Walmart
& Gold
March
19 2004
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What can we say
about gold?
It would really take an idiot now not to be able to see the stronger
role that gold now plays. Gold’s critics these past two years
have secretly been wishing & hoping to see gold crash back down
to 250 an ounce, but I have news for these guys.
That just ain’t going to happen.
After a 2 decade bear cyclical market it is now time for a 2 decade
gold bull market. And while the gold price will of course not travel
up in one straight constant line gold’s fortunes are definitely
turning more positive every day. The overall mass public continues to
be fooled about the opportunities gold now presents as an investment.
But professional money managers are not fooled nor are they blind to
the established fact that gold’s fortunes are growing stronger
every day.
Our world is changing & the delicate peace we enjoyed briefly
for these past 2 decades has come to an end. And what a different world
we wake up to today & so very different from even 10 years ago.
Those observant souls who recognize these changes will profit from
these changing events. And those blind individuals who still are waiting
for WorldCom, Enron & Lucent to make a come back will be sadly disappointed.
Ever hear of a writer called John Crudele?
“If you look at a new document on the Treasury Department Web
site called the “2003 Financial Report of the U.S. Government,”
you’ll see that this country’s indebtedness grew by $3.7
trillion over the past year.” John Crudele, New York Post, 3-11-2004
“Nearly $2 trillion of that amount of new indebtedness is because
of money we will owe in the future when today’s taxpayers start
collecting Social Security & Medicare. In all, the country is $34.8
trillion in debt.” John Crudele, New York Post, 3-11-2004
And more?
“…if the government didn’t have its own accounting
method & had to record costs like businesses do, the deficit would
probably be more than $ 750 billion. For one year.” John Crudele,
New York Post, 3-11-2004
And where is this unbelievable debt taking us?
“The most worrisome thing is that the inflation is occurring
even though the U.S. economy is showing only modest growth & very
little job creation.”
And remember that this debt is owed to Asia & to the rest of the
world. Forget about that crap that says “we owe this debt to ourselves.”
And you do not believe that the day is coming when the rest of the world
is going to demand that this debt be paid?
“The West, particularly the U.S., does not have much time during
which to get its house in order. National debt, industrial decline,
problematic demographics & resource depletion. All these horsemen
are on the horizon, riding our way.” Bill Bonner, Daily Reckoning,
2-27-2004.
Wow!
Let’s stop here & re-read part of this last text.
“…resource depletion.”
Did you catch that readers? We’ll say it again. “…resource
depletion.”
And are you presently subscribed to ANY publication or newsletter
reviewing on a timely basis opportunities in this opportunity of “resource
depletion?” And these resources are gold, silver, oil & other
commodities necessary to our industrialized world & high standard
of living.
Oh, by the way.
We just bought & had installed an invisible fence in our yard.
Tried it on the cat. Doesn’t work. Cat headed straight past the
shock line & on to her favorite perching spot beneath the nest of
a dove in our yard.
I have an apology to make to Wal-Mart.
I had been critical recently of Wal-Mart’s low wages & I
still am, but I have to give them praises for their charitable giving
to education.
“Wal-Mart
heirs pour riches into reforming education, Jim Hopkins, USA Today,
3-11-2004”
“The Walton’s – the USA’s richest family –
have quietly become top philanthropists in education reform, including
controversial charter school & school –voucher causes. …
the Walton’s giving could soar to as much as $1 billion a year
as they shift more riches to charity.”
“… the family expects to donate as much as 20% of its
$100 billion in Wal-Mart stock.”
And where is this money going? Editor
“Allies say the family’s giving is injecting competition
between public & private schools that will produce better-educated
children…”
I sure can’t find fault in this.
The lack of a charitable & philanthropic spirit is probably what
did poor ole’ Martha Stewart in who, by the way, is still championing
& proclaiming her innocence.
“…there should be no politics & no national frontiers
in learning.” Elswyth Thane, Dawns Early Light, 1943
And I am all for any significant program of giving that encourages
the advancement of “charter school & school –voucher
causes”. And I also like the idea of a little healthy competition
for our public school system.
Sam Walton used to preach the following when he was alive: “I’d
like to see an all-out revolution in education…” Jim Hopkins,
USA Today, 3-11-2004”
I always admired the founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton, & always
believed him to be a man of integrity. Maybe Wal-Mart yet has a chance
to return to its ethical roots.
An interesting memory I have of this man is the fact that he used
to drive around his home town of Bentonville, Arkansas in an old beat
up pickup truck. He would visit the local diners dressed like a farmer
driving that old pick up truck & he never exhibited pretensions
of personal wealth.
I picked up the following great quote in Bill Murphy’s LeMetroploe
today:
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom
friend…” Joseph Addison, LeMetrople, 3-11-2004
I like this quote & the best most important word
we just read was the word “perseverance.”
Why is “perseverance” such an important concept? It really
is true that the most successful folks are not just those with brains
or lucky breaks. Success generally comes to those who stick with a battle
plan & without deviation they persevere onward & forward through
the rain, through life’s crises, past personal crisis, & they
persevere even after significant failure.
Show me someone who is successful & I will also present to you
an individual who has probably experienced significant failure in their
life. It is that perseverance even through crisis & failure that
ultimately leads to success.
Wow!
That was deep! Now let’s talk about making money.
“…we believe that this year will prove a foundation (&
perhaps a watershed) for the next few years. We also believe that the
future holds far more volatility than the recent past. It does not look
tranquil for the States…” Gold Authentic Money, Julian D.
W. Phillips
It is a fact that gold, silver, precious metals, resource stocks &
contrarian plays generally provide the greatest returns on the dollar.
Just one defense related play we covered a month ago went up 4 times
within 2 weeks after we reviewed the company.
A $10,000 investment in this sector could easily have the potential
to turn into $1 million in the right environment. And we have definitely
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