"Anger is brief insanity." Mom attributed that quote to Hemingway. Having been on the receiving end of mom's wrath more than a few times, that phrase has always made sense. Craig Robertson, age 75, died in Provo, Utah on August, 9, 2023. He was killed by an FBI tactical team for making threats. He was an Air Force veteran, welding inspector, and wood worker. He had been married twice and widowed twice. He had three children. He was not in the best of health and walked with a cane. He loved guns and was a member of the NRA. Robertson was no fan of the democratic party. To be fair, Robertson had made several threats regarding Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Attorney General Merrick Garland, among others. These were descriptive threats wherein Robertson went into great detail about how he would accomplish the killings of those individuals. We must assume that he actually made those threats on social media, since he never
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All of us knew that market manipulation was afoot. The trick to making money in precious metals was knowing when to sell as, inevitably, a price drop was always on the horizon.
We lucked out in the silver market. On a hunch, Mr. AOW sold all his bullion silver one day before the market dropped. Had he waited 12 more hours, we'd have made more money. But had he waited 36 hours, we'd have taken a bath in our losses.
I prefer to buy physical merchandise. Jewelry is my preference as I can enjoy my investment -- until it's time to sell, of course.