Every time gold makes a major correction, the naysayers come out in full force to bash gold.  You have Warren Buffett saying that civilized people don't buy gold, self-proclaimed experts on CNBC insisting that gold's so-called bubble has burst, and guys like Dave Ramsey arguing that gold is not an inflation hedge.  Sadly, these "experts" continually show their ignorance of gold at the expense of the average investor, who typically ends up getting duped into paper investments that are doomed.

The manufactured rally.  Zero Hedge estimates that 1150 S&P points have been created or saved thanks to the Fed at a cost of $2 million for every S&P 500 point. Getting schooled.  The rate of PhD & Masters degree holders filing for food stamps has tripled since before the recession. Black Friday redux?  Marc Faber sees and '87-type crash if US stocks rise without QE3. Time to build the arc.  In what S&P calls a perfect storm, the next four years will see a minimum of $30 trillion in companies' refinancing...

The gold standard, like it or not.  Stephen Leeb predicts a gold standard imposed on Europe and the Chinese moving to back the yuan with gold. Feeding the fire.  Greece to get another 5.2 billion euros in emergency aid. California nightmare.  California bankruptcies increased 557% from 2006 to 2011. Bottom feeders.  John Hathaway says we've hit the gold market bottom.

Start living for tomorrow.  TF Metals Report explains why you need to stop worrying about today's gold prices (Hint: your future is at stake). Ground zero?  The Market Oracle sees gold at or near its long-term bottom. And what about silver?  David Morgan asks, "Is this the bottom in silver?" Living in a glass house.  The Golden Truth explains why Warren Buffet's views on gold are baseless in light of his own collapsing paper value.

By now, we are all aware of the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), more commonly known as Obamacare, and the landmark Supreme Court case that decides its constitutionality.  Conservatives will obviously hail a decision that kills Obamacare, not only from a constitutional standpoint, but because they believe it will save the country billions of dollars.  But while the conservatives and liberals debate the finer points of Obamacare, there's one bystander who simply couldn't care either way:  gold.  That's because, with or without Obamacare, medical costs in the United States are going to saddle this country with a boatload of new debt, and there's no bigger fan of debt than gold.

What is this country’s greatest single threat?  It’s a very powerful question that sparks heated debate.  Is it the left?  Is it the right?  War?  Radical religion?  Or is it something much more obvious but also cloaked in mystery and misunderstanding?   Is the loss of “American values” the greatest threat to this country today?  Some would argue it is.  Denis Prager, who has a new book out called “Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph,” was asked in a Q&A session at The University of Denver, “If you had to identify a single threat to the future of our country above all the others, what would it be?”  To which he responded;  “I believe the greatest threat to America is that we have not passed on what it means to be American to this generation.”   He goes on, “The greatest...

The popular wisdom.  Americans feel "gold is the safest long term investment" today, a Gallup survey has found. Don't forget your roots.  Santiago Capital examines why gold became money and why there was ever a gold standard to begin with. Gold's driving force.  Julian D. W. Phillips says central bank demand will dramatically change prices in gold and silver markets.