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Ned Schmidt is a regular guest on FSN. He’s been writing a newsletter for many years and he’s welcomed the recent precious metals decline. It’s a great time to buy. The hedge funds are being forced from the market. This is all good for the future of precious metals. He thinks that the market might have put in a final bottom today. As Ned explains, first the newly printed dollars went into bonds, then into the stock market and finally they’re going into commodities. Finally the inflation really picks up steam and then it’s off to the precious metals markets.

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Diana and I discussed a story about supposed memos that the Department of Homeland Security sent to banks around the country. In it, they assert that they have the unfettered right to enter and seize safe deposit boxes, without a court order, looking for gold, silver, guns and currency. I question the validity of this story, although there’s no question in my mind that Big Sis Janet Napolitano is certainly more than capable of such travesties. This is certainly where we’re headed anyway, but we can’t accept any internet story at face valueI jwithout proof.

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A new guest on FSN, Aaron Clarey, a/k/a Captain Capitalism. He writes a popular blog and has published a number of books. He lays out a plan that all of us can take advantage of in dealing with the escalating decline of the United States. You’re only one of 300 million people and there’s not a lot that you can do to affect the inevitable outcome. However, you don’t have to let it depress you and make you feel bad about life. In fact, you can do the exact opposite. You can use the decline to improve and enjoy your life more than you ever have before.

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Woody O’Brien and I became friends on Facebook. I was enjoying a number of his postings and he became fond of FSN. Thus a relationship was born. Like so many others in the new economy, a physical meeting is not required. Woody has purchased a farm and is living in an undisclosed location in West Virginia. He believes the collapse is getting closer and wants to be prepared, with ample food, water and ammo. Preparation is the key and that’s what he’s doing now.

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Clay Stevens is an industry mentor, trainer, and coach. Not only does he talk the talk, but he’s walked the walk–earning large incomes in many different sales organizations. He founded the Ri Training to help students facilitate success. He teaches people to improve themselves, build a team, and become leaders. He says the formula isn’t complicated, it requires some work, but everyone can do it. You just have to follow the formula.

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When it comes to figuring out exactly what’s wrong with the medical system and how to fix it, Dr. Kate Tulenko is the go to person. She’s been in a number of high ranking policy positions. Unfortunately she hasn’t been listened to enough, but that’s about to change. Dr. Tulenko believes that incentives are being misapplied which is leading to a shortage of American health care professionals. So far, the nation’s strategy has been to import the difference. But this is only making the problem worse, both at home and abroad. Listen in for some extremely effective common sense solutions.

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Danielle Park is still suffering through a nasty bout of winter, as is the world financial system. Fortunately, spring will follow winter, in Canada as well as Wall Street. However, it’s going to take a lot of effort and reform for the monetary system to again see better days. Until that happens, we’ll be seeing a lot more Cypruses along the way. What happened to the Cypriot large depositors is nothing new. Large depositors have been getting their haircut for many years. Deposit insurance isn’t meant to cover everyone, but rather the smaller depositors who would find themselves waiting on line to take their money out.

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Barbara Mohrman has been a lifelong educator and realized that today’s youth need to understand that tough times are not unique to the present time. Barbara details the effects of the midwestern dust storms during the Great Depression and the hardships that her family suffered. Then World War II erupted, which led to her father and three uncles joining the service and risking their lives overseas. Barbara’s book helps give historical perspective, which will help today’s youth better understand what’s happening now and their responsibility for it.

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Obamacare is just the tip of the regulatory iceberg. The Obama regime is flooding the country with new regulations on virtually every aspect of the economy. The results will be slower growth and an increasing of the pace towards a socialistic system. Brian believes that a cultural change is necessary so that government can be reigned in and made accountable. Accomplishing this task is going to a major event that forces people to undertstand that it is neither possible no preferrable that the government be all things to all people.

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Mickey Fulp, the erstwhile Mercenary Geologist joined us for the monthly market mop up. A lot actually happened in March. The stock markets with the exception of the TSX and TSX-V continued their resounding march forward. Metals continued getting beat up, except Platinum and Palladium. The energies were up, especially natural gas, which is currently trading over $4, who would have thunk it? And the dollar, currently being the lesser of the two evils, traded up. It was an exciting month with lots of volatility, which is always a trader’s best friend.

