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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Improving Your Manners will increase your daily success

August 21, 2014

"Good Manners" are always fashionable, in good taste and in the season.  As we strive to live out our life as a whole person, expressing success and goodness in every aspect of living "Good Manners" is a wonderful attribute to cultivate and practice. we live in a world that is filled with unhappy people that are rude, hostile, angry, and addicted to displaying "Bad Manners." As a successful professional "Bad Manners" on our part are never acceptable

It is very easy to display bad manners without realizing it. O Monday l was at lunch with a fellow business partner "MJ" and we were listening to a conference call on my cell phone. There were two elderly ladies in the next booth that kept looking at me. I thought they were thinking, "Wow what a good looking man that guy is!" My head and ego grew by the moment until they got and gave me a stern "Rebuke" on how rude l was and bad manners l showed by blasting that call on my speaker phone in public while people were eating. Thank God for "Extra Strength" Poly Grip or the Rebuke would have knocked my choppers right out of my head.

She was right, how rude of me to display of "Bad Manners" on my part!

Success is about personal and self-management, self-evaluation and self-improvement. We must always evaluate improve and adjust our behavior and conduct, both personally and professionally. The biggest common denominator of bad habits is "Uncontrolled Language" Derogatory Language is a very unattractive character trait that does not fit a growing, successful leader and wealthy business professional.

Would you want a dentist working on your teeth while every other word were, That Blank so and so is one dumb....." Or how about a proctologist telling you "Bend over while I shovel this thing up your........!" Why, if that would ever happen you would be at your attorneys office filling a complaint.

"Good Manners" goes far beyond our words, but penetrates our actions, thinking and methods of dealing with people. "Bad Manners" is always letting others pay for our meals. "Good Manners" is always picking up the check for your guests. I can always detect the true character, bank account and future success of a person by observing what they do when the check comes.

I always make it the nonnegotiable habit of picking up the check when eating out with friends and business guests. Many times, when I am out with a new person that wants to do business or an associate with me I will take them out to eat. Without them knowing I will hand the waiter my Credit card and tell them to pay the bill and just bring the receipt in the little black book and do not say anything. After we are done eating and the waiter brings what looks like the check and puts it on the table. I will just sit there without making a move to see what the other person does.

I have had them get up to make a phone call, go to the restroom, or keep talking without stopping and move from subject to subject. I have found if someone displays "Bad Manners" from the start, they will display it throughout the entire relationship and its best to part ways then and there with a smile.

What single woman thinks a man would make a good future husband that was cheap and displayed "Bad Manners"? Check your Manners constantly and observe the manners of other. Good and Bad Manners speak volumes! My Millionaire Mentor taught me over 30 years ago, "Don always pick up the check." In those early days in 1980 l would take people out to dinner and silently pray "Dear Jesus, please them order water and a salad." Sometimes they would but most of the time they ordered Shrimp and Steak along with a salad."

Written by Don and Melinda Boyer


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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Happy Fathers Day, to all the DAD's!!

June 15, 2014

Just like to wish all the dads in this world a happy fathers day. It is a day that was meant for us, a day to enjoy our kids, family and all you have worked so hard to accomplish. Today is suppose to be our day, time for us to shut down the brain, and not think about anything.

Unfortunately, it does not happen that way all the time, we still deal with obstacles, that should have been avoided. Relationships have them moments, just how it is!

We all have happy moments of our favorite fathers day, the day you were made out to feel like a "king." Wow, that actually felt good, and very enjoyable. Some of us are having this type of day, and you have earned it.

Sometimes dads do not get the respect they need, but we are dads we get from them, we forgive and move on. We have the ability to not make things complicated if avoided-able. We have enough stress to deal with, meeting our monthly financial obligations. Not taking anything away from the mothers, many very highly successful women, who never had to rely on this type of obligation or support.

Had to certainly get that one in the opening, for the simple reason, that relationship works best on the power of two. When you have that in your the relationship, it makes good sense, providing you with sound advice on each other.

Most relationships fail for them simple reasons, lack of attention, financial obligations, commitments, kids, and so many other logical or perhaps non-logical reasons. Either way, it just happens, all we can do is watch. How we prepare our minds for this type of mindset, is a totally different topic.

I have always believed in these's words, "Legacy is more important then Currency." When l heard them words being used, l fell in love with that concept. Told me life is a learning curve daily, never forget that! Just how fast and complicated life has become, regardless of who or what you have.

This is supposed to be a special day, and you know it will always be, one for all us dad's, just like mothers day has been and always will be. God, we ask for only one day of the year to be "Special." You know l lost my dad, and so have many of you, but we understand sweet memories will never die. My mom is not in really good condition should have happened but she is still hanging in. Without water, foods, or artificial modifications of keeping her alive, other than her will for the last 7 days.

This article is for all of us who deal with what many of us deal with, not only on a special day but daily. Life is what you make it be, not a really hard concept to understand. Some of us handle obstacles, stress, emotions, feelings better than many. All you need is the correct mindset, that is what keeps my focus, like many of you also.

Hey if we stay away from a negative mindset, we will truly have what our minds thinks, we will achieve it. Steps that will happen, for one reason; we wanted them to appear! The word "think," is the best investment you will ever invest in. When you make your decisions, you have no one else to point figures at.


                                                          
This is how I remember my dad.
     



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, June 5, 2014

Increasing the value of the American Dollar, could this be the solution

June 4, 2014

Understanding how this all works, is mind hypothesis at its best; just not making any logical financial sense. So why did President Nixon, back in 1971 destroyed the biggest asset that the American buck had? He understood the power of the fiat currency, how it could be manipulated, for the one's that control the shots.

