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James Jaeger, Molon.us, has not been a lifetime Second Amendment Supporter, as has your host. Recently he’s come to understand the vital function this amendment plays in keeping us all free. It’s not a matter of the latest tragedy being used to promote an agenda of citizen disarmament, but rather the Founding Father’s understanding only too well that the citizens needed to hold their government accountable under any circumstances. This amendment was merely a recognition that all able bodied men were required to be armed and to join a local militia to insure the protection of all citizens.

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Ken Arnone graduated from Pace University, just like your host. He did a successful stint on Wall Street for several years and then gave it all up to pursue his life’s passion, being a chef. He signed up at the world famous Culinary Institute of America (CIA) to get the skills and experience that goal required. That decision has taken him quite far in life. He is one of just 67 Certified Master Chefs in America (there’s only 300 worldwide). He consults for some of the world’s top restaurants and hospitality chains. And he’s just written a book about wine and food pairings with our recent guest Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan.

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Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio has done a ground-breaking recitation and analysis of all relevant gun control arguments and his conclusions are virtually unassailable. Guns cut down on violence, save lives and property and help protect the public. Over 2.5 million times per year, guns prevent robberies and armed assaults on the public. Stefan’s coverage of this always difficult subject, especially in the aftermath of the horrid Newtown Connecticut school shooting, puts the matter into perspective and helps us to understand that the best way to stop gun crime is by allowing honest law abiding citizens to responsibly own and carry weapons.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman was back for a pre-Christmas rant. He’s unflappable as usual and has no fear about where the metals prices are headed. He’s taken as much money out of the banking system as possible and is always seeking ways to further minimize his participation. Eventually, we’ll all reach a point where it’s just not practical to reduce our paper holdings any further. And that time is probably not too far off into the future. We’re getting to the point where controlling the precious metals prices will just not be possible or desirable. Especially, when famed silver trader Andrew Maguire says that premiums between the paper and physical markets are going way up.

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All the mainstream country club “Bow Tie” Republicans are shaking their heads and wondering. “What went wrong?” The answer is really as simple as it is overlooked. In 2010, Republicans were swept into control of the House of Representatives and were within a stone’s throw of Senate control. Were it not for a few candidates who did themselves in as well as being done in by the establishment republican types, there may well have been a tied senate. Just two years later, Obama is re-elected and the Republicans lose ground in the House and Senate. What on earth happened?

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Bix Weir avid observer of the rigged precious metals markets just informed us that the US Mint has halted production of Silver Eagles until 1-7-13. Perhaps they’re hoping that 12-21-12 really is the end of the world, so they can be relieved of the ever increasing burden of producing bullion coins. The law was recently changed and production of these coins can be halted if the Treasury Secretary gives his blessing. And that’s exactly what happened here. And no sooner was production suspended than the latest precious metals slam down took place. Will coincidences ever cease?

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Mickey Fulp, the Mercenary Geologist, has his hand in so many markets it’s hard to keep track of them all. But he’s been a devoted follower / investor in Uranium for many years. In the past month, the price has gone up 12%, off of a bottom of around $40. There’s a myriad of factors involved in Uranium pricing, many political considerations and nuclear disarmament to boot. The bottom line is that nuclear power is clean, (believe or not) safe, abundant, and here to stay. The investment prospects have never been better and we’re even seeing new reactors getting built in the US after a generation of no new construction. China and the developing world can’t bring nukes on fast enough to satisfy their ever increasing electrical power demands.

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The biggest pay day on that fraudulent reality TV show Storage Wars was hit by Darrell Sheets on yesterday’s season finale. He picked up a cool $300,000 worth of rare art work, which set a show record. Of course whether it was real or not is completely beside the point. In our alternate reality universe, there’s no truth anyway. Dave Hester is still as bitter as always, probably because he wasn’t selected to win. Meanwhile, the upcoming Retirement Account Wars are next on DC’s agenda and you need to prepare. Whether they take them all at once, or they take your guns first and then your accounts doesn’t change the reality that something has got to give. Stay tuned for the next shoe to drop.

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Axel Merk is an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing and on building sustainable wealth. An authority on currencies, he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He’s expecting inflation to pick up in a major way, which will lead to increased interest rates and the further devaluation of the dollar. Whether we get increased growth or decreased growth, he believes that the die has been cast and the results will be visited upon us all shortly. He thinks gold is a natural antidote for this coming malady.

