You are an investor in physical metal and like Marty of “Back to the Future II” you have stumbled into a nightmare world of $10.00 and whatever cents silver (you may have bought back when it was $15-$20 and thought you were doing well) wondering how can you change this distorted world to a peaceful “Hill valley” of the movie and a reality of honest pricing.

Biff / Griff Tannen aka the SEC/CFTC (Securities exchange commission and Commodity Futures Trade Commission) should look like this picture of a nice old chap that cleans your car and keeps the house in order. Not unreasonable given its position of watchdog to the markets.

Instead its accusers of late charge it with sitting in a Jacuzzi laughing at all of us who have invested in

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Let the games begin! In honor of the Olympic games in China, I’ve decided to stage my own “Special” Olympics based on financial events. I, like most people, have been astounded by the displays of physical prowess going on in Beijing. However, I’m equally impressed by other Herculean displays going on in the financial markets. After all, why should we merely applaud those who have developed their physical prowess to near superhuman levels? Shouldn’t we also applaud those who excel in other arenas of human effort… like backtracking, or blowing hot air, or flat-out incompetence? Personally, I’m as impressed by someone who can contradict themselves in front of the American public as I am by someone who can leap over a giant hurdle using a pole. Both activities require great focus, determination, and the ability to ignore glaring issues that would unnerve most ...