How do you get out of any financial problem, you encounter daily, you pay the price, whether it is interest on loans, bills or any other obligation. You need to make the numbers jive, the simple process with the fiat currency. All you need is ink and paper. If you're calling the shots, why central banks need the fiat currency.

Hyperinflation is like carbon monoxide or some form of cancer, which destroys the system at an alarming rate. What it does and controls, is what you bought last month your going to pay more when you purchase that item again. Sadly it is only the beginning, take notice of what you buy and what you paid for that same item; not so long ago. Numbers never premeditate any fabrication.

The egotistic decision makers are not helping us, the governments who we elected. Let's go back to 2004, drastic changes on the value of the American dollar, it started dropping against many fiat currencies. Losing it's value and power along the way on how business use to be conducted with this fiat currency.

Some of the faults that have logic are the wars the Americans have fought in, yes providing security for the rest of the world. America was a targeted nation, but we all wanted to be part of America and enjoy the freedom it provides all of us.

The cost factor of supporting a war for perhaps merit reason's is a gamble and increases hyperinflation daily. What has been happening, jobs disappear, wages never budget for hyperinflation, are we being manipulated by a concept that stopped working a long time ago. What would happen if we looked after our people and nation, after all why we voted for him?

Could China be on the right track, with a standard that will support the value of their fiat currency and perhaps become the new denomination of world exchange with all international transactions? It will truly have a substance value according to the standards; back up by the asset of gold. Why do you think China is accumulating all of this gold? Who knows how many metric tons of gold China has as a standard since they have been importing Gold.

The question is how will the America Dollar compete with a gold standard backing up the Renminbi, China's currency? How will this affect Central Banks conducting their daily business? Has America have an ace in the hole, if they do, they are not showing too much. Could the US Buck finally come to and end, or has it already happened?

The solution is, exactly what China has a standard backing up their currency, the asset of gold! Can not be reproduced, manipulated, or recreated in any other form that exists. So what would you invest in, paper or the asset of gold, who would you trust? The solution will be defined when China declares its holdings with this asset, gold!





All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, May 22, 2014

U.S. Businesses Are Being Destroyed Faster than They’re Being Created

May 22, 2014

It's an article written by Christopher Ingraham from The Washington Post back on May 5th, 2014. The news he is about to share is alarming and should be taken very seriously, how did these's issue become devastating to the American people who run or own a small business.

The US economy is less entrepreneurial now than at any point in the last three decades, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, which looks at the rates of new business creation and destruction since 1978.

Not only that but during the most recent three years of the study - 2009, 2010, 2011 - businesses were collapsing faster than they were being formed. Overall, new businesses creation (measured as the share of all businesses less than one-year-old) declined by about half from 1978 to 2011.

If the decline persists, it implies a continuation of slow growth for the indefinite future. This lack of economic dynamism, particularly the steep drop since 2006, may be one reason our current recovery has felt like much less than a recovery.

The Brookings study dug beyond the national numbers to look at the change in new firms at the state and metro levels and found that they mirrored the national trends.

Read the complete article written by Christopher Ingraham from The Washington Post


All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Wednesday, May 21, 2014

China Holds the Keys to the Gold Market

May 21, 2014

This article was written by Frank Holmes and published by Money Morning, he shares his views on why China holds the keys and why China is slowly diversifying away from the U.S. dollar.

Last year China's private sector demand for gold reached a record level of 1,132 tons and, according to the World Gold Council, the Asian nation could easily dominate the gold market again, as they predict demand growing 20% by 2017. China's love for the precious metal remains robust.

There are four main drivers behind the tremendous growth. A new middle class with more money to spend; jewelry is still the top demand driver; industrial demand is increasingly important; China is diversifying from the U.S. dollar.

Read the complete story by Frank Holmes.

All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Austrian School of Economics Explained ... Ron Paul

May 3, 2014

This has been a ride without any real destination, just a bunch of wrong turns before you understand where this asset is heading into. Gold has been pin pointed by Central Banks, that it will effect how they pay their interest on their loans. Hard to reproduce gold, why they make the fiat currency their choice.

Simple and very logical, they have access to the ability of printing more of the fiat currency into circulation. Devaluing the fiat currency at a very disturbing rate to all who have access to this currency, most of us, I would say!

So how do you know your money is safe, with all the corruption, manipulation with the banking and government system, they seem to go hand in hand. They both need each other. How can America have a debit of just over 17 trillion million dollars.


Lets break this up for a real understanding of what this means to every American. 


-The American population is 317,934,600
-Debit by each Tax payer $134,467.14
-Debit by each citizen $54,586.60
-If you calculate the above numbers you would get a Debit of $17,355,050,645,211

The above numbers are real, I did not create them, but your governments have spoken nothing but plain pre-meditated fabrication to the American People. Each one that has become the President, has contributed too this financial disaster.

Ron Paul, has provided us from his very early days an education that he always foreseen and now it is happening. When you review his speech, you will think about the numbers, and why it happened. The corruption is unreal, we all have been mislead.

The mistakes the American President's have done was always worried about the world, instead of taking care of their own back yard. Thinking of what is actually happening, you as the President is what needs more attention. Start supporting the tax payers and voters, who voted you in. The world will still be around, and so would many more American's who went over seas, and never returned home.

Think of all the wars America has been involved with, now understand the cost factors to promote and support each of them wars. Money that could of be redirected more wisely, accept they just added to their credit line. Review the above numbers, how they where created, just one of the biggest contributors

Put some time aside, and study this speech it will provide you with all you already knew, just never paid attention to it. What we are good at.

