem of underemployment continues to plague the nation.Tens of millions of American's have accepted employment / wages well below their skill / experience level.Jeffrey Nichols finds a bifurcated American economy, where a few thrive economically, while the majority struggle to make ends meet. The gold-bull market never ended; bullion and shares are poised for astronomical gains.

 March 31, 2017 Featured GuestsMartin Armstrong ; David Morgan  Please Listen Here Show Highlights According to The Silver Investor David Morgan, the nascent silver bull market is alive and well. The guest / host agree that the PMs sector found a firm bottom in 2015 making the buy and hold method ideal for most investors. For more intrepid investors, David Morgan's proprietary gold / silver ratio analysis strongly suggests higher prices to come. The silver Commitments of Traders reports adds insights into market sentiment. Buying silver bullion in quantity for the long-term remains the ideal hedge.Cuisine for cogitation includes a new reagent that promises to revolutionize gold / silver processing, via an environmental friendly, cyanide-free method. Chris welcomes back a modern Jesse Livermore, Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics, the subject of the documentary film, The Forecaster (2015). Although central banks around the globe have lowered interest rates, taxation rates continue to climb. Officials in the US and the EU have called on Martin Armstrong during periods of economic chaos over the past 30 years.Our guest suggests they consult with actual traders who understand the market mechanics, not just economic theory. Armstrong advises gold investors to ignore the inflation / deflation debate; focus instead on the the yellow metal as a hedge against governments.He shares a witty quote by Milton Friedman: If you put economic policymakers in charge of the Sahara, there would be a shortage of sand in 3 years.Given central bankers control the currency system, the inevitable collapse is destined to propel the PMs skyward. A dollar rally will trigger the global reset - as rates increase, over $500 trillion in interest rate sensitive derivatives bets, CDOs, MDO, etc. will implode. US equities will continue to soar, with the Dow climbing to perhaps as high as 40,000 or more, along with the PMs. Our guest advises against purchasing government debt - the supposed risk-free rate is far more risky than blue-chip shares by comparison and rarely default. Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.comEnhanced Modern Portfolio Theory via Long-Memory Regimes (Waltzek, 2016).PhD Dissertation - Chris G. Waltzek 

March 24, 2017 Featured GuestsDr. Paul Craig Roberts and Peter Spina  Please Listen Here Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com Show Highlights Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy returns with perhaps the most dire news to date. He questions the validity of the official 4.7% employment figure, preferring instead the Shadowstats.com 23% unemployment number. The discrepancy arises because job seekers are considered unemployed after only a few weeks of inactivity. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) inflates the monthly figure by 100,000-200,000 jobs by way of hedonic measures. The true inflation rate is twice the current level via the U6 - the slight of hand allows unscrupulous officials to maintain unfairly low social security payments. Billions of dollars of paper shorts dumped on the gold futures market via the Plunge Protection Team (PPT) aids and abets the manipulation scheme. Ultimately, our guest anticipates a global nuclear cataclysm as internal forces foment conflict between the US and its major trading partners.Goldseek.com / Silverseek.com President and founder, Peter Spina returns to the show with his mining share analysis, from his home in the Czech Republic. Similar to the PMs sector, Prague has emerged from the former communist regime, entering a new Golden Era. Peter outlines the unique character / appeal of the central European culture, including the entrepreneurial spirit. Peter outlines the remarkable 500% return on 5 of his gold mining candidates recently announced at a Vancouver conference. While virtually every PMs stock performed spectacularly in 2016, Peter Spina emphasizes the importance of quality in 2017.Companies like Silver Wheaton (SWC) and Royal Gold (RGLD) are covered. The guest / host concur that at the core of every successful investment portfolio lies gold / silver bullion. Northern Vertex Mining (NEE.v), a company in which he continues to accumulate shares (Figure 1.1) is opening a mine in Arizona. NEE.v continues substantial exploration work and is located in a favorable location near Las Vegas. The duo also agree that the silver sector represents a remarkable valuation opportunity. 