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Retired Commander David E. Stevens is a decorated naval pilot who was entrusted with some of our country’s most secret and sophisticated weapons technology. He’s not losing any sleep over 12-21-12 and he’s certainly not very worried about much else either. However, he believes that comets and asteroids pose far greater threats to our continued existence than almost thing else. One comet striking earth could be the equivalent of all the world’s nuclear weapons being simultaneously detonated. And there’s very little awareness or planning going on now to deal with such an eventuality. Hopefully after reading David’s excellent novel, more people will become awaken to this potential threat.

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From my live show on December 18, 2012 on 1490 WGCH, my take on the apparent implosion of Reality TV. Top rated show Storage Wars is now embroiled in serious litigation with former star villain Dave Coster. He’s claiming that the producers routinely salt abandoned storage lockers with valuable items, rig bids, and even financed a female cast member’s augmentation surgery to make her more sexually appealing to the audience. And not even the mother of all reality shows, American Idol is exempt. An insider just published a tell-all fictionalized account that leads one to the inescapable conclusion that all that glitters is not necessarily a talented star. Seems like your choice for America’s Idol may not have really been a choice at all.

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Ed Steer is well known in the precious metals community. He publishes the enormously popular Casey Research newsletter, Gold and Silver Daily. He’s been covering the metals for many years, trying to get the truth out about price supression, manipulation and the inevitable collapse. Right now he sees prices in a lockdown range, although there could be an end of the year price slam, bringing metal prices down to even lower levels. Either way, Ed believes the final result has never been in doubt and that 2013 will be an extremely active year for gold and silver markets.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman is back. We made a horrible discovery this weekend. Storage Wars, the hit tv show turns out to be a complete fraud. Dave Hester the arch villain is suing the show for allegedly salting storage lockers, bid rigging and even financing augmentation surgery to make a contestant more sexually appealing to the audience. Over at American Idol, things aren’t much better. Paid talent scouts, manipulation of the talent and a host of other infractions lead to very dirty show. So TV is just as corrupt as the the financial system and the government. And the only incorruptible force of finance is gold and silver.

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Norman Barnett is an investment expert. One result of financial repression is the inability of retirees to earn a reasonable return on their savings. This can lead greatly diminished standards of living for the elderly. They are effectively penalized for being thrifty and properly saving for their retirement. But it doesn’t have to be this way. While the Fed says that inflation is well under control, Dr. Norman L. Barnett believes that in addition to low interest rates, inflation is having a devastating impact upon your retirement. That’s why stocks with increasing dividend yields along with MLP’s can be the salvation to your retirement needs. Dr. Barnett is an expert in these stocks and he’s here to help you.

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Jackie Grissom and Steve Zarling believe that we are truly living in the End Times. Events are moving rapidly among the US, China, Russia, Israel and the Palestinians. They provide ample Biblical references to their theory that the rise of a Palestinian State is pivotal in the outcome of events. Jackie believes that we are in the most serious times of our lives and that we will all be called upon to decide. Russia will be ascendant and he believes that the US will be disarmed. After the January 1, 2013 we will see the President show his true nature and nothing will be left to doubt.

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We discuss legendary libertarian Doug Casey‘s new book, Totally Incorrect. He’s alarmed by the rapid degredation of individual rights and the expansion of government power. Homeland Security and the TSA are becoming more entrenched by day. They’re building new buildings and hiring employees by the thousands. Doug is spending most of his time in Argentina where he believes it’s easier to be left alone by the government. We’re coming out of the eye of the economic hurricane and you need to be prepared to weather the storm.

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Tyler Gallagher is president of Regal Assets LLC, and a sponsor of the Financial Survival Network. He’s so certain about where precious metals are heading that he just put 70 percent of his wealth into silver. He, as your host, believe that it’s a screaming bargain that you need take a serious look at. We’re seeing a rapid increase in the financial deterioration of the United States and the Western World. No one knows when the eventual crash will take place, which will probably result in the the dollar’s demise, but everyone is certain that it’s coming.

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James L. Paris of Christian Money has written 24 books. He’s a master marketer and he’s helpped so many people to improve their financial plight. His site on Christian Financial Christian financial advice takes into account Christian values and your obligation for being a good steward of the money that God has blessed you with. This was our first discussion with James and we look forward to covering a number of other topics with him soon.

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Janet Poole created a one-stop resource, a book for understanding life. It STIRS UP THE TRUTH of who you are from deep within, returns your FREE WILL & inspires you to live life on your own terms. She believes that if you truly understand how life works, there’s no limit to what you can accomplish and to how much you can help others. Instead of doing what others want and expect from you, it’s far better to start living for yourself and to start creating the life that you want and deserve. There’s really no other way to be happy.