This speech was introduced to me by Nick Barisheff CEO and President of Bullion Management Group Inc. Mr. Barisheff is also the author of $10,000 gold, his on track on his financial predictions, with this asset.


Enjoy the speech and review it several times.





All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, April 17, 2014

Some updates for you on Currency Masquerading as Money

April 17, 2014

The article you're about to read is staggering in the sense it puts the fiat currency on display, and it's history. It has always been a bandage on a very server cut, the stopping the bleeding from flowing out.

The article was written by Donald W. Miller Jr., MD he will illustrate what the title says about Currency Masquerading as Money. How long now have we all been misled all of these's years, it certainly starting to look that way from a financial standpoint.

In his opening paragraph, he shares this.

People consider Federal Reserve notes, US dollars, to be real money. Include their digital equivalent in bank and credit card statement and Treasury-issued base metal coins. As a unit of account, all goods and services, and land and labor are priced in U.S. dollars. Declared legal tender, Federal Reserve notes are the country's medium of exchange.

Read the Complete Article.

This next article will explain why inflation is like carbon monoxide, the silent killer. We all see it, but very few adjust their thinking with investing, yet we knew this. The key element is we just never really believe that it will happen to us. We are humans.

With wages and salaries flat or declining and essentials costing more, people cannot keep up with the cost of living. Taxes are also flat or increasing. The prices of commodities are going up. People are either saving less or using their savings simply to live. If something isn't done, inflation will be the silent killer of the US economy in the next ten years.

Claude Ohanesian brilliantly explains this silent killer, it has the impact to do exactly what his going to share with you. Educating our minds with financial information will have an ability to increase our ROI as well as protection, with our retirement plans.

Read the full Article.




All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Wednesday, April 16, 2014

What is Hyperinflation, do You have Solutions

April 16, 2014

We all need to understand the real meaning of hyperinflation, going to perhaps education some of our new readers in this current situation. It's not a very popular topic, but one we are all going to encounter sadly enough.

How we protect ourselves from the fiat currency, will take time, the direction along with an education. It's just simply going to happen, to many financial factors pointing us to a hyperinflation state. Hyperinflation frequently according to history has only concentrated on one country, as it did with Germany and Zimbabwe.

The biggest difference with this Hyperinflation it could and more than likely will have a global effect. It will create an increase in your daily needs, which we use each and every day. We could see prices rising by 200 percent or more for the specific items you bought just recently.

I am talking about things we use daily, food, gas and any product that has to be shipped. We will have a sharp increase that we will not appreciate, the prices we are paying for these's items today are at a bargain compared to what we will be paying for in the very near future.

So actually, how do you protect yourself from global hyperinflation, invest in an asset that is rescission proof. What this asset is all about, it has been around since the earth was created. Why gold? Governments cannot reproduce this asset, as the fiat currency. The fiat currency has the potential to collapse in 2014. 

There are endless videos, articles on this topic, going to share you with one, that makes the most logical financial sense. He's not selling you anything at all, just providing a solution to global hyperinflation. How you use his advice will determine your ROI on your investment, investing will always be a gamble. 

I watch this video; over and over then l take a different script from it, and Google it, getting more financial facts on it, trying to understand something l never knew. The information shared could change your financial situation. Not saying it will, but for some, it will, just research being used wisely.

The biggest Investment is in life, and it's complicated, we deal with so much, understanding and balancing a financial plan for our daily life is a challenge, for many of us. The fact is you could lose just as much whether you're "Rich or Poor." Think of what l just shared.

If you want to know a solution, that has necessary financial backing. That could also protect your holdings within your retirement plan. You know the one you're going to live from for the rest of your golden years. The question is it protected by a fiat currency or an asset?

If this makes sense, Then review this solution.



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

James Rickard shares his views on The Death of Money You will be informed

April 8, 2014

The fiat currency has been destroyed now for years, reality is now settled in with more gloom to come in the upcoming years. James Rickards in his interview with Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog shares the history that slowly lead to this catastrophe.

One of the most logical reasons is the US Federal Reserve has for years mismanaged the financial crisis and recovery, in Rickards view. Had things been allowed to correct themselves after an asset bubble, stimulus spending and QE has been pumped into the markets to prop everything up.

In his book, he shares briefly but a very valuable section of what money is, namely an expression of what value and all fiat currency's in circulation today is merely a debt contract. Rickard indicates that gold is the purest form of money, and shares his logical reasons for why we need to return to  a modified gold standard following the SDR's scheme. 

James Rickards interview with Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com

On a separate interview Koos Jansen from "In Gold We Trust," had the privilege of conducting a one on one with Jim Rickard well he was in the Netherlands for one day, doing an interview on his new book "The Death of Money.'

Koos Jansen starts off his interview with this question. Do you think there will be a collapse in the worldwide monetary system, including chaos, social unrest, and bank failures because all policy makers we do too little too late?

This is a question we all need to research, our golden years could be modified, to a lesser return on the investment. There is only one asset that kept up with inflation and all the factors. No one really understands the fiat currency, except now it is being broadcasted.

The information l am going to share with you is all on this blog, l will take you to the questions, you may have asked? Not asking you to buy anything at all, now that has to be refreshing. Just going to educate you with all of this, only if you have an interest.


If you learn this concept then you're going to be one of the very few; just how it is. You found the window of opportunity. 


The information on this blog is your first step. All l can say, not actually asking you to call me, but if that happens and l missed your call, more than likely I would call you back.


