Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Costco Silver Coins

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This is going to be an odd post, but perhaps helpful to some of you. I’ve a fan of owning physical precious metals (both silver AND gold), and from time to time I’ve gone to Costco (of all places) to keep adding to my silver. I’m not sure why, but Costco’s price has DROPPED. I suspect they will correct eventually, but moments ago I placed this order (they only let you buy five 20-coin packs at a time):

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Thank You, SBJ!

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There have been many instances at 5 a.m. when I’ve reached down to grab my iPad off the side of the bed, nervous about what I’d see once I fired up the quotes, but this morning had to be one of the three hold-your-breath occasions. I’ve never been so happy to see red in my life, and the ES, NQ, and RTY were all solidly down, prompted, at long last, by the reversal in the USD/JPY juggernaut.

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