James Rickards and "The New Case for Gold" Book

JAMES RICKARDS is the New York Times bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars. He is the editor of the newsletter Strategic Intelligence and a member of the advisory board of the Physical Gold Fund. He is an advisor on international economics and financial threats to the Department of Defense and the U.S. intelligence community. He served as a facilitator of the first-ever financial war games conducted by the Pentagon. He lives in Connecticut. Follow @JamesGRickards.

Reviews

“The New Case for Gold reminds us that wayward policies bring about a search for money that is good as gold. What better than gold itself?”
— Wall Street Journal

“This excellent book proves that, contrary to the propaganda of fiat currency apologists, gold is real money. Rickards makes a compelling case for why those looking for a way to protect themselves and their families from economic chaos created by central bankers should consider gold.” 

— Ron Paul, former Congressman and Presidential candidate

“In his latest book, James Rickards gifts us once again with his clarity of prose, depth of experience and sound analysis. The New Case for Gold discards tired and politically driven criticisms of gold, instead offering an illuminating, original argument for gold as a critical contender in today’s money games. The most important book on gold yet.”
— Nomi Prins, author of All The Presidents’ Bankers

Conclusion

Gold is money. Despite disparagement by policymakers and economists, it will remain as a store of wealth par excellence, and continue to play an integral part in the world‟s monetary system. In part, we can thank the French who took a stand at the IMF in 1975 and insisted on a role for gold in official reserves even when it was no longer a monetary reference point at the time. Academic economists don‟t seem to care about gold. It is mostly ignored, and never studied in a monetary context. Still, gold has never completely gone away. It still matters behind the scenes. Gold is still poised in the reserves of the international monetary system and will be even more important in the years to come.

Sources:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCBLV9x1Gw
• http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Gold-James-Rickards/dp/1101980761
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xBQ2lL_pE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntPaUFCNhE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP1fwZ4SMws
• http://www.jamesrickardsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NEW-CASE-FOR-GOLD_CH-2.pdf
• https://www.bookdepository.com/New-Case-for-Gold-James-Rickards/9781101980767