The Complete Interview with James Rickard, with Koos Jansen




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Friday, April 4, 2014

Educating your mind financially is a life time sentence, here is a solution

April 4, 2004

It certainly does not seem like April is already here, depending where you live, April with snow on the ground is not April's am used too. How gold has also been performing, very unpredictable, to the average investor. The wise ones understand gold has had help on why it has been behaving in this manner.

The wise investors understand the calculations, present and future possibilities, how it will perform the dream (ROI) for the investors. The fiat currency is definitely out of control, what saves this currency is the ability of central banks world wild manipulating this asset.

For all their "right" reasons, not ours, theirs. See they get to keep their job, but creating hyperinflation to the ones that voted him or her in. What is hyperinflation? Start taking notice of what you do each and every day, one thing is very consistent your paying more then you ever did for what you just paid for.

Complication created by the governments of this global nightmare, who would have predicted that China now has the most powerful asset to back up the Chinese Currency the Renminbi. China has accumulated a massive amount of gold, with an undervalued asset! You think they knew what they were doing?

Educating your mind financially is a lifetime sentence, why many lose what they once had! I was one of them, had to start over, we all have a sad financial story. I trust Nick Barisheff's ability to optimize the truth with financial logic, based on world economic trends. He's also the author of $10,000 Gold, where China got their tip if you think about it.

With some very well written guest writes, the most influential stories making or breaking deals, present or in the future. Information that can enhance or break our (ROI.) One of the articles l wanted to share since we are on this subject. Understanding the power and rewards this asset will provide you against future inflationary years.

Concerning precious metals, US and London central banks have colluded to suppress primarily gold, but also silver. All Western currency is worthless fiat, but as long as the masses continue to believe the emperor is wearing clothes, the elites will get away with their massive Ponzi scheme.

Read the Full story. By Michael Noonan, Gold, and Silver: They are Money

So what is the solution, is understanding the moves you will need to protect, earn and live a life without ever worrying about hyperinflation having an effect on what you worked so hard all them years. Most people spend more time planning a vacation than how they plan their golden years.

You will need to watch this video, then fill in some information, so we can provide you with the correct logical moves to protect your assets from the fiat currency. Going to educate you on how to save instead of spending. The rest is up to you; this is truly possible. Starts with the correct mindset.

Let's be honest will all get pitched daily, but most of them are just a waste of time, have zero desire to full or lead you into that quicksand. It's reality; this blog will provide you with relevant financial articles, that provide you a why, on why you made that investment.


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Because the future is happening Now!



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Do you believe there is manipulation going on with gold and crude oil

March 26, 2014

The reality is that something smells rotten with this "global economy," is there manipulation going on with the asset gold? Do you believe that the Feds have been controlling the price of gold, as well as crude oil?

How can a barrel of crude oil drop, but the gas at your local gas station never drops in price as of lately? Prices have been fixed for the past three weeks, as the barrel drops under the $100.00 US mark. The moment the barrel moves upwards, the gas stations do not hesitate to increase the price at the pumps.

Been following the nonlogical results from gold and crude oil, seems like it's a one-way street, certainly not for the average working stiff. Sorry l fall into that category, do you? Exactly my point, we are definitely not enjoying the start of hyperinflation created by the greed factor.

Going to Provide you with some facts.

Fact One: Who do we trust, with our money, certainly not our banking system. Banks have the ability to use a system most of us never figure out, called an algorithm system in which they increase your service charges by a little, each month. If you never complain they increase it again, just check your service banking fee's. Read More

Fact Two: There are many unexplained trends, on why gold has had such a rough ride. Some experts in this field have indicated that there is more going on than we actually will ever understand. Governments have always wanted a fiat currency, for the simple reason they can print more money. With Gold it is impossible to reproduce, could this be a key factor? Read More

Fact Three: Some of us will understand, the logical reasons that Nick Barisheff shares on his articles and speeches, that he has shared, with his audiences across the globe. Investments are sometimes manipulated, by certain parties, no need for finger pointing. Gold Manipulation creates greed, for the very greedy players, who could care less of who they have bankrupted, with investors retirements, and pension plans. Read More

What happens when Hyperinflation kicks in, FULL time?

Hyperinflation is happening actually, each time you buy something, hyperinflation is built into that price, so we are suffering at all levels. All one needs to do is recall what they paid for, when they bought their favorite item, as in food, drink along with bad habits, smoking, drinking, they have sharply risen in price. Due to transportation, crude oil kicks in, as a dominant factor now.

The two most powerful assets, work against each other, why is that? Worldwide Governments dominate the ability to control a fiat system that is worthless. As long as they can re-print money that has zero backing by any physical asset. Wicked and damaging concerns, if you're a human.

"OPEC" is in bed with the "Governments of the world," it is an item we all need and they have the resource to supply and control the demand. What a concept? Do you think there might be the odd, "pay off," to someone who has the ability to approve the scam?  Read More.

The End of America! There Will Be No Economic Recovery, Because!

How can you overcome issues, which have a need, and a demand for survival? America needs to increase borrowing to avoid defaulting on their debt, beyond September 30, 2013. This with a fiat currency; just is not really going to look, overly impressive.

Could Congress be heading towards a government shutdown?  With the Republican leaders in American House of Representatives refusal on President Barack Obama’s demand for additional printed money to run the government beyond the demand date of September 30, 2013, so it may perhaps avoid default. Read More

How Important are Your Financial Investments and Obligations?

You can read all the advice on this subject, bottom line; you need to understand, "you're why's"!  We have all heard this, but this is what you need to fully comprehend our abilities. All we truly need is that reminder, that we are falling off track. Read More

Conclusion:

The information l have shared with you may provide benefits, l say this for many reasons, first of all not all will read this, then l am sharing information with humans. Hardest sell in the universe.

