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By Ron Hera |
November 14, 2012
In theory, financial repression, together with other measures, can liquidate government debt but, in practice, it is a destructive and highly destabilizing approach that will result in a net loss of wealth to society.
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By Ron Hera |
October 23, 2012
History may record yet again that “there is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion” because the escalating moral hazard engendered by limitless bailouts is itself a cause of collapse.
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By Ron Hera |
September 18, 2012
According to the former special inspector general for the $700-billion US Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp) that bailed out the US banking system in 2008, another financial crisis is all but inevitable and the cost will be even higher than the 2008 financial crisis.
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By Ron Hera |
August 21, 2012
The US dollar is fundamentally weaker than it appears to be based on the USDX. Gold, silver and related mining shares will rally heading into late 2012 and are likely to break out dramatically as current trends develop.
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 12, 2012
For his money – and the portfolio he offers investors is also his own – the founder of Hera Research, wants uniquely good companies. Hera shares why he is bullish on gold, finds silver volatile but worth investment and encourages new investors to dig a little.
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By Ron Hera |
April 26, 2012
What is important about the pervasive negative sentiment is that it is a key indicator of a market bottom. At the top of the market, there are a hundred reasons to buy and, at the bottom of the market, there are a hundred reasons to sell.
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By Ron Hera |
April 16, 2012
The history of the US dollar is closely linked to US involvement in a series of wars. The loss of value in the dollar caused by excessive expansion of the money supply, together with rising demand for raw materials, has led to permanently higher global commodity prices.
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By Ron Hera |
March 28, 2012
Defenders of fiat currency schemes claim that they promote stable prices and moderate economic volatility. In fact, the opposite is true. Fiat currencies not only destabilize economies but undermine the moral basis of society.
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By Brian Sylvester |
December 15, 2011
The publisher of Silver Investor likes the balanced risk and growth that mid-tier companies provide, but even he can't resist the pull of a speculative pick pay. He also talks about the tenets he lives by when investing in mining companies.