Category: My Favorite Articles

Where’s the Abundance of Perth Mint Rounds?

(No wonder you can’t find any!) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, September 6, 2008 If the Perth Mint has $880 million worth of silver and gold in inventory from their certificate program, to use as working inventory to make coins, then why aren’t they producing many Australian coins that should be flooding the marketplace… Continue reading Where’s the Abundance of Perth Mint Rounds?

FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, July 12th, 2008 What’s so special about silver, anyway?Why will silver go up in price?Where can I buy silver?What is a good price for silver, how much should I pay?What kind of silver should I buy?How much money do I need to buy silver?How do you… Continue reading FAQ

Silver has been Exploding for 5 years now

(29% is more than enough!) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, July 11, 2008 Whenever silver prices take a dip, people lament the delay in the rise in prices and ask me “When will silver prices explode?”   Well, it’s been exploding for 5 years now.  In 2003, silver’s low point was $4.15/oz. in the spring. … Continue reading Silver has been Exploding for 5 years now

Confiscation

(Government confiscation fears are common) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, July 3, 2008 The silver market is several orders of magnitude too small for the U.S. government to even be concerned about.  It is impossible that the U.S. government could confiscate enough silver bullion to even make even the tiniest difference to the annual… Continue reading Confiscation

Fekete Answers Me & the Debate Continues

(Fekete vs. Hommel continued) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 18th, 2008 The debate started when Antal Fekete noted that people like Ted Butler and I have warned that there are many entities selling, or shorting, silver who probably don’t have it.  Dr. Fekete then wrote:  “Putting Loincloth on the Naked Bogeyman” (A Primer on the Silver Basis) on June 11th.I… Continue reading Fekete Answers Me & the Debate Continues

Fekete Questions Me, & Why Banning Usury Won’t Work

(Fekete vs. Hommel on Basis vs. Usury) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 14th, 2008 Antal Fekete was kind enough to respond to my last email, “Silver Shorts are so Naked, they’ve “Gone Wild“, which was actually a response to his article, which was a response to my claims and Ted Butler’s claims and others… Continue reading Fekete Questions Me, & Why Banning Usury Won’t Work

Silver Shorts are so Naked, they’ve “Gone Wild”

(A Primer on Usury.) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 12th, 2008 Many people expect me to comment on this essay that has gotten wide internet publication: “Putting Loincloth on the Naked Bogeyman” (A Primer on the Silver Basis)By: Antal E. Feketehttp://news.silverseek.com/SilverSeek/1213201099.php You should read his essay first. Today’s email is my reply. First, thank… Continue reading Silver Shorts are so Naked, they’ve “Gone Wild”

CFTC Hinders the U.S. Mint and the Free Market

(Government Agencies at War with each Other) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 7th, 2008 There has been a shortage of silver ever since the world abandoned using silver as money. The reason why we have paper money, is that there was too much paper money being printed, and not enough silver and gold… Continue reading CFTC Hinders the U.S. Mint and the Free Market

4 Fundamentals of the Silver Price

(The essential nature and supply/demand of both silver and dollars) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 5th, 2008 I’ve been writing a lot of articles lately on the supply shortage of silver from various mints and coin dealers, but I wanted to take a step back from focusing on that specific issue, and present an overview… Continue reading 4 Fundamentals of the Silver Price

RE: Illegal Rationing of US Silver Eagles

(Bix Weir nails it!) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, June 4th, 2008 I received an excellent letter this morning from Bix Weir, that quotes the law that shows the current rationing of Silver Eagles is illegal.If you are confused about why rationing should be against the law and how it causes silver prices to be… Continue reading RE: Illegal Rationing of US Silver Eagles

Silver’s Supply/Demand Paradox

(Silver price goes down, demand goes up.  Silver price goes up, demand goes up!) Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, May 29th, 2008 Al Korelin had me on his internet radio show yesterday for about 8 minutes, here’s the link:http://www.kereport.com/DailyRadio/Daily052808.mp3 We discussed the letter I wrote to the CFTC , and the silver shortages, which are proof of manipulation… Continue reading Silver’s Supply/Demand Paradox

$8000 Silver in 15 Years

Rosen Blasts my Short Term Thinking Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, August 1, 2007 This month, I was honored to be interviewed by Maurice Rosen who publishes the Rosen Numismatic Advisory.  It was a very good and comprehensive interview, with hard questions, and provides me a good occasion to send out an email, my first in over a… Continue reading $8000 Silver in 15 Years

How to Buy Silver, & Avoid Getting Scammed

Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, April 20, 2007 People continually ask me about all kinds of physical silver investments.  I have avoided writing this article for years because people are always telling me to not say anything bad about anyone, or your competition.  But I don’t need to name names, and liars are not… Continue reading How to Buy Silver, & Avoid Getting Scammed

Silver Summit Speech

Silver Stock Report Speech presented on September 21, 2006 (I wrote out my speech, and followed it closely, but not exactly.  So, my speech went someting like this:) Welcome.  Thank you all for coming to the Silver Summit.  They say the smart money is in gold, and the smartest money is in silver!  That means… Continue reading Silver Summit Speech