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Paul LeJoy started a real estate company in 2007. Little did he know that the economy was about to hit the fan. Now it’s 5 years later and business is booming. He’s buying up foreclosures and short sales and selling them off at substantial profits and he’s even written a book about it. At FSN we believe that the real estate depression still has quite a while to go before it runs its course. However, Paul is putting his money where his mouth is and he sees smooth sailing ahead. Perhaps he’s correct.

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Jonathan Burton has been writing personal finance articles for over a decade. With the voice of experience he put together a list of rules that help investors be happy and sleep at night. There’s no substitute for peace of mind when it comes to having your porfolio safe and sound. You need to save regulary and review your investments on a regular basis. And always keep your emotions in check. Boring investments are generally the most reliable and yield the greatest long term profits. Don’t let your friend’s opinions influence your investment decisions.

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Judson Phillips, former prosecutor and Tea Party Leader wrote a useful column on The Drug War and its futility. He’s been at the forefront for 25 years and understands that there is no way to stop people from doing drugs. He believes that all drug users should face mandatory registration and then be allowed to consume as much as they desire. While we agree with that people should not be stopped and that their bodies belong to them, we don’t believe that they should be required to inform the state of these personal activities or anyone else.

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Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg joined us for a recap of today’s emerging trends. The holidays are always a time when things slow down and people like to forget about what’s really happening around them. It’s exactly at this time that they should be examining things more closely. We see economic clouds coming in from every direction. Debt and spending are still increasing geometrically and the USA continues to further drift from its founding principals. Are we devolving towards another feudal era? That remains to be seen.

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Danielle Park, Juggling Dynamite, joined us for a discussion of how the rich go broke. It’s often the new rich, celebrities, lottery winners and rapidly successful business people. Unfortunately, there’s no manual that explains how to hold on to your newly found wealth. But word of that wealth spreads remarkably fast. Relatives, charities and hangers-on quickly descend upon these fortunate souls and try to suck them dry. Learning how to say “no” is probably the most important skill they can acquire. And saying no to governments and other parasites that want to steal your wealth is always a good thing too.

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Allen Hamm, Superior LTC., believes that people don’t start saving early enough and that they lack the discipline to insure a quality retirement. While it often seems like the current financial system could collapse at any moment, it might wind up lasting much longer than we ever thought possible. So the consequences of failing to secure your retirement now could be devastating. While we’d like to opt-out of the financial system right now, as long as it continues, we’re all a part of it.

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Dave Franzetta, Designed Outcomes, is a little bit of a financial analyst, management expert and pyschologist, which makes him ideally suited to help small businesses develop succession plans and exit strategies. As you might guess, when dealing with families and their businesses, it some times gets insane. But Dave is unflappable and does his best to get the parties to keep their eye on the ball and to focus on the bigger picture. Right now there’s some 30 million small businesses owned by babyboomers who will retire within the next 17 years. Sounds like Dave will stay quite busy.

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When it comes to the precious metals marketplace, no one is more controversial than Jeffrey Christian of CPM Group. He is extremely bright and has an incredible grasp of the metals markets and economic history. When he’s not duking it out with GATA or making predictions about the decline of gold and silver prices, he’s running CPM Group, a large commodities operation in New York. Some people believe that he’s the front man for the elites and others believe that he’s part of the gold cartel. But as always the truth is much more complex. He makes a convincing case for why markets are behaving in very dysfunctional way, however, we take issue with his explanation of why precious metals get slammed every month around the time the Non-Farm Employment report is released. You be the judge.

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Mike “Mish” Shedlock is a long term critic of wasteful government spending, greedy public sector unions and the inability or unwillingness of any politician to bring it all under control. He believes that California, or Taxifornia as he calls it, is about to implode. The effect of all those newly passed taxes will wind up with less taxes collected and more money spent. There’s a huge sucking sound as small businessmen, millionaires and billionaires flee the state. California has truly killed the goose that once laid the golden eggs. The Country needs more right to work states.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman joined us today for a dismal look at the state of the world’s economy. Not much good news to be had in Europe, certainly very little in the US and it’s a bit discouraging that Communist China has become the hope of the free world. There’s a massive race to the bottom in Europe and there’s nothing that can be done about it. The US is in complete denial over its own dire financial situation. 46% of every federal dollar spent is borrowed. The US’s deficit is coming in around $5 billion per day in Fiscal Year 2013. When will financial sanity happen? The only sanity left in the world is buying gold and silver.

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John Jamieson had trouble getting through high school and dropped out of college. No one who knew him then would have ever expected him to become the success that he eventually did. Then the financial collapse hit in 2008 and his finances were greatly impacted. But rather than waiting for the economy to turn around, he developed his own system for creating wealth. Centered around intelligent use of insurance and his belief that real estate was selling at near depressionary lows, John has come back big time. And now he’s sharing his secrets with you.

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