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Protect Yourself from Civil Asset Forfeiture (Videos)

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. The New York Times reported a major story this week about Ms. Carol Hinders, who had her checking account seized by the IRS. Why? Because she […]

QE Is Dead – Long Live QE! (Audio)

In the latest episode of his podcast, Peter Schiff gives his take on the end of quantitative easing. Peter reviews CNBC’s reaction to the news and Alan Greenspan’s opinion of QE. He also shares his own predictions for the future of the American economy and the price of gold.

Jim Rickards: Central Banks Are Impotent (Video)

Jim Rickards, author of The Death of Money, spoke with Erin Ade on RT’s Boom Bust this week. He explained why central banks around the world are incapable of preventing the inevitable fallout of the current international currency wars. Rickards isn’t sure what will trigger the next big crisis – a debt crisis in the […]

Peter Schiff & CNBC Battle Over Gold (Video)

Peter Schiff appeared on CNBC’s Futures Now this afternoon to defend his record on gold. Things got heated, because it seems the stock traders can’t wrap their heads around the strategy of holding physical gold and silver bullion as a long-term hedge against inflation in a well-diversified portfolio. Instead, they’re intent on blasting Peter for […]

Building an Economy on Hope, Hype, and Fantasy (Audio)

In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff takes a look at the most recent earnings reports from Wall Street. Why are McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Amazon’s earnings so far off from expectations? If the economy is getting better, surely these companies – companies that are dependent on the prosperity of everyday Americans – would also be experiencing […]

US Monetary Imperialism: The Emperor Has No Clothes (Audio)

Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute, interviewed Patrick Barron, a private consultant to the banking industry. In this not-to-be-missed conversation, Barron explains exactly how the United States dollar became the world’s “reserve currency,” allowing America to become a “monetary imperialist.” According to Austrian economist Hans Hoppe, a monetary imperialist is a dominant country that […]

Peak Gold and the Rise of Physical Bullion (Video)

Independent financial journalist Lars Schall interviewed Keith Barron, an exploration geologist and mining entrepreneur with 30 years experience in the industry. Barron believes we’ve seen “peak gold,” which is the point when overall world gold production begins to decline. Barron emphasizes what a hard time it is for mining companies, but also stresses how dependent […]

Advances on the Swiss Gold Front (Video)

Last month we reminded you of the upcoming “Save Our Swiss Gold” initiative in Switzerland. This is a direct democracy vote in Switzerland that, if passed, would force the Swiss government to amend its constitution with respect to the way the Swiss National Bank (SNB) operates. These are the major points: SNB will repatriate and […]

Santelli & Schiff: Connecting the QE Dots (Video)

Rick Santelli interviewed Peter Schiff on CNBC’s Santelli Exchange yesterday. Their brief conversation got right to the heart of America’s economic problems. While Santelli seems to agree that the Federal Reserve cannot successfully unwind its quantitative easing programs, he asks Peter to focus on the seeming improvements in the economy in the past couple years. […]

Prepare for More QEs than Rocky Movies (Video)

On Friday, Fox Business spoke with Peter Schiff about the latest economic analysis from the Federal Reserve. Richard Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, believes that the US economy is improving and that interest rates will be raised beginning in 2015. Peter, on the other hand, points out that Fed […]