The reason l am sharing this is for logical reasons look around at what is happening. We are getting screwed royally, l think that is an old saying.

The question is what will you do to protect your retirement, also your current financial situation?

Life is filled with up's and downs, l call it "Snake's and Latter's," without logical results.

Once you have clicked on some of them links, you're going to be educated, with this direction of advice that will perhaps provide you with a rewarding (ROI) would you not consider that an accomplishment. Due to unforeseen global financial uncertainty.

You were smart enough to avoid them land mines, they can be very devastating providing you with an unforeseen sudden end to your life. Same results, when you lose it all, you may as well be dead, for most.

Invest some time on your future, read what l share, follow this blog and provide me with your feedback. How we learn, from each other. Not selling you anything by the way. Just a way for you to protect your assets.

l decided to invest in this one specific company, you can review the benefits that can also be stored for you if you follow the steps, that it will share with you. This slide presentation has the ability to secure and change your current financial situation, l will leave you with that concept!

All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, March 20, 2014

How Government Propaganda Prevents Wealth Protection

March 20, 2014

Written By Nick Barisheff

Government economic propaganda is dangerous as anything contrived by Joseph Goebbels during his tenure as Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany. It prevents people from facing reality and realizing the inherent danger in the economy. It prevents them from protecting family's wealth through bullion ownership.

Since the passing of the Federal reserve Act in 1913, the US dollar lost 96% of its purchasing power against gold. On a true gold standard prior to 1913, the US dollar preserved purchasing power even though the country suffered through a civil was. A dollar in 1900 bought almost the exact amount of goods it would have bought in 1800.

As for the strengthening economy that both Fed Chair Yellen and every mainstream financial observer speaks about daily, statistics simply don't match this claim.

Manipulated statistics mislead the public. Alternative statistics, such as those provided by economists like Dr. John Williams of ShadowStar.com are far more accurate than skewed CPI unemployment reports issued by the government. Why? Because everyone who eats, drives or sends children to college knows that life is becoming more expensive by the day and far more difficult. Fed statistics defy common sense.

Investors need to move beyond "positive thinking," Ringer stated "Reality isn't the way you wish things to be, or the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are." His advice was to expect the best but prepare for the worst. This takes a lot of effort, and few people can adopt such an approach without practice.

The simple act of owning gold makes the work of awakening much easier, because it tends to expand our economic vision involuntarily. It provides a standard of lasting value that no longer exists with paper currencies. It allows us to see the insidious forces of inflation and currency debasement directly, rather than as an abstract economic concept.

Click Here to read the Full Story by Nick Barisheff

Nick Barisheff  President and
CEO of Bullion Management Group Inc 



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, March 13, 2014

Current Updates from my Favourite Experts, with this Asset!

March 13, 2014

Life at times has it's moments, for some unknown reasons things that should be simply explained, is not happening. Example, the recent flight of Malaysian airline that has been reported missing now for a few days... No concept, just propaganda of what might have happened, how can this be? Who do you really trust, anymore, do you ever ask yourself that?

Investing will always be a gamble, regardless of the stakes. You either were lead to this investment or you did it on your own. Now that you have accomplished this goal, what are your numbers providing you with as in an (ROI) return on investment? Only true language that is shared international, they all seem to understand what this all means.

So many people write about this stuff, it's like a dime a dozen, on the internet. But some understand this asset, why l decided to yes invest money, but, more importantly, dedicate my time, hard thing to buy back, if you ask me! Risk factors have always played a larger emotion with your direction. That is OK, you're not alone. But you "Need to Stop Doing What You Hate."

A lot of "hot money" has returned to this sector following double-bottom that concluded two months ago and, with commodity prices again last week and the trade-weighted dollar falling further, it could continue.




Read the Full Story By: Written by Tim Iacono

"When China first shipped her gold to the US, it was meant for reform, opening and removing US economic sanctions." This underlines the dirty game the US is playing. It demands countries store a part of their official gold reserves at the New York Fed, so ultimately only the US controls the global currency markets. At least 600 tons of Chines official reserves are stored with the Fed.




Read The Full Story By: Written by Koos Jansen

"Food inflation is far greater than the government thinks it is," said ConvergeEx market strategist Nick Colas. "The discount is severe because it's the economists that make policy but it's the people who have to live the outcome of that policy and that disconnect is growing to the point where l think it has to break soon."




Read the Full Story By: Written by Michelle Miller

The man that introduce me to these's stories got me motivated with these topics we share here that is influenced by a fiat currency, that is shrinking at an alarming, panicking global markets, for a simple reason we can always modify something, like a fiat currency. When you invest in this asset them odds become predictable, regardless of what is going on. This yellow metal can not be reproduced, that's a fact...


Read the full Story, on why Nick Barisheff shares this information


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Saturday, March 8, 2014

What is the Gold Standard, How Will it Effect You're Retirement?

March 8, 2014

Have not written or updated the blog for a while now, actually was doing some research, think "You" will enjoy this article. Came across a gentleman's profile over on LinkedIn, read it, like what he was doing, since we both have a commanding interest. Going to share an article he posted, from a site we both follow. Had no idea it came from that site.

The article is the Gold Standard, how will it affect your retirement? We all need to understand what the true (ROI) will provide, god only number l really care about. Tells me all l need to know, how my investment is performing, need that information, you not agree?

Here is the Story on this subject, enjoy it, as much as l have.

The gold standard is often mentioned but rarely explained. However, it's a fairly easy concept to understand.

Put simply, it is a monetary system under which economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold. That means paper currency notes are convertible directly into specific quantities of gold.