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The TEA Party is a living and breathing political movement that is evolving and becoming much more than a movement of disgruntled rightists looking to bring back the better times of days past. Greg Fettig wants to see the Congress and politicians enforce the Constitution and go back to a government of limited powers. Right now, we have a government of unlimited powers. If they simply followed the Constitution, most of the problems that we’re encountering now would be solved. And for that reason Greg has vowed to fight on.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman was back for another Monday installment. He starts out by lamenting the growing dislocation between the DOW Jones Propaganda average and the real economy. After that, he tackles the fake, faker, and fakest government statistics keeping the whole rotten system afloat. Andy asks how anyone can still believe anything that Ben Bernanke has to say about our supposed economic recovery. The mainstream media is complicit with the bank fraud, and it continues to lie for the banks while completely failing to report on important economic events. Andy says we’re in the eye of the economic storm, and the worst is still ahead. He talks about the great Cyprus bank robbery, and questions the safety of deposit accounts everywhere. Just another Monday with Ranting Andy.

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Gordon, myself and so many others have been foretelling the end of the current monetary system for too long. Now the reality is starting to happen and there’s not much anyone can do about it. Every country in the world is going to be affected by this cataclysmic event. While the world is certainly heading to towards Chinese domination, there’s nothing set in stone. The knowledge boom is sweeping away the orthodoxy and we’re all on our own. Individuals will reign supreme. Small companies will be dominant.

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First, check out this link to a classic South Park episode. At Stanley’s father’s insistence, he goes to the bank to deposit a $100 check from his grandmother. The nice accommodating bank officer puts it into a money market fund, the proceeds of which will be invested in a safe foreign currency investment derivative. No sooner are the funds deposited, then the officer informs Stanley, “It’s gone!” Stanley is angered and dumbfounded and is shooed out of the bank by the Bankster. Same thing is happening now in Cyprus. It’s gone!

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We caught up with our friend James Corbett of the famed Corbett Report last night. He’s based in Japan and he doesn’t believe that anyone is taking North Korea’s threats against the South and the United States seriously. It’s like when your brother-in-law asks you for money. You have to smile and be polite, but you both know there’s now way it’s ever going to happen. More alarming is the continued and protracted devolution of the world’s financial system. Cyprus is just the latest example of government expropriating citizen wealth. It also highlights the eventual bankruptcy of fiat currency and fractional reserve banking. There’s lots more here, so tune in now.

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Chris Duane joined us today. He has been a leading BitCoin doubter. He believes that it’s simply another unbacked currency with no fiat backing it up. He stated that over 70 percent of the BitCoin units have never been circulated and 25 percent of the units are owned by one individual. What happens when the networks go down and your wealth is held in BitCoins? Finally you can’t take a BitCoin and go to the convenience store and buy a loaf of bread. So the entire portability issue hasn’t been solved yet. And BitCoin like any other currency works only when there’s confidence. Anything that negates confidence will undermine it’s value.

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Darlene Nelson had many of life’s struggles, just like you and I. Yet she prevailed is helping so many other people to do the same. No matter how bad the economy gets or how difficult life may become, all you have to do is play the mental movie, get rid of the negative self-defeating beliefs and behavior and your dreams will come true. It may seem incredible and in many ways it is, but it can be done. She’s got testimonials from numerous clients backing her up. And after all, what do you really have to lose?

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After a two week break, we finally caught back up with Diana Zoppa. We uncovered a plethora of ways to save money. First and foremost, don’t walk into a store without a list. Make a pledge not to buy impulse items. Those are high margin items placed near cashiers that can cost you thousands in a year. Have dinner during Happy Hour or as they call it in Canada Appy Hour. Diana is in favor of turning down the thermostat, but your host just can’t bring himself to do it. Listen in for many other ways to fatten your wallet.

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Knighton Warbeck was born with a debilitating stuttering affliction. He tried everything to cure it and nothing worked. Finally, he surrendered and accepted that he would never be stutter-free. And then an amazing thing happened. He woke up one day with no stutter! How did it happen? It remained a mystery and then he discovered the KDUB method. Simply imagine the worst thing that can happen in any challenging situation you encounter. Once you accept the worst, you’re able to move on and succeed. Try it, I’ve been doing it for years.

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Michael Busch has started new businesses, bought existing businesses on the market and out of bankruptcy, and is an expert on purchasing franchises. He’s helped thousands become entrepreneurs and he believes that under the current economic conditions, it’s time for you to do it. There’s lots of prep work required, but once you get started, you won’t be able to kick the habit. There’s nothing more exciting and challenging than running your own business. And it may be your only path to financial salvation.