March 17, 2017                                     Happy St. Patrick's Day!Featured GuestsPeter Grandich and Bob Hoye Please Listen Here Show Highlights Bob Hoye of Institutional Advisors rejoins the show in rare form with timely market commentary and historical perspective. Although a confirmed gold bull, Bob Hoye questions the validity of the gold manipulation story, preferring instead to monitor the gold / silver ratio. Currently, indicators suggest ensuing chaos in the credit market via the high yield / low grade bond market. Each time over the past decade that proprietary technical indicators reached current levels, the US stock market reached a critical peak. The superstar cryptocurrency Bitcoin revolution recently eclipsed the price of gold for the first time, signifying high demand for currency anonymity.Given the challenges involved with investing in Bitcoins, the only Bitcoin ETF, GBTC is a convenient alternative. Part of the appeal underpinning the Bitcoin phenomenon results from the ease of divisibility of units. Bitcoins are divisible down to a Satoshi, 0.00000001.No matter how high the price may skyrocket, Bitcoins can be purchased at any increment for any transaction. The bifurcation allows for speculation in Bitcoins in tandem with monetary usage. Bob Hoye applauds cryptocurrency aficionados for moving the global economy away from centralization.The breakthrough facilitates greater freedom for digital denizens forcing bureaucrats to conform to the digital revolution. The recent stealth rate hike by the FOMC appears to be a trap set for unsuspecting investors.The FFF contracts predicted several more months before a quarter point hike in the benchmark lending rate. The discussion veers into the realm of quantum mechanics / computing, Q-bits, CERN, the large hadron collider in France / Switzerland and parallel universes. According to peer-reviewed literature, each Q-bit has access to an alternative / parallel universe, allowing for an exponential increase in computing speeds. While the outdated quantum computer, D-Wave, was faster than 7 billion human minds, the entire global populace. Peter Grandich of Peter Grandich and Company notes, "I haven't been this bullish on gold in 20 years." The duo discuss today's FOMC meeting where concerns over domestic inflation and an overheating economy lead Fed officials to raise the lending rate.The quarter point rate hike sent the PMs sector sharply higher. The event could signify much better times ahead for gold and silver investors as the US dollar trade may be crowded.Given the Atlanta Federal Reserve's 1% GDP target, policymakers could reverse course as soon as Spring of next year. When merely a fraction of the funds pouring into the US equities / Greenback / energy markets from around the globe are redirected to the PMs sector.The confluence of events will catapult gold and silver investments past their 2011 zeniths.Several Western US states are adding legislation that makes gold and silver legal tender, removing state capital gains taxes. Although off topic, Edward Snowden recently announced an intriguing hypothesis regarding extraterrestrial communications, via encryption. Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com 

March 10, 2017 Featured GuestsJohn Williams and Bill Murphy  Please Listen Here Show Highlights Following a remarkable 9 week silver market rally, Bill Murphy of GATA.org says that the gold cartel is back in play in the silver market.Another likely explanation for recent volatility includes the upcoming stealth rate hike by Fed policymakers. Chairwoman Janet Yellen's comments last week startled investors.The Fed Funds Futures contracts (FFF) indicates high odds of a rate hike at the upcoming FOMC meeting, slated for March 14-15. The unexpected move will come 4 months earlier than previously forecasted by the FFF. In 2010, the silver market remained subdued for nearly a year, before staging a 200% rally. Given the bottoming price action, the market could be carving out a similar bottom. The guest and host concur that silver is destined for triple digits. According to Zero Hedge, 160 million Americans, over half the country cannot withstand a $500 emergency expense.Such a dire savings dilemma implies that only a small fraction of the populace have procurred sufficient PM ahead of the coming economic deluge. Once the herd recognizes the threat, the inelastic supply / demand conditions could result in a flock of "Black Swans." Nearly 2,000 global billionaires hold $6.5 trillion in wealth - just one billionaire like silver aficionado Hugo Salinas Price, could corner the silver market. Rogue economist, John Williams of Shadowstats.com says the Great Recession of 2008-2009 is still underway, contrary to the mainline media. Although the official national unemployment rate is steady at under 5%, the true unemployment rate is at least 4 times as high at 23%. The slight of hand requires an epic cover-up on a grand scale.John Williams outlines how the PTB accomplished the feat and the economic implications. Discouraged workers are no longer counted due to changes in the unemployment calculations making the economy in worse shape than reported. When the true inflation rate is used to deflate GDP numbers, the US has been in an unofficial recession for 16 consecutive years. Free trade has positive theoretical economic benefits, but deleterious ramifications for many high quality domestic jobs. Ultimately the economic fallout will impact the Greenback, which will collapse sending the yellow metal to at least $10,000 and perhaps many fold higher.Case in point, in Venezuela recent reports show that a silver coin suddenly buys $250 worth of groceries.Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com