Looking a little deeper, there are 'Three Types of Gold Standard." Those are:

Gold Specie Standard: A unit of money is tied to the value of circulating gold coins or has the value of a particular gold coin in circulation. Other coins that are less valuable may also be in use. Gold bullion standard: Authorities agree to sell, for a fixed price, gold bullion on demand in exchange for currency. Gold coins are not circulated.

Gold Exchange Standard: A government that does not itself use gold species or bullion standards guarantees a fixed exchange rate between its own currency and that of another country that uses either of the gold standards. As the two currencies are tied, a gold standard is created for the country by default.

A Brief History of the Gold Standard

The gold special standard was the first gold standard system. It arose naturally due to the fact the millennial ego, several different economies in Asia started accepting gold as a currency.

Since then, different gold currencies have enjoyed of a monopoly. For example, the Middle Ages Shaw the Byzantine solidus, known as the bezant, used throughout Europe. Similarly, in 1704, the British West Indies began using gold species, Britain used a gold standard.

Canada adopted the standard in 1853, and the United States and Germany followed in 1873, the Congressional Research Service States.

Finally, however, the gold standard's popularity to wane. The Gold species standard ended in the British Empire after World War One broke out, and by 1976, the international monetary system was based purely on the fiat currency. That means that while gold retains its value as an asset, no currencies are tied directly to its value.

The "Gold Standard's" possible future

That said, efforts to back the gold standard are occurring in a variety of places.

Writing for the "Wall Street Journal," James Grant posits that pure fiat currency may not be the best system available. He "Notes.." the pure paper dollar is a contrivance only 38 years old, brand new, really, and the experiment may yet come naughty. Indeed, History and Mathematics agree that it will certainly come to naught. Paper currencies are wasting assets. In time, the lose all their value.

Grant also comment that the end of Gold Standard in the US inadvertently led to more risks being taken on Wall Street, increased borrowing and serious inflation.

Politically, some form of the gold standard has a strong appeal to niche groups. In the US, that mostly means libertarians and others who believe in minimal governments intervention in monetary policy. However, the idea gained more widespread approval when May 2011 Utah adopted a policy that saw gold and silver coins minted by the US Government made legal tender in the State.

While, as National Interest points out, implementing such a policy is a bit difficult ---- the idea of buying a cup of coffee with a $50 American Eagle coin more than $1,000 at a market price is a mathematical headache --- it indicates how popular the gold standard is to some. Other states have proposed that taxes be paid in gold and silver or that state debt is paid using metals.

Most recently, Canadian Financier Ned Goodman sad at this year's PADC Conference, "the fact is, if we return to a classical gold standard and get rid of the Federal Reserve being who we are, we will have a good time in the commodity market."


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Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

What Effect has the U.S. Economy had on the Price of Gold

February 18, 2014

The unpredictable, or is it predictable trend gold has led us over the last 12 months, no one understands why it has reacted the way it has reacted. Makes absolutely no sense to many experts or investors who follow the yellow asset.

Many experts have tried to explain its behavior, from finger pointing of central banks, governments manipulating this asset to keep the fiat currency alive and well, so they can print more money at will.

Jim Rickards wrote an article in Gold Silver Worlds, he notes that gold is technically set up for a massive rally; he has a three - to - a five-year target of between $7,000 and $9,000 per ounce. This prediction is based on a collapse of confidence in the dollar and other forms of paper currency. The Full story 

Could the U.S. Economy recovery be a baked recovery, if you take away all the fake figures that made the U.S. look like it was heading in a positive direction? What would the U.S. recovery really look like, if you took away all the fudged numbers.

Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com interviews Robert Wiedemer, best-selling author of "The Aftershock Investor." The Full Story



The U.S. Economy, like the Lucy Show at one time "Has a lot of Explaining to do." Have the books been fried on the true growth, of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as the shared number of 3.20% to the American people in the fourth quarter of 2013? Numbers are a truly international language, we all understand if the numbers do not speak the same language. Communication problem, more than likely not a very healthy outcome.

It happens all over the world, one the biggest fibs in 2013, was when China released the (GDP) back in July of 2013, indicating it had achieved 7.5% in the second quarter of 2013. They are very impressive numbers, even to the average reader. But this story l will share with you is written by Gordon G. Chang, who understands China, Asia, and its nuclear proliferation.



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Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The Fiat Currency has the Potential to Collapse in 2014

January 29, 2014

Been a very busy day today, watching and listening to so many factors that all have a very similar result, the fiat currency is about to collapse. Banks now want to charge a service fee for you handing them money as a deposit. Forget to imagine that, it's coming to your local bank sometime this year.

Who do we trust, with our money, certainly not our banking system? Banks have the ability to use a system most of us never figure out, called an algorithm system in which they increase your service charges by a little, each month. If you never complain they increase it again, just check your service banking fee's.

We once believed in our government, we voted them in, and now they have created a system that is punishing our future financial investments for our retirement, which we all have worked so hard for. Will we ever be able to receive our monthly RIF each month, to enjoy what we have earned, and worked for.

The greed factor has kicked in a long time ago, but it has made many very wealthy, except for the hard working stiffs, who believed in the system. Big name banks have displayed their greed. Take for example HSBC who were fined in the area of 1.9 billion dollars for supporting Mexican drug cartel money as in laundering their profits. They are still in business, bet you they made more then they had to pay as a penalty. Slap on the wrist.

Major banks the world over are changing their operations to ensure that are not laundering money. This is causing the banking system to grow more inefficient and costly. This has made bitcoin a better solution than the banking system for sending funds to some of the poorer regions of the world.

