Several years ago, as Ann Coulter (2016) was being laughed at for predicting the Trump presidential win, I was reading a piece about why working-class America was supporting a billionaire. It was a nasty piece, a hit job, explaining that poor, working class Americans were a bunch of dupes enamored by wealth and fame. Deplorables, according to Hillary. It was also total bullshit. Over the years after Hillary Clinton, perhaps one of the most highly effective criminals in America lost her bid to become President, I came to understand the widespread appeal of Donald Trump. It wasn't polished bullshit, it wasn't party support, experience, or a career of broken political promises. It was something else entirely. Something that I treasured. To be sure, I was not a Trump supporter back then. I am a strict adherent to George Carlin's political views in that we keep electing these rich assholes and nothing changes. So I skipped the voting process in 2016 for that reason and also...
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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.