March 3, 2017 Featured GuestsAndrew Maguire and John Embry  Please Listen Here Show Highlights Andrew Maguire, of Andrew Maguire Gold Trading a 40 year gold market veteran and whistleblower, returns with startling news on the precious metals. Our guest examines the minutiae of the markets noting that decades of manipulation has broken the gold / silver paper markets. As a result, the physical market is reasserting dominance over paper promises. Analysis of the options markets suggests that the 6 major bullion banks via the BOE are locked into losing short-sale positions. Key Point: options analysis indicates a gold fair value of $1,400 given the 92/1 paper to bullion dilution.Within 3-6 months, a short-covering squeeze could launch the markets into orbit, culminating with $2,000+ gold. Even if the US dollar continues to rebound from oversold conditions, the PMs will likely rally along with the Greenback as price equilibrium is reestablished. The manipulators cannot expect another rescue from culpable policymakers by another coordinated sale of 400 tons of gold by the BOE.A COMEX default is inevitable, which will launch the metals into the stratosphere.Our guest warns gold / silver shorts: beware, an inevitable force majeure on the COMEX will culminate in catastrophic losses.John Embry, Chief Investment Strategist at Sprott Asset Management, returns to the program with his thoughts on the precious metals sector. The duo caution investors from parking too many investment portfolio eggs in paper assets, stocks / bonds given the abrupt rout in the Shanghai indexConversely, the pullback in the precious metals sector is presenting a golden opportunity to procure value via dollar cost averaging. Given the current mega-discounted prices, gold and silver producers are trading at a fraction of the price of their underlying metals. Our guest notes the Greek nation is bankrupt, but EU economic ministers are constrained from stringent practices, because an exit could damage credibility, sending the dominos falling among other debt laden peripheral members. The guest and host concur that the onus of responsibility for debt repayment falls squarely on the shoulders of the lender. Nevertheless, the easy money carrot is still dangling, as the potential profits are too enticing for some to resist. A mini-case study of Greece vs. Iceland involves the 2008 credit crisis. Iceland emerged in far better economic shape.By managing lenders and focusing on the rights of individuals, unemployment and GDP, economic order quickly revived, relative to Greece, where officials chose to ignore the Icelandic success story (Figures 1.1. - 1.3.). The Icelandic tale resembles a modern economic version of David vs. Goliath. Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com

 Feb. 24, 2017 Featured GuestsBob Hoye and Andy Schectman Please Listen Here Show Highlights Top money manager, John Ing recently presented to China his forecast for $2,200 an ounce. Our guest is bullish on gold, in the LT. Bob Hoye notes that during every previous post bubble contraction, the real price of gold has ascended, making the PMs a solid portfolio asset, today. Although the Greenback remains relatively strong, eventually the senior currency will be overcome by an inflationary economic maelstrom. The concept of sentient robots / computers has lingered for over 100 years - from Asimov, Frank Herbert and Arthur C. Clarke to Philip K. Dick. The concept of intelligent machines has enthralled readers and moviegoers alike.TV shows such as Person of Interest as well as the UK drama, Humans 2.0 put a modern spin on the issue. IBM's Deep Mind A.I, Alpha-Go defeated the world's Go Grandmaster, an event not expected for at least 10 years. At the core of Deep Mind is a general purpose expert system; basically the program runs simulations. Takeaway point: by allowing the A.I. to learn like a child via trial and error the general purpose A.I. is applicable to any situation. General purpose A.I. appears to be on the cusp of crossing the threshold (note: purely speculative) into the realm of sentient A.I.s. It is conceivable that just such a new life-form may be already live in the Deep Net, saving Bitcoins and establishing a virtual safe world for its digital progeny. Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Institute ($6 billion in sales) outlines why every investor should diversify their PMs holdings via an offshore account. In 1933, President Roosevelt announced an executive order designed to confiscate gold that included at $10,000 fine. The gold / silver ETFs are a modern equivalent to the executive order, indirectly confiscating the capital that would otherwise be directed to physical PMs. The ideal alternative involves PMs ownership outside the USA via Brinks-Canada, a trusted / respected name in secure storage. Miles Franklin negotiated a one-of-a-kind, fixed rate structure with 100% separate accounts as an added layer of safety. Key point: Miles Franklin holds all client PMs and or cash in a large Brinks security box, which makes it fully insured and non-reportable to authorities. The next Big Thing, appears to be The Internet of Things (IoT), an emerging technology that facilitates communications among virtually all devices.IoT is poised to eclipse the growth of mobile phones, computers, laptops and the internet - a related ETF SNSR could capture much of the potential. Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com Right click above & "Save Target As..." to download. To learn more about software needed to play the above formats, please visit the FAQ.