You can read more on this crises and understand what is really going on, what you hear or read is not always what is really happening. But there are a lot of experts talking about a global fiat collapse. 

Read More, On an article written by Jeff Berwick. 



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Thursday, January 23, 2014

How to Eliminate Your Financial Calculated Risk, when you invest!

January 23, 2014

Keeping you up to speed, with some of the world crises in global investing. Trying to understand why the asset gold has become a calculated risk that has been eliminated due to some of the real reasons you're about to learn!  It's more than likely an article you will benefit from, more importantly, see your (ROI) increased when you follow this concept.

Why would you invest in options, assets, stocks, or mutual funds, etc.? Without doing, you're research, with each investment vehicle. The key here, is you're playing with your money. The real stuff, the only pain you will suffer is in your wallet.

Not going to teach you how to do it, but going to provide you with a direction; that will increase your odds of perhaps understanding why you invested in it. You had a reason! You did your research, knew the odds, an important factor. Understanding the process of elimination of your risk odds, is not a bad thing to have.

So how do we do this? Understanding who your audience is, going to take some time, but, at least, your on the right road! Foundation is built carefully, they have to hold up to whatever is thrown towards them, they handle it without any difficulty. It's the most important step you will need to educate your mind.

Education, or educating yourself is a lifetime process! Investing changes daily, you need to follow the trends, cycles of investing with your investment. It's your money, why would you not do this? Take a financial adviser's word, we all know they make money with every move they share with you. We all been there, except for the results!

This article l am about to share with you will provide you with the education you may or may not need. But it will open up your eye's on how to invest, differently. Now you're in control of the direction of your (ROI.) Who else would you want to be able to direct your money you have invested. The only person stopping from financial success is you. This blog you have found will provide you with the education for you to understand, what you been trying to figure out on your own.

Here is  what you need to educate your self with 



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Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Biggest Obstacle that Holds You from Success!!

January 21, 2014

We have just ordered another program on some site, which promised you so much success. We get all excited, and say this is the one that will make me "rich and fruitful." Within a very short time, it gets lost with all your other programs. That never lived up to your expectations.

Hang on; we just joined another program that is on it's "pre-lunch announcement." They say a spot and secure your position. It's the biggest decision ever on the Internet, so you did it again. How our minds work, always looking for that magical freedom dust, as in results, without any dedication or effort.

Our minds work in mysterious ways; we have the ability to control the thinking pattern, but most of us never do it. So we defeat our abilities before we provide them with an opportunity to become a reality. It happens so often; we second guess our thoughts, why is this? Been studying this thought pattern for a very long time.

The biggest investment you will ever make, also the most complicated, the most difficult one you will have to appreciate fully, or perhaps learn how to understand why it works! It's the only investment you will ever have to become well educated. Like I said, not going to be easy. Most of us can invest in any investment with money; this one is not about money. What this one is about, it will make or break your future, simple as that.

The biggest obstacle that holds you back is how you think! People pay for this advice, but unfortunately, they never understood the concept, skills involved with this investment. They were too busy, memorizes formulas that provided an (ROI) on their stocks, options, or whatever they invested their money. "This is why investments are so complicated."

Education in any specialty is a lifetime process; we can never allow our minds to accept a comfort zone. If we do not learn something new each and every day in our brand, then we have not invested wisely at all. It all of a sudden became a gamble with our investment.

I am no expert on investing, but I like my (ROI), it is a calculated risk that provides you with positive results, all that matters. Why would l allow someone who would ask me, what is your account number before you can ask questions? Sad, next time you talk to your financial advice, listen to him differently. The only thing you should understand is he cares nothing but his commission. So results are a well-calculated decision on his part unless you were on his end. Then you would also benefit, your just a file on his daily duties.

I was good at that; I played that game to an excellent return on my investment, which was my time. Only thing l understood, if l invested in my day, it's the only asset I can never buy back. So learned that my time had to be productive, wisely used. See I understand one thing, there is an international language in investing, it is called numbers, they can be abused, but they can never lie. Numbers are the "International Language of Investors." They are traceable with the feds, why they also understand this language.

Learn This Concept on WHY, and we are programmed to fail!

We are all magnificent on making excuses on why it will not work; we have an excuse for every move we make. We spend more time on why it will not work than it will not work. There is an old saying, one I need you to eliminate from here on. Misery just loves company; we feel at home. Stop doing this, right now.

Age, education, looks, who we married, schools we went to, friends, family, luck, setbacks due to a way we think. We can come up with so many excesses just the way we did it when we did not want to go to school as the child.

It could be a fact, and our minds have attached us to becoming defeated much easier than applying steps for success. Not as much work involved, and besides, so many people have tried this and failed. Why should l do this?  We only have an ability to think small, when the other has the same price, with much more financial results. Never understood them numbers, at all. So understand this concept "The Magic of Thinking Big."

So to become successful, you have to know this type of accomplishment. Learning what it takes in building confidences and destroy you fear. You have to re-read what I just shared. It's all I have, really is. The magical dust for success invests in your abilities.

It's what I share with my partners, building a solid foundation, has nothing to do with the above, we become, who we think we are sometimes. It's more than likely the greatest secret ever shared, why it is the greatest secret. Now you know the secret, use it wisely.


All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Second-Greatest Opportunity to Buy Gold

January 15, 2014

It's a very informative article you're about to read, covering many opportunities with gold, and why it will always have this type of demand. Regardless of what has happened with all the manipulation, for keeping this asset as the true recession proof, future currency.

Nick Barisheff President and CEO of Bullion Management Inc, located in Toronto, Ontario. Who also has shared his views with this asset, on USAwatchdog, interviewed by Greg Hunter? He illustrates and explains why he wrote his book. Gold will have a value of $10,000 per ounce,

This article was written by Nick Barisheff.

