Tag: money
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M1, Liquidity, and the Call That Changes Everything
Let’s talk about money. Not the kind you see on a screen.Not the kind your bank promises you have. I’m talking about M1. Real liquidity.Cash.Demand deposits.The most immediate form of purchasing power in the system. Because when the game shifts—and it always does—it’s not assets that move first. It’s liquidity. What M1 Really Means Most…
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They’re Changing Your Money: Why July 4, 2026 Could Mark a Turning Point for the Dollar
Something extraordinary is happening to the U.S. monetary system, and most people are still looking at the pieces instead of the whole picture. On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Treasury announced that newly printed American paper currency will carry President Donald J. Trump’s signature alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s signature, marking the first time in…
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The Truth About Money: Your Dollars Are Mostly Database Entries
When most people picture “money,” they see paper bills changing hands. That picture is comforting. It’s also wildly out of date. In the United States, cash is a minority of what we call money. By the end of 2024, total currency in circulation was about $2.323 trillion. (FRED) Meanwhile, a broad money measure like M2…
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Why the World Needs Real Asset-Backed Dollars to Mitigate CBDCs and Government Overreach
A recent incident in the UK has gone viral, igniting fierce debate over financial privacy and personal freedom. An English bank customer was denied access to his own funds—£2,500—until he provided proof of what the money would be used for. He simply wanted to buy a second-hand motorbike, yet the bank’s demand for documentation before…
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Macleod: The Upside-Down World Of Currency
Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, The gap between fiat currency values and that of legal money, which is gold, has widened so that dollars retain only 2% of their pre-1970s value, and for sterling it is as little as 1%. Yet it is commonly averred that currency is money, and gold is irrelevant. As…
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How People Are Keeping More of Their Money
CHICAGO, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, with over $4 trillion in consumer debt, less than 20% of people are trying to figure out how to get out of debt. LSI finds that the vast majority are desperately trying to figure out how they can pay all of their bills on time. Missing a payment can be devastating for most…
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Should you hoard cash during election uncertainty?
Is Hoarding Cash The Prudent Move As Market Awaits Election Results? Could cash stuffed into a Mason jar and buried in the back yard be the best investment hedge against the unpredictable future that this year’s presidential election will bring? While no one actually encourages burying money, some financial watchers have suggested that hoarding cash…
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Value of a Diamond in the Rough
Q: I’m having trouble understanding your statement that all value is subjective. I can clearly see how it applies to a diamond, but not to food. Food is necessary for life. Its value seems to be inherent or fundamental to the food itself. But you cannot eat a diamond. Its value is determined by passing…