Economics and Investing:

If you’ve been waiting for a dip to buy some more precious metals, this is it. (As usual, I recommend buying silver rather than gold. And since platinum is at an odd point in its history where it is worth less than gold, I’d recommend buying a few Platinum American Eagles, Credit Suisse 1 Oz. Platinum Bars, Platinum Australian Platypus coins, or Platinum Nobles, if you can find any. )

Peter Schiff: How Are You Going To Survive When Gold Is Money Again?

Yet another advantage of The American Redoubt, to consider: Map of Electricity bills by state.

This dovetails with some of my writings: Will Nickels and Pennies Soon Disappear?

G.G. set this: Is Farmland the New Housing Bubble?

Items from The Economatrix:

Corporate Warnings Bode Ill For Earnings

Wall Street Tumbles On Europe, Intel’s Outlook

Euro Zone Fiscal Pact Fails To Restore Confidence

If Silver Goes Down All H**l Will Break Loose In The Physical Market. (An interesting video describing some fundamentals in the silver market.)