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Craig Hemke a/k/a Turd Ferguson joined us today for an in depth discussion of the insane precious metals markets. If you don’t believe they’re manipulated, just look at today’s Financial Times and the article on UBS’s reprimand by the Swiss financial regulator for front-running precious metals contracts. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As Craig explains it, there’s nothing but manipulation taking place, and then you have a day like Friday, when the open interest on the Comex goes crazy and the price of gold goes up $37.50, for no apparent reason. Craig also linked gold’s woes to the Japanese Yen, showing that the recent decline in the Japanese currency went hand in hand with the decline in the price of the yellow metal. We’ll see what will happen next and make sure you tune in to our webinar on November 25, 2014 at 9pm est with Craig. He’ll be going much more in depth and you’ll definitely want to catch it.

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Dr. Elaina George joined us today for an update on the toll that Obamacare has exacted. That toll continues to increase and the quality of care that Americans receive from the healthcare system continues to suffer. Procedures that used to be administered by doctors are now done by nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Look for this trend to accelerate. And now we find out that Americans were lied to and played for fools by the chief architect of the plan, because if they knew the truth, they would have rejected Obamacare long ago. Better late than never.

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In the more than two-hundred-year history of the American presidency, there has been one element present in each and every administration: alcohol.

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Former Congressman John LeBoutillier reviews the extent of the Republican Congressional sweep and what they intend to do next, now that they’ve won control of the Congress.

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Frank Vernuccio, Jr., joined us and we talked about the federal government’s attempt to control the internet both by the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules and their Twitter contract with Indiana University, which led to numerous conservative accounts being cancelled. We also discussed the New York elections and Governor Cuomo’s secret deal with the Senate Republicans that led to Comrade DeBlasio’s defeat and helped defeat the Republican Candidate for Governor. Much palace intrigue in the Empire State.

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Gold and silver have taken a beating in the past few months. Friday for no explicable reason gold went up $37 and change. And then yesterday it gets hit and is down almost as much as it went up on Friday. We’re so happy that it’s a free market and that no manipulation is taking place. The concept of a publicly traded market has become a joke. That’s why you shouldn’t worry about the day to day price and you need to treat precious metals as an insurance policy. That way you’ll never go wrong.

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John Rubino comments that the world’s central banks and derivatives traders have been having their usual fun with gold and silver lately, dumping huge volumes of futures contracts into thin markets to produce massive declines — just when precious metals SHOULD have been soaring in response to near-global debt monetization.

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Time for another Manipulation Monday with Andrew Hoffman. Listen to Andy give details on:

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Jason Hartman joined us today and discussed his novel theory that buying a house is really a way to invest in commodities. After all, a house is an accumulation of lumber, copper, glass, aluminum and a number of other items that will invariably go up in price with inflation. Best of all, you get to use leverage to fix your costs and pay back debt is depreciated dollars. Jason’s still running his contest for several seats at his Meet the Masters Event. Click here to enter now!

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Rick Ackerman understands markets. He’s been trading options for decades. We asked him how one should go about protecting a portfolio from a sudden market decline. His answer was to invest in Treasury Strips. That way if the market takes a hit, money will presumably go rushing into treasuries, thereby lifting their prices and helping you make back much of your portfolio losses. At this point in the bull market, you need to be thinking about preserving your gains and your capital.

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Tekoa Da Silva of Sprott Global joined us today. While the miners and most resource companies have taken a major hit recently, this could be a great time to buy. Tekoa says that 50-60 companies are trading at or below their cash or liquidation value. In today’s market, it’s unusual to find any stocks trading this cheaply. Unless you believe that the mining industry will cease to exist, this could be the buy of a lifetime. One caveat however, you need to avoid stocks that will be bought out by competitors attracted by said discount, and there will probably be many.

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Dave Bego, well known union opponent, sees tough times ahead for unions after the Republican sweep of Congress and Statehouses. In fact, Dave is looking for more states to pass right to work legislation that will allow employees to opt out of forced unionization altogether. There are now 28 states with some type of right to work legislation and more are on the way. Add to that the re-election of Scott Walker in formerly Progressive Wisconsin and you’re looking at a potential anti-union wave.

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Mickey Fulp joined us for the October major monthly market review. Virtually every market, besides Wall Street, was resoundingly down. Precious metals were slaughtered, both WTI and Brent Crude-hammered, Uranium up a bit. Bitcoin keeps going down. The key is that the US Dollar, for whatever reason keeps going up, which led the yield on the 10 year to go down to 2.35. The Euro has been slammed and it’s long term viability is again in question. The volatility trend from September continued on through October and if the first few days of November are any indication, it’s got a lot longer to go.

