Tom Genot

The world is currently in the middle of this century's biggest bull market to date. Unlike the last great bull market for gold and silver in the 1970's, this time, investors from the four corners of the world will have a chance to take part in the investment opportunity of a lifetime.

The majority of the world is in dire financial straits; economies cannot get a grip on their expanding debt and are using deficit spending to no end. The entire system is un-sustainable and economies are going to collapse. At this point in time surely before the end of this decade if not sooner, the greatest wealth transfer in history will take place. That also means the greatest time for opportunity, is to react now.

Real money also referred to as "sound money" is made up of hard assets such as gold and silver. This form of sound money starts in the ground where it is first dug up. Then it goes through processing and refinement and finally it becomes money once the refined gold or silver has been minted into coins by a government treasury. However in this day and age, it is not sound money that circulates globally within each country it is another form of money known as "fiat currency".

Would the world be a better place if it were able to share the same currency? Would it benefit the masses? Honestly, that answer has to be no. The chances of the entire world using the same currency will never have a chance to exist, let's understand why.

Defining inflation is the slow and on-going price increase of commodities, goods and services observed over a long period of time that reflects rising annual costs for manufactures and consumers. Inflation can be created using two different scenarios. On one hand we can use the quality theory of inflation to determine how inflation is created. On the other hand we can use the quantity theory of inflation to explain it.

Sound money should be the only acceptable means of payment or credit used during these insane times when all major countries are fighting to survive with "record setting" government debts. Governments must all revert back to a sound money system to regain fiscal control over their spending habits or face losing everything.

Inflation is a serious problem that will affect any society overtime. Serious monetary stresses are created that will affect the most basic of needs such as food for your family to eat, fuel for your car or medicine to keep you alive. Inflation makes the prices you pay increase on the exact same products or services you were buying or using before. Most people will realize these price increases as they reflect on what these items had cost them only 1-2 years ago. Why?

The Federal Reserve is one of the largest problems facing America today. The one question many people ask is what does a Federal Government Bank have to do with our nation's problems? For starters it is Federal in name only.

Like many others, I was educated in the US public school system. It seems however, one very important subject was never purposely taught in our schools. That subject being the history of money and attainment of wealth.

There are two schools of thought as to why gold has been rising and catching the interest of hedge funds and investors alike. First, were seeing interest rates that have been at negative levels. Secondly, gold which maintains its true value over fiat currency. The faster fiat currency is produced, i.e. US dollars, euros, British pounds or the Japanese yen, the faster and deeper deflation will set in.