You may have noticed the new pic posted on the left. It depicts a Nevada Goldback.

If you've not heard of a Goldback, them allow me to give you a brief description.

For thousands of years, Gold and Silver have been money. Gold is a precious metal with many uses and rare. Traditionally, Gold has been used as a store of wealth and a hedge against inflating currency. It simply helps maintain purchasing power worldwide. Though currently valued in US Dollar terms, you can find it in other currencies valuations as…

While doing my barn chores, I caught the herd going out to pasture…they get so damn happy when the gate is open and freedom suddenly appears…

The idea of Fiscal Responsibility expressed by Davy Crockett while a Congressman is as true today as then. The term OPM stands for Other People's Money. In his address to Congress he simply said he could not vote a bill to give $20,000 to local Georgetown victims of a fire.His basis for being unable to vote for the bill was that the Constitution did not give Congress the power to spend tax money on charity. He went on to say that though not voting for the Bill he would give a week's pay to help these…

UPDATE- The Treasure hunt is behind us now and it was a fun adventure into a once very productive gold and silver mining town. At its peak, about 600 people worked in the small town gradually pulling out $10MM in gold at then valuations so a lot of metals saw daylight. We visited the cemetery which couldn't help but beg the question of who these folks were and how did they lived. The ages were on most head stones and 67 was the oldest and 15 the youngest I saw. The site was the highest peak above the town…

A good source that scholarly answers the question, “What the F--- is going on?” iss Jim Rickards. His knowledge and experience are priceless and his newsletter drips in it. I have uploaded his latest which I highly recommend  to you. Get it here:

/files/1282222/Jim Rickards Newsletter

Enjoy.

Donn Marier

DM-Your Own CFO

In the world of munitions there is a thing called blast effect. It is simply the damage caused by the force of an explosive blast.

The explosive blast concept can be extrapolated to financial matters.

One way and perhaps the best single way to avoid blast effect is to be outside its range. The bigger and bigger a blast becomes the more distance must be put between you and it. A local bank failure might be escaped by simply placing your accounts in a safer bank. See https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/safes…

/files/1280974/Audits! Audits! Read All About It...

This file is a good brief on current IRS Audit Policy…we shall see.

Best,

Donn Marier

DM-Your Own CFO

As a child, I was raised in Chicago. Its blustery moniker of being the Windy City is actually not a weather condition but is founded in its politicians who were said to be blustery old wind bags. This seemingly benign association is a bit more sinister.

Chicago among other US Cities had large constituencies of Immigrants. I am speaking here of legal Immigrants who came from their Native Countries, European, African, South American and the four corners of the globe to get a piece of the American pie that was…

Wow! Even I am impressed with Gold's performance. Here is a brief vid on gold and much more. While everyone on main stream financial media is touting Bitcoin, Gold has quietly roared. 

Enjoy and note the channel…it is worth watching for great guests and interesting subject matter.

Politicians are a special breed. Their value system is a short list of necessities for gaining and maintaining Power. The list is:

Buy Votes

Of course, that is a pretty short list but I think you can see that virtually all campaign platforms offer various special interests perks to buy their votes. This is often referred to as pandering and hardly is disdained.

Trump and Biden alike pander to their base. Trump touts policies to garner votes and Biden throws around freshly printed cash to buy his. This is not…