Archive for February, 2008
Next Entries »How to Spot a Passport Scam
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Looking on the Internet, you’d think the world is your oyster if you want to purchase a second passport. Just a cursory search using Scroogle (www.scroogle.org, a private alternative to Google!) reveals "instant passport" deals from numerous countries, including The Bahamas, Belize, Burkino Faso, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Panama, Switzerland, [...]
Keep Your Hands off My Gold! [Part II]
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008In yesterday’s blog entry, I described the legal precedent for the U.S. government to again confiscate privately held gold and silver, as it did in 1933. What are the best ways to protect yourself against such an event? One of the most important precautions is to not keep precious metals in a U.S. safety deposit [...]
Keep Your Hands Off My Gold! [Part I]
Monday, February 4th, 2008Not many Americans are still living who remember the day that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that the "hoarding" of gold and silver bullion by "subjects of the United States" constituted a "serious emergency." To be exact, the date was March 9, 1933. And what to do in a serious emergency involving "hoarding" of gold [...]
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