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Donald Trump Accepts Gold Instead of US Dollars

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Brian

Trump is quoted saying, “The economy is bad, and Obama’s not protecting the dollar at all. . . . If I do this, other people are going to start doing it, and maybe we’ll see some changes.” He’s right. Be … Continue reading →

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Paying for Uninsured Health Care Costs

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Brian

Here is the answer Ron Paul should have given 2 nights ago at the Republican debate, when asked about the hypothetical well-to-do 30-year old person who chooses to be uninsured, and then develops a chronic illness and needs care.

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Einstein, Oscillations, and the Stock Market

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Brian

“A Pivotal Trio: Stock Market, Dollar, and Gold” Robert Wiedemer wrote recently about how gold is de-coupling from the Dow.  What does this mean?  His interpretation is that gold is finally being seen as a legitimate investment: “Why is de-coupling … Continue reading →

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Risk vs. Return vs. Time

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Brian

A mathematician or a statistician would probably trust the Central Limit Theorum. In addition to predicting a Normal distribution, the CLT predicts that the standard deviation of many samples will decrease when taken from the same parent population. Analytical Chemists … Continue reading →

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