Feb. 17, 2017 Featured GuestsRob Kirby and Bix Weir Please Listen Here Show Highlights Making his debut show appearance, Bix Weir of RoadtoRoot-A discusses his silver market research efforts. Due to financial derivatives and sophisticated algorithms, the Fed / Treasury control the PMs markets. The former Head Chairman, Sir Dr. Allen Greenspan wrote the first Root-A program at the Fed. Bix Weir claims that Dr. Greenspan's programs underpin the PPT manipulation schemes. Fans of the hit USA Network TV series, Mr. Robot may draw parallels between the protagonist, Elliot Alderson.While many researchers claim the Comex gold / silver is 100:1, our guest identifies a more accurate figure of 2,000:1 paper to bullion. The resulting non-transparency will eventually be embraced by investors, sending the metals to their natural equilibrium levels. The true silver supply situation implies a substantial value opportunity - although the gold / silver ratio is near 70:1, the empirical ratio is 1:1.The market could approach a chaotic tipping point - in 2016 100 billion paper ounces of silver were traded although only 50 billion ounces were ever mined! The LBMA claims over 129 billion ounces traded; a mathematical impossibility resulting from paper money schemes. Both guests this week agree with the host that the US Treasury operates under the table, vis-à-vis the PPT to subdue the PMs. All silver ETFs and proxies remain mere proxies based on the fractional reserve system, magnifying the investment risks associated with rehypothecation. The resulting threat to the global financial system is many times larger in scale / scope than the combined impact of MF Global, Bear Stearns and Lehman. Bix Weir plans to hold silver until market manipulation ends.A convincing case is made for 1:1 gold / silver making the theoretical value of silver is at least $1,300+, a 100 fold relative discount to current prices. Similar to the tragic water reservoir failure currently unfolding in California, Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics identifies extreme risks to the financial markets. Even the mainstream press is starting to acknowledge the risks posed by market manipulation schemes, in particular, in the PMs sector. Bitcoin GBTC is one of the few remaining de facto free markets, for the most part, as institutions have few short-selling options available. As enticing as Bitcoin appears on paper, threats to the blockchain structure could lead to an exodus of funds into the PMs. Evidently, 3 fold the annual gold production was sold in the market during the US Presidential election, evidence of market manipulation on a grand scale. Our guest proposes that the US Treasury is operating vis-à-vis the Exchange Stabilization Fund / PPT, to subdue the PMs to maintain US dollar hegemony. Policymakers are slowly recognizing that Bitcoin and related alternatives represent a modern example of Gresham's Law. Bitcoin is emblematic of the end game of the neo-Keynesian economic system. Will the fiat currencies eventually succumb to Bitcoin, the only unencumbered currency in circulation? Rob Kirby suggests that the rise in popularity of Bitcoin stems directly from global distrust of central banking operations.Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com

Feb. 10, 2017 Featured GuestsJohn Williams and Peter Grandich  Please Listen Here Show Highlights Rogue economist, John Williams of Shadowstats.com says the US dollar rally is a fata morgana, a rate hike bluff by Fed policymakers. The 2008 market collapse / Great Recession never ended; the Treasury / Fed merely sidestepped financial calamity at an enormous cost. Ultimately, the FOMC will be coerced by market forces, resulting in lower rates and sizable balance sheets via toxic debt purchases. Unbeknownst to most citizens, the US Fed's is a private protective unit for the banking / financial elite. Ever since 1932, whenever the growth of real disposable income "takeoff pay" is below 3 percent, the incumbent Presidential candidate always wins.While our guest has high hopes for the new Administration, the 12 month lead time between stimulus and actual results could disappoint the typical American. Our guest expects the Greenback to continue decent to lower lows, resulting in hyperinflation. Only gold / silver investments will thrive under the end game he outlines; every household accumulate several months of canned items and ample cash / PMs.Similar to the New Madrid earthquake stunned the Midwest by reversing the flow of the Mississippi, the next financial crisis will offer little warning time. The new Administration could right the economic titanic in part by reviving the 40 page Glass-Stegall act to heal the financial system. Peter Grandich of Peter Grandich and Company and host discuss one analyst's call for a seemingly outlandish silver price range of $100,000-1,000,000 silver. Bix Weir makes a solid case for a 1:1:1 gold / silver / Dow ratio due to unique supply / demand conditions. Silver deposits pool near the surface, unlike gold, which is characterized by deep mineral veins that extend miles beneath the crust of the earth. Most of the easy to find silver may have already been discovered. Insatiable industrial demand for silver as illustrated by a nearly vertical, inelastic demand curve.Once the 165 year old price suppression scheme (Bix Weir) is exposed, little if any silver will be available for investment / currency purposes. Demand is also heating up for gold as a currency safe haven; the price spiked to $3,600 briefly in India two months earlier in India.Inevitably a PMs backed cryptocurrency, similar to BitCoin is a plausible reserve alternative. With the impending exit of Italy from the EU, Peter Grandich expects the EU to continue to unravel, potentially leading to the dissolution of the EU experiment. In summary, Peter Grandich finds gold / silver the most undervalued investment class, worldwide.Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com