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New guest on the show John R. Lott, famed author of More Guns Less Crime, joined us today. We discussed America’s plunging violent crime rate. Most people are unaware that violent crime started dropping precipitously in 1991. Not coincidentally, gun ownership has increased dramatically since that time. It will be interesting to see if the Illinois crime rate decreases now that concealed carry permits are allowed. John says it’s unfortunate that the costs of acquiring one are so high that it will prevent many poor people from going through the process. We also talked about the economic fall-out from the cost of the regulatory burdens imposed by government covered in his book Freedomnomics and what it means to the economy. John is at the forefront of free market thinking in America today.

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Erstwhile writer and commentator Lowell Ponte joined the show today to discuss the Republican Victory and what if any effect it will have in making your bank account any safer. Lowell believes it will have no effect, as he thinks the President will continue his agenda for reshaping the electorate and trying to make the nation into a socialist paradise. Keep your eye on the ball and get Lowell’s free book, it’s a must read.

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Chris Martenson is Co-founder of PeakProsperity.com and developer of the educational video seminar series, “The Crash Course,” and author of the bestselling book “THE CRASH COURSE: The Unsustainable Future Of Our Economy, Energy, And Environment.” We talked about how is the Fed destroying consumer savings and how central banks will be to blame for the coming bond collapse. We also covered the economic and political situation in the US and how keeping gold and silver prices in check is vital to financial repression. Chris is one of the leaders of the internet alternative financial movement.

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We talked with Wayne Allyn Root just before the election. He knew that the Democrats were headed for a massacre. He was hopeful that the Republicans would grow a set and confront Obama directly. It’s Wayne’s desire that Obama would be impeached, convicted and removed from office. Wayne believes that this administration is the most corrupt and criminal on record. We talked about Obama’s enemy list and the bugging of reporter Sharryl Atkinson’s home and office computers while she worked at CBS. Seems the government is getting more dastardly by the day.

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Ivan Eland continues his series on the worst presidents in American history. His analysis is based upon whether the president adhered to constitutional values and kept the country out of wars. Based on this criteria, the all time worst president is Woodrow Wilson. Wilson got the US into WWI which led to WWII and our current problems in the Mideast. He also helped create the military industrial complex, the Federal Reserve and the income tax. It’s hard to think of a president who caused more damage and harm to the republic than Wilson, but there are others who inflicted much harm and much pain.

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Jason Burack was on today discussing the widely used and abused central bank practice of currency swaps.

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Danielle Park stopped by for our bi-weekly chat. She believes that the long awaited Black Swan arrived in the form of plunging energy and commodity prices. Rather than hyper-inflation, we’re seeing deflationary commodity prices. While this trend will be awful for the US Government, banks and employers, it’s not entirely bleak. Consumers will see their purchasing power increase, if they still have jobs that is. Emerging economies such as China are in for rough times and the illusion of prosperity that has been so convincing for so long will be shattered.

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According to Bo Polny of Gold2020Forecast, gold and silver are about to break out of their three year bear markets, big time!

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Megan Megale, a PR professional is dedicated to helping small businesses take their companies to the next level. That’s how she conceived of Operation Minnow, which will help a few lucky businesses develop customized social media strategies that will grow them to the next level, all at a substantial discount. If you think your company can qualify to join, then write Megan at the Minnow Project and learn how to get evaluated for this unique opportunity.

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John Rubino recently wrote, with US QE about to end, the rest of the world faced the prospect of another “taper tantrum” financial crisis, one that this time around could suck the major economies into a deflationary vortex. So it should come as no surprise that the end of QE was countered with a series of offsetting treats for the global financial markets:

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Manipulation Mondays with Andrew Hoffman. Listen in to hear Andy & I Discuss:

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Ross Hansen heads up the largest privately owned mint in North America.

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Bill Holter of Miles Franklin was fortunate to be at the New Orleans Money Show where he got to hear the Maestro former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan speak.

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After Carter Andress had a stint in the military, he was ready for the private sector. He was used to hazardous conditions and that made him ideally suited for construction projects in Iraq. When Bechtel gave up on a project after losing 51 workers, Carter’s company got the job done. His company is still doing work in Iraq and while he had hoped to expand to non-war zones, that prospect is looking less likely now. He’s written a book about his experiences Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist.

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We caught up with Dennis Miller today. It’s been 9 years since Florida had a hurricane; it’s been almost 7 years since the financial collapse. Does that mean that neither will happen again? Have weather patterns miraculously changed? Has the government become more responsible and has the Fed stopped printing money? You know the answers to those questions and that’s why you buy homeowners insurance and gold, to protect against the natural calamities and the man-made ones as well. And while you’re at it, download Dennis’ free book www.millersmoney.com/freebook.

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Steve Lord is editor-in-chief of the Modern Money Letter.

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Eric S. Hadik is a trader & analyst who has been intimately involved with the markets for nearly 25 years. His first introduction to technical analysis came through Fibonacci Mathematics and the Elliott Wave Principle and he began trading in 1982.

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