Whiskey Blog

In the old days, the U.S. included real silver when minting its coins. Unfortunately, that practice has since ended, and with it a piece of our national history.
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The monetary policies of Federal Reserve Chairmen Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke may have the economy pointed toward a period of dangerous stagflation.
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The tactics, speech, and personality of Alan Greenspan may have led to some confusing language and dangerous market bubbles.
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As a result of the U.S. credit crisis, many investments have lost much of their liquidity. That means that physical gold is still a reliable alternative to other flimsy investment vehicles.
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As the world’s population grows, already scarce resources are in even higher demand than before and prices are rising.
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On the road again, and back in one of my favorite cities…Toronto. This time around, it’s for the Spirit of Toronto Festival. We’ll have some of the highlights, including the first public tasting of Highland Park’s new 40-year-old single malt…more from John Hall of Kittling Ridge on his upcoming new release of Forty Creek Canadian […]

A metal once thought to be lost has come back in a big way, and is now being used in everything from nuclear plants to the construction of more fuel-efficient cars.
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Just as we’ve seen in the oil markets, the world seems to be in danger of reaching “Peak Food.” How far can we expect prices to rise?
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Legendary investor Jim Rogers makes the case for why commodities are less risky than you think and may be a better play than normal stocks.
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The U.S. government rushed into an ethanol plan before first realizing the prices and consequences involved in its policy.
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