Feb. 3, 2017 Featured GuestsJim Rogers and Charles Hughes Smith http://radio.goldseek.com/shows/2017/02.03.2017/GSR-02.03.17-c.mp3Please Listen Here: Show Highlights Jim Rogers rejoins the show from his Singapore office with his latest market commentary. The crude oil market appears to be building a bottom - he expects the low to emerge this year representing a buying opportunity. Jim Rogers finds value opportunities in the base metals and other commodities sectors. While the US equities markets rally is impressive, our guest points to financial history, noting that 3 rate hikes spells trouble for equities. Given investor's distaste for US Treasuries in recent months, the go-to asset class could be come cash, Greenbacks, US dollars. The US dollar registered a convincing technical bottom in the weekly chart last week, suggesting that the uptrend could resume in the dollar bull ETF (UUP). Jim Rogers is concerned by comments from the new Administration suggesting the potential for trade wars, typically ending with few winners. The discussion includes the pressing issue of financial safe havens.The PMs gold / silver backed cryptocurrencies such as SilverBit / GoldBit offer some of the benefits of both currencies in one instrument. Charles Hughes Smith from the Of Two Minds blog returns with commentary on the US economy / financial markets. US corporate buybacks data indicates that near zero interest rates has enabled thousands of firms to issue debt at low rates used to support share prices. The financial slight of hand is based on the concept of rising corporate earnings. According to work by David Stockman, debt is the primary means of economic growth. Currently the national debt stands at the Dow advance and US debt (Figure 1.1). National income and corporate earnings trends are static, for the most part, suggesting a decreasing return on each dollar of debt accumulated. Debt growth has eclipsed the rate of GDP expansion, presenting yet another red flag, further degrading the nation credit score. History teaches that as currencies are devalued, bad money drives out good, i.e. Gresham's Law, which may explain much of the push to abolish cash. Charles Hughes Smith notes that all the bad debt will eventually be written off - he advocates sound money investments such as arable land and PMs.Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Hostgsradio@frontier.com

Jan. 27, 2017 Featured GuestsRalph Acampora and Bill Murphy  Please Listen Here: Show HighlightsTop Wall Street Chartered Technical Analyst (CTA), Ralph Acampora of Altaira Wealth Management returns with his outlook on US equities and the PMs. With the Dow Jones Industrials over 20,000, a new record, our guest outlines why stocks could still be undervalued by 10% and even surprise the bulls. Pushing shares higher, expectations of an economic renaissance fomented by the new Administration. The promise of reduced corporate regulations and stringent import levies could make US exports more competitive, boosting corporate profits and US shares. Relatively high domestic interest rates compared to the PBoC's -3.5% and Europe's -1.00% rates makes US dividend payments enticing. Amid hawkish comments from the Fed Chairperson last week, one of the biggest beneficiaries of higher rates will continue to be US financial institutions. In addition, US home construction firms and related sectors such as concrete, lumber to home repair businesses could benefit from infrastructure rebuilding. The risk of higher rates continues to weigh heavily on the US Treasury indexes, currently unwinding from a 30 year bull market.The net result is an inflow of billions of dollars into US equities and the PMs. Bill Murphy of GATA.org and the host discuss the prospects for the PMs sector in 2017. According to Bix Weir, a 1/1 gold / silver ratio is merely a matter of time as emerging technologies increasingly rely on silver. Case in point, silver is key to smog correction devices, which are in high demand in China due to the rise of the increasingly affluent middle class. Just as the Dow Jones Industrials sets a new all time benchmark of 20,000, weak dollar comments from the new Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.The new Administration has plans on the table to revamp the crumbling domestic infrastructure.Raw material purchases and related jobs / activities could boost national price levels to the benefit of PMs investments. The technical case supports the nascent silver bull market thesis - the silver index is nearing a Golden Cross on the weekly chart. The XAU is leading the metals charge on a relative basis - another indication that institutions are anticipating a multi-year PMs price advance. Once silver closes above $21 with conviction, Bill Murphy expects new bull market records, echoing Paul Wong, of Sprott Asset Management. Show HostChris Waltzek Ph.D.  About ChrisContact Host:gsradio@frontier.comRight click above & "Save Target As..." to download. To learn more about software needed to play the above formats, please visit the FAQ.