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How China Could Make Gold Prices Explode

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 17, 2025 ·

China’s “Secret Gold Buying”—and What It Means for the Market… “El Jefe,” the question from Kevin began, “in one of your dispatches, you say that …

Ted Baumann · August 16, 2025 ·

How to Invest in the Next “Workshop of the World”… I remember a sunny summer day in the 1970s. I’d just acquired some or other gizmo and showed it …

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 15, 2025 ·

The 2028 Crisis No One Wants to Talk About… We pick up today where yesterday we left off yesterday… addressing a couple of reader questions about …

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 14, 2025 ·

Financial Cliff Ahead—And the Strange Ways Washington Might Dodge It… What does America look like in five years? What does it look like in the …

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 6, 2025 ·

Bitcoin at $5 Million? It’s Closer Than You Think… Horace Rackham walked into Michigan Savings Bank with a question: Should he take advantage of …

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 5, 2025 ·

Evita Meets Yankee Doodle Dandee. Truth is so passé. Seems it died back in 2007—at least in the US government. You likely won’t know the name …

Ted Baumann · August 2, 2025 ·

Look to Europe, Not the Caribbean. In my consultation service, many people approach me about creating international legal structures that will help …

Jeff D. Opdyke · August 1, 2025 ·

When the Gold Supply Is Worth More Than America’s Debt—What Happens Then? Back in the day—in 2017, when I first waded into crypto—a term was …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 29, 2025 ·

This Is Why You Need Insurance… The wall came out of nowhere! There I was, minding my own beeswax, talking to my wife about something …

Ted Baumann · July 26, 2025 ·

Greece’s Smartest Property Play? Suddenly, everyone wants to become a Greek property developer. I provide private one-on-one consultations to …