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  • AYN RAND FORETELLS OBAMA COMMENT !SEPTEMBER 9, 2012Many people have wondered why “Atlas Shrugged” is STILL one of the very strongest-selling books 55 years after its original publication and why it has literally sold around 20,000,000…
  • Obama - State of the Union Address 2011January 27, 2011For the second time in his Presidency, Barak Obama addressed America and the world in a "State of the Union Address" (SOUA), an American tradition going back more than two…
  • IS THERE ANY LIMIT???February 4, 2009Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our Melmania section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since some…
  • GOLD and the FINANCIAL CRISISNovember 27, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our Melmania section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since some…
  • “GOLD and the FINANCIAL CRISIS”NOVEMBER 27, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • GOLDEN CHICKENSSeptember 26, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our Melmania section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since some…
  • “GOLDEN CHICKENS”SEPTEMBER 26, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “Day of Reckoning”September 19, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “Day of Reckoning”SEPTEMBER 19, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “The Curse of the Radical Environmental Community”MAY 20, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “WHY ARE MINING SHARES LAGGING?”APRIL 30, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “GOLD versus PAPER”APRIL 29, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “GOLD and the FINANCIAL CRISIS”FEBRUARY 4, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • USA - MELTDOWN OF BANKING, INSURANCE, BROKERAGE AND CREDIT INDUSTRY STOCKSJANUARY 11, 2008Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • MELMAN SPECIAL BULLETINSeptember 6, 2007This is being written at 9:45 AM PDT and the precious metals markets are in the midst of a furious rally with the following current…
  • MELMAN SPECIAL BULLETINSEPTEMBER 6, 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “WHY ARE MINING SHARES LAGGING?”APRIL 30, 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “GOLD versus PAPER”APRIL 29, 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • “TO WARM OR NOT TO WARM? - MORE!"FEBRUARY 7, 2007My apologies for not adding comments over the past few days, but your editor has been exceedingly busy bringing another production to completion in the face of truly onerous deadlines. That…
  • “TO WARM, OR NOT TO WARM?”JANUARY 31, 2007Just for the record, I turned 65 a few weeks ago - and in all those years, I have seldom seen a gathering storm of frenzy on a worldwide basis such as we are seeing about Global Warming.…
  • “HOUSING - SOFT LANDING OR ???”JANUARY 26, 2007Few topics have generated the intense interest over the past five years as has real estate, particularly rising residential values. Millions upon millions of words have been written under…
  • “CAMBRIDGE HOUSE GATHERING”JANUARY 23, 2007I just returned from Vancouver where I participated in the “2007 Resource Investor Conference” sponsored and organized by Cambridge House International Inc. Many of the top investment…
  • IT DONT ADD UPJANUARY 19, 2007One of my more unusual memories from childhood (we wont discuss just how many years ago that was!) was a cartoon featuring a big bully-type dog who was trying to nab his prey. After a…
  • “IT DON’T ADD UP”JANUARY 19, 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • USA - MELTDOWN OF BANKING,JANUARY 11, 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2007JANUARY 2007Note: For readers not familiar with the concept of our “Melmania” section, this is where your editor can take any subject and develop arguments regarding some ultimate conclusions. Since…

Free Articles

  • TRANSCRIPTJune 7, 2010Perhaps the most essential requirement implied in our title is the necessity of clearly understanding just what is meant by the term "gamble." According to the dictionary, it means,…
  • TMR - TRANSCRIPTJune 7, 2010Perhaps the most essential requirement implied in our title is the necessity of clearly understanding just what is meant by the term "gamble." According to the dictionary, it means,…
  • A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEENMarch 7, 2010It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon at the world's largest annual mining…
  • "Double Trouble" For AmericaJanuary 15, 2007During the past few years, a perception has been growing that the United States of America is becoming vulnerable to increasing pressure from other nations, particularly including those…
  • TMR - GOLD HISTORYJanuary 15, 2007Gold appears to be in a truly pivotal time frame as this is written in mid-January 2007. The retreat from its quarter century high of $730 in May, 2006 drove gold below $600 per ounce…
  • TRANSCRIPTNOTE: Where there was any factual difference between the two presentations, they will be accounted for with appropriate…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2008“When we look forward to 2008, several factors appear to be converging that could propel the precious metals markets sharply higher. These include many of the same items as last year such…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2006When our 2005 Forecast is reviewed, we cannot help but take some satisfaction. While we admittedly erred in our call on the direction of the US Dollar which unexpectedly rose throughout…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2007“Once again, we are relatively pleased with the way our annual forecast regarding the precious metals has turned out. As long-term readers may recall, our forecast highs for the year 2006…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2005One of the most important techniques in financial analysis is that of gathering information and developing reasonable conclusions regarding a subject by utilizing a significant number of…
  • ANNUAL FORECAST for 2004It is our strong opinion that 2004 will be a pivotal year for the economy, for the consumer and for the precious metals world. But before looking forward, please allow us to enjoy a…
  • STUDY OF HISTORIC GOLD vs. DJIA PRICE RELATIONSHIPOne of the most fascinating long-range studies involving the world of gold is the relationship of the price of gold to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). For those who think it has…
  • FOUR PROBLEMSThese are momentous times for mining and one hardly knows where the next explosive news item is going to come from. Will it regard international terrorism, will it come from renewed…

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