Claudio Grass
Over the past decade I have plunged into a study of geopolitics, history, different monetary, economic and political systems and philosophies. The writers who impressed and influenced me the most, where those who promoted individualism over collectivism, freedom over slavery, non-aggression over using force as a legitimate way to solve problems. Among them were Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Harry Brown, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Artistoteles and Thomas Aquinas to name just a few.
Therefore, when I think about gold, I also think about values associated with it. The most important aspect to me is striving for personal and individual happiness or the right of every person to pursuit his own way of happiness. It is my conviction that only sound money can be the fundament for a sound society. This is why I became a friend of the Austrian School of Economics, which stands for private ownership, free markets and financial sovereignty, resting on the premise that things are settled into order despite the apparent chaos of individual actions.
My personal motivations for holding physical gold and silver in my own possession are rather straightforward and, I think, easy for many people with similar ideas and concerns to identify with.
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Merger mania: Consolidation in the gold mining sector
Late last year, Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold miner in terms of reserves, made headlines when it announced its acquisition of Randgold Resources, in a ... -
Today’s EU is the embodiment of bureaucratic hubris
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ECB: running out of runway – Part II
Knock-on effects Overall, under Mr. Draghi’s watch, the ECB’s balance sheet has ballooned to a previously unimaginable scale and aggressive policies like the extensive QE program ... -
ECB: running out of runway – Part I
At the end of January, only a month after the official end of the QE program of the European Central Bank (ECB), its President Mario Draghi ... -
Brexit: A country divided
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China: Harbinger of global economic decline
The latest numbers released by China’s statistics bureau fueled widespread concerns about the outlook of the global economy, as the Asian superpower reported its slowest growth ... -
Crypto-crash: An optimistic post-mortem – Part 2
Blatant security deficits and rampant fraud Over the last year, news of crypto hacks and heists became so prevalent that the new breaches were hardly worthy ... -
Crypto-crash: An optimistic post-mortem – Part 1
2018 was an Annus Horribilis for the entire crypto industry. Believers and crypto enthusi-asts, swept up by the rally of 2017, found themselves on the wrong ... -
As Germany goes, so goes the Eurozone
Until recently, Germany has been the seemingly unbreakable workhorse that has pulled the European economy back from the brink and kept it ticking along through a ... -
Yellow Vests: Shockwaves felt across the continent
When the first demonstrations on the streets of Paris were reported seven weeks ago, nobody could have foreseen the endurance, the tenacity and the viral effect ...