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Do you live in a Blue State complete with high taxes and numerous regulatory busy bodies? Perhaps it’s time to move to a Red State. Their economies are booming and this is leading to increased immigration. This is no accident. Those states with the no income and relative economic freedom are growing. States with high taxes and intrusive government are contracting. It’s not just a question of the weather, people move in search of economic opportunity. It’s no accident that lower tax states have greater opportunity. In a contracting economy, people are voting with their feet. Perhaps one day these blue states will get it, hopefully before they go totally bankrupt. Let’s see where Nanny Bloomberg winds up.

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Dr. Bob Christensen headed up a successful company that made jaw implants to treat jaw defects and arthritis. Then the FDA became his boss and forced the company out of business. While it is a long and tragic story, the lesson is clear. The FDA is not about protecting your health and promoting your welfare. They often have other agendas that act to prevent new drugs and devices from coming to market. The net result is that the public’s health is often diminshed by this devious agency. Ever wonder why it costs $1 billion to get a new drug approved. It’s because the FDA favors large drug companies with unlimited research budgets.

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Trace Mayer of RunToGold.com and Kenton Ralph Toews joined us to discuss what’s going on in the world of BitCoin. While BitCoin itself may not be the final answer to the monetary system’s woes, it certainly has a number of advantages that conventional currencies don’t possess. It is impossible to confiscate, to censor and it has never been compromised. It’s open source and the government doesn’t know what to do about it. Whether it will stay a store of value, no one can be certain of. However, it’s value vis-a-vis all fiat currencies has skyrocketed. Where it’s heading is anyone’s guess. One thing is certain, BitCoin and it’s successors will become an essential part of the economic system.

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Janine Darling had a problem. She wanted a secure website to keep her most personal data safe. She searched and searched but couldn’t find one. So she decided to build it on her own. Thus, www.StashDaddy.com was born. Now you can secure your passwords, vital documents and all your other private information in one safe place. The site is double encrypted which will keep even the most motivated hackers at bay. It doesn’t cost much and just seems to make a lot of sense.

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Kenzell Evans never got an even break. His grandmother was raising him, but passed away suddenly. He went to live with a woman that he thought was his sister, only to find out that she was his mother. She never gave him love or support. He wound up getting into trouble with the law. He was convicted of several crimes he didn’t commit. A chance meeting in prison with Jimmy Hoffa and a Russian Mobster changed his life. He started studying the law and eventually obtained his freedom. Now he’s written a book.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman joined us for a major Monday Rant. Cyprus is headed down a major rat hole and the rest of Europe ain’t far behind. The French banks are being decimated in the market. Putin is extremely angry and the Euro is down big time against the buck. So we’re wondering does the buck stop here? Whether you care about Europe or not, you had better care about your savings and your bank account. While the accounts above 100k euros are either losing 40 percent or 100 percent of their balances, the protected smalled account holders will not have access to their funds for quite some time to come. Capital controls are firmly in place now.

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The Cyprus banking collapse has started the era of government broken promises. While the smaller depositors will not have to bail-in the banking system, the more important result is that government will now routinely break promises that it should have never been making in the first place. This will lead to civil unrest and many negative consequences that will have a profund affect upon society and people’s relationships between themselves and government. As the crisis progressed, this result became more and more unavoidable. And perhaps now is the time to move to a low-tax state as Wayne Allyn Root recommended on the show a few weeks back. The hedge fund industry is moving down to Palm Beach County Florida en masse.

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When it comes to market forecasts and predictions, no one is better than Charles Nenner. While none of his work is etched in stone, he has made some amazing calls during his career. Calling Apple’s high at 707 is just the latest example. There are literally too many to count. He’s been doing this for decades and he’s not someone you want to bet against. What’s happening for the markets this year, well it appears that some key market events are coming for the end of April. Listen to the interview and find out.

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The Cyprus banking mess continues on unabated. The Cypriot parliament unanimously voted down the plan to confiscate depositor funds leaving the government with only a few bad choices. Banks are still closed and may never reopen. The IMF/ECB refuses to budge on the confiscation plan and things could get ugly in Cypress and across Europse very quickly. No need to worry, besides potential government confiscation of your retirement plans, the Ben Bernank will stop at nothing to prevent banks from closing, even dropping money from 747’s if necessary.

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Bill Murphy of GATA.org was with us today to discuss Cyprus and the continuing desperation of the central banks in their never ending efforts to suppress the price of gold and silver. One wonders when the manipulation will cease. Bill thinks it will continue on, until they can’t keep it down anymore. It could be months or it could be years, but Bill thinks it’s coming to a tipping point. But until they stop manipulating the markets, GATA will keep fighting its battle to get the truth out there to you.

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