Last year the COMEX futures exchange distorted gold prices and provided investors with the second-greatest opportunity to buy gold since 2002. Precipitous drops in gold triggered sell stops and margin calls in April and June, and the Western media said that gold's bull market was over.

But in sharp contrast to the falling price of paper gold, the demand for physical gold soared. Many retail coin stores ran out of stock, and premiums climbed. The lower gold prices present a problem for miners, many of whose production costs exceed $1,200 per ounce. Also, monthly deliveries on the Shanghai Exchange surpass mine supply.

The primary driver of gold price is, and always has been, increasing money supply (inflation.) The US (and, in fact, the world) is increasing its money supply at an alarming rate. Today official US debt is $17.3 trillion. To bring the debt-to-gold relationship back into equilibrium, gold should be $1,800.

Since there is no political will to curtail debt increases or introduce austerity measures, gold will likely set new highs in 2014.

The systemic risks that cause the financial meltdown in 2008 have worsened. In 2008, the world's financial system was almost destroyed because of the $1.2 trillion in mortgages derivatives. Today interest rate derivatives alone are 450 times higher at $561 trillion, or 7 times global GDP.

Nick discusses the consequences of higher 10-year Treasury yields. Increasing debt and how it relates to GDP; demand for gold from the East versus lack of interest in the West.  Movement away from US dollar. The six reserve currencies that proceeded the dollar. Why today may be the second-greatest opportunity to buy gold since 2002; portfolio allocation; and the importance of holding physical gold bullion as opposed to paper money.

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Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The key to success "IS" we become what we think about!

January 8, 2014

The weather has set the tone, for the New Year in 2014, cold and harsh. We all want to succeed, build a financial retirement plan that will allow us to enjoy the reasons we have dedicated and worked so hard. The problem is we have forgotten to plan this strategy. Why is that?

We are all humans, so much going on in our daily life's, and we forget to put some money towards a retirement plan. Investing with time is a commodity you will never, ever have the opportunity to get back, regardless of how much money you have or do not have.

The question is, in the morning when you wake up, is this the person you see in the mirror in your bathroom mirror? You're more than likely have a set of words you use, each and every morning! Why me, how did I get myself so behind, all I ever get is more bills? You're no different than most people in society! Not even your fault; to be upfront, and honest with you!

So where did you go wrong? You used the money for other reasons, somewhere good, but a few were bad reasons. We failed to plan our retirement future. The good thing is, we still have time to re-direct our financial future. This is really possible, not going to be easy at all, why would it be? If you have an interest, then you might want to read more?

The first thing you need to do is stop doing things you hate doing! They waste human energy and more than likely assets you cannot afford to use unwisely. So many books have been written on this topic, with very little results for one simple reason, we doubt our abilities. This is the hardest change you will ever need to make, your mindset, not a simple concept at all.

A mindset is the most important investment you will ever make, for the reason you're determined to achieve your wishes in life. We do have this ability, Earl Nightingale, shares the strangest secret, an absolute masterpiece. Listen to this masterpiece, yes it is old, but raw facts that provide results in your journey with success.

Forget all the click bank links, that promise you will make x amount of millions. If you really want to plan a financial future, listen to this over and over until it becomes reality. You will find that key, you really will, because you're investing in the most important asset, you will ever invest in, your mind.

See everything you apply in your daily life, came from this original material, everything else has been watered down, missing important ingredients, that provide the correct receipt for success in whatever it is that you define success with. Why do men with goals succeed in life and them without them fail?

This is all you really need to really understand, the strangest secret is a concept that is over looked, for the simple reason it is really that simple. The key to success is, we become what we think about. Learn this concept and you will never worry about any financial obligation again.

So let's get back to your retirement plan if you're interested in saving some money, not spending it, but investing a future with your financial obligation, then you may want to invest a little time and review this video. If you're tired of the fiat currency then you will benefit from this investment.

Review this if you want, what you should have had!!



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

Joseph Botelho

Friday, January 3, 2014

A Year to Remember with Your Investments in Gold!

December 31, 2013


A year to remember, without any real financial logical reasons for the way gold has performed this year. Gold will more than likely close off this year in around the $1200 per ounce mark.

I strongly believe, and so do many experts feel that gold will bounce back in 2014, once all of the manipulation by central banks weeds out. Gold will bounce back with the vengeance with a true market value of somewhere in the $2000 per ounce mark.

This certainly has been the worse year since 1981 that gold has performed with annual losses with this type of behavior, unpredictable most of the year. There really was no logical determining factor on why it perform with these types of results.

Here are some of the articles, which I have followed during the year with how gold has reacted to certain crises globally. Does Gold have a Silver Lining by Lior Cohen via The Motley Fool?

The Chinese government has been advising its people to buy precious metal like gold and silver. Watch this short Presentation.  Via realecontv.com 

China’s activity with its consumption of gold in the first 6 months of this year (2013) increased, and should overtake India as world leaders in the consumption of gold, within a very short period of time.  Read more on this issue

I have been following how China is taking its creative steps, into becoming the world leader, not only with gold backing up its fiat currency but a power that is well disciplined towards a global nation, being the currency of global trading. Read more on this issue

Why investing will always be the biggest single gamble you will ever make. Several reasons play into this theory of investing that hooked me. Read more on this issue.

From an investment point of view, you just lost a small or perhaps a large portion of some advice that had no value but only hype. Hey, they sold you on the sizzle, without the most important factor your (ROI) return on investment, your efforts is not always monetary.  Read more on this issue



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Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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