New Jersey Legislature Votes Unanimously to End Sales Tax on Gold and Silver
January 15th, 2024 • The New Jersey legislature has passed legislation to become the 44rd state in the country to end sales taxes on the purchase of physical gold and silver, pending action by Gov. Phil Murphy.
The Common Definition of "Inflation" Is Wrong! It's Just Government Propaganda
January 12th, 2024 • The Consumer Price Index for December came in hotter than expected but it’s a lot lower than it was a year ago. That means inflation is decreasing, right? Not so fast.
Our $34 Trillion Debt Is Turning the States to Gold
January 4th, 2024 • “Gold and silver are money,” the 2024 Sound Money Index notes, “not by government decree, but because they have proven to be over the test of time, by maintaining their value.” That insight is underscored, as the 2024 index is released, by the fac
The Golden Constraint
December 28th, 2023 • Gold is considered by many to be either an inflation hedge or an all-risk hedge. Yet, history — recent and long-term — shows that the real price of gold has fluctuated significantly, even violently in recent times. Here I show the real price of gold (
INTERVIEW: The 2024 Sound Money Index and Legislative Progress
December 28th, 2023 • Mike Maharrey and Jp Cortez discusses the Sound Money Index for 2024, the meaning of sound money, and some new legislative policies surrounding sound money.
Sound Money Movement Strikes Gold in 2023
December 21st, 2023 • Against the backdrop of high inflation rates and geopolitical uncertainty, states are increasingly enacting measures that encourage saving in precious metals and even using gold and silver as money. With five bills signed into law in 2023, sound money ref
U.S. Congressman Asks Federal Reserve Whether Nations Are Repatriating Gold from New York
December 14th, 2023 • Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2023) – As central banks across the globe continue to scoop up gold bullion for their reserves at record rates, U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) is asking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell some pressing questions about go
2024 Sound Money Index Highlights Problematic States, Positive Reforms
December 13th, 2023 • With inflation, debt, and financial instability continuing to make headlines, a new national scorecard exposes Vermont, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota as America’s absolute worst states for sound money... ...while Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, and Ne
What if Argentina Shuts the Central Bank?
December 6th, 2023 • What happens if Argentina gets rid of its Central Bank? Will Argentinians be carrying around a pocketful of greenbacks or — better yet — gold coins while unemployed bankers shine shoes?
Argentina’s Rampant Inflation, Explained (in One Chart)
December 6th, 2023 • Marcelo Capobianco is a butcher in Buenos Aires, where he works in a white-tiled room surrounded by dangling hooks, slabs of beef, and a sign that reads “Long live freedom!”
Breaking News Headlines
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- Utah Greenlights Gold and Silver Holdings to Protect State Reserve Funds
- SIGNED INTO LAW: Wisconsin Formally Ends Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
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