I wrote a followup article to my SLV post. It's available on Seeking Alpha.
I asked the sponsor of ETF Securities' SIVR, a similar physically backed silver ETF, some questions about the custodian. These included how silver is stored, where it comes from, and what happens when shares are shorted.
I also asked refiners whether they manufactured the silver bars on the iShares and ETF Securities lists.
5/12/11
The Revolving Door Keeps Turning
Remember when Comcast (CMCSK) took over GE's NBCUniversal? Meredith Baker, an FCC commissioner that voted to approve the deal, just got a new job. That's right, she'll be working (more openly) for Comcast as senior vice president of government affairs. The revolving door keeps turning.
5/11/11
The United States of America, Canada, and Mexico?
WikiLeaks exposes North American integration plot:
But who, besides Judge Napolitano cares about the Constitution anyway? Or any of our laws when they're not enforced against the little guy?
As early as January of 2005, high-ranking officials were discussing the best way to sell the idea of North American “integration” to the public and policymakers while getting around national constitutions. The prospect of creating a monetary unit to replace national currencies was a hot topic as well.
Some details of the schemes were exposed in a secret 2005 U.S. embassy cable from Ottawa signed by then-Ambassador Paul Cellucci. The document was released by WikiLeaks on April 28. But so far, it has barely attracted any attention in the United States, Canada, or Mexico beyond a few mentions in some liberty-minded Internet forums.
But who, besides Judge Napolitano cares about the Constitution anyway? Or any of our laws when they're not enforced against the little guy?
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