MORTGAGES REPRISED
By Mark Rogers A recent story in the London Evening Standard announced that first time buyers are expected to stump up a £100,000 deposit. Thus, evermore young, first time buyers are being denied their...
View ArticleP. T. BAUER ON PEOPLE, GOVERNMENTS AND MARKETS
Some commonly encountered criticisms of the market system ignore the simple fact that market participants are people. Human beings and their arrangements cannot be faultless. It is therefore not...
View ArticleJOHN MAYNARD KEYNES: A SELF-INDICTMENT
By Mark Rogers Keynes described his working assumptions thus: “We take as given the existing skill and quantity of available labour, the existing quality and quantity of available equipment, the...
View ArticleDEVELOPMENT: IS IT THE RIGHT WORD?
By Mark Rogers Developing economies. Less developed countries. Third world countries. And then of course, developed economies. But is there not a question being begged by these terms? Let us look again...
View ArticleTRADING SUSPICIONS
By Mark Rogers Currently being played in London is a revival of British dramatist Peter Nichols’s 1977 farce Privates on Parade, which is based on the writer’s own experiences in the Combined Services...
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GOLD: THE BOOK OF THE MOMENT
Review by Mark Rogers Gold, A Different Point of View by Paul McGowan With a Preface by Bill Bonner Published by Ferrington in association with LinGold.com Following the drop in the price of gold a few...
View ArticleGOLD DEMONETIZED BY THE JAMAICA AGREEMENT
The role of the Dollar in the Bretton Woods Agreement The decisive change that led to the Jamaica agreement was President Nixon’s suspension on 15 August 1971 of the convertibility of the dollar into...
View ArticleTHE GOLD SPOT: GOLD ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR
The Gold Spot is a regular feature in which Mark Rogers excerpts a passage from his reading as the Text for the Day and then comments on it. Extract from MONEY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE AFTER 1914 By Gustav...
View ArticleTHE GOLD SPOT: FDR’S BOILED EGG
The Gold Spot is a regular feature in which Mark Rogers excerpts a passage from his reading as the Text for the Day and then comments on it. Extract from THE FORGOTTEN MAN: A NEW HISTORY OF THE GREAT...
View ArticleGOLD SOVEREIGN: THE WORLD’S MOST SOUGHT AFTER GOLD COIN
By Mark Rogers The Gold Sovereign is a highly collectable investment coin and the oldest coin struck by the Royal Mint. It is perhaps the World’s most famous gold coin and is the most widely traded...
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Britannia 1 ounce Gold Coin
The Gold Britannia is a 1 Troy ounce investment coin. Whilst the figure of Britannia has graced coins since Roman times, it is only since 1987 that the modern Gold Britannia coin has been produced. The...
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Your savings in a safe place
Traditional investments are at risk because they are inextricably linked to the world wide web of paper debt that exists in futures, bonds, hedges and spread bets. Pension funds, banks, stock markets...
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The Maple Leaf 1 once
The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf is one of the oldest bullion coins alongside the Krugerrand. It is a classically beautiful coin, internationally recognised and provides investors with a secure, quality...
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The Panda 1 ounce
The Chinese Gold Panda is a popular series of Gold bullion coins issued by the People’s Republic of China in Proof-like, brilliant uncirculated quality. They are issued in a range of sizes between 1/20...
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The Krugerrand 1 once
The Krugerrand is probably the original Gold bullion coin. It was introduced in 1967 as a vehicle for private ownership of Gold whilst also being circulated as currency, hence being minted in a durable...
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Confidence in physical gold
According to kingworldnews.com and also confirmed on jsmineset.com, the Shanghai Stock Exchange would have delivered more gold than Fort Knox in the States. Needless to say the strong impact that would...
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Tax Free Savings
A Tax Free Savings Account in physical gold that you own UK Taxpayers have a unique opportunity to save in pure gold, a real tangible asset, without paying VAT or Capital Gains Tax. Start from just 1...
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The Australian Nugget 1 ounce
The Australian Gold Nugget is a popular series of Gold bullion coins issued by the Perth Mint. They have legal tender status in Australia and are one of the few legal tender bullion coins to change...
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Buying gold coins as a safe haven
Gold coins struck for liberty Gold is an asset able to provide real freedom of action. It has had an inherent value for over 6000 years and is still going strong. It provides the reassurance to your...
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