What is this site all about?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ian Sumner
Ian Sumner

Our lives are made up of a never ending series of lessons. We learn, and then we apply what we have learned, so that we may learn more

We hope that the lessons will not be too harsh, and we hope we will eventually be able to make sense of life…..There always seems to be so many challenges!

When we learn a particularly tough lesson, we often think:   “I wish I’d known that years ago, my life would have been so much easier”

With that in mind, this site is intended to help you find the shortcuts to an easier and therefore, a more fulfilling life

Head over to the About TML page to learn more

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Thought-Provoking Quote

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ian Sumner

Children need our presence, more than they need our presents…

I heard this quote for the first time over the Christmas period.  It is so true, but it should not be limited to Christmas, and should not be limited to children.

It should also not be limited to others, but considered for ourselves too!!

We live in a very materialistic society, where we are led to believe that buying someone a gift is what we need to do to show we value the person, and to feel good ourselves.

The greater gift we can give is our time, and when we do, we  really need be present for that person.

Various studies have shown that gifts we buy can have an uplifting effect for a few days and very occasionally longer, but are more likely to last for a few hours or minutes!

The value that someone gets from us being present for them, whether they ‘need’ it or not, can last a lifetime for both the ‘giver’ and the ‘receiver’!

 

 

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Wall Street Isn’t Winning – It’s Cheating

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ian Sumner

 

If you are not a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and wonder if you should join in, or at least support those that are, this article by Matt Taibbi published in the Rolling Stone magazine explains why with clear examples.

If you ARE a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and are not sure exactly what to focus on, matt gives a few specifics to consider.

Matt writes in his usual style, so be prepared for strong language!!

There is also a short video interview included, and Matt is so passionate, that he actually loses it a bit!  I think we can forgive him!!

Wall Street Isn’t Winning – It’s Cheating

Well worth the read;  About 10 mins.

 

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Risk Management 101 – Why You Need to Own Gold

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ian Sumner

 

There are a number of scenarios that the future holds for us around currencies and the state of the financial system.  A number are quite bleak.

So what if this is just the view of a bunch of doomsayers, and is reality everything resolves itself without much pain.

If you are the ‘eternal optimist’, and believe ‘everything will sort itself out’, should you still own Gold?  This article by St Joseph Partners answers that question with a resounding ‘yes’, even if the most optimistic outcome is what we eventually face.

A five Minute read:

Risk Management 101 – Why You Need to Own Gold

 

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Gold and Silver prices are crashing!!!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Ian Sumner

King World News Interviews James Turk

What is going on with Gold and Silver?

It is just typical market behaviour…

If you think you should dump your precious metals at this time, have a listen to this 15 minute interview.  Precious metals are your only safe haven in the turbulent times ahead.

Click here for James Turk on the Gold and Silver smash

 

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Wealth Cycles 101

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Ian Sumner

A superb article by Mike Maloney that explains why you should take investing in Gold and Silver seriously

Paper currencies have collapsed before.  In fact historically they have a 100% failure rate!

A 10 minute read.

Click Here

I highly recommend reading the entire article, but if you feel it looks too ‘boring’, then just forward to page 3, and read about where we are today!

Page 3

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Memorable Quote

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ian Sumner

Gold is the money of kings, Silver is the money of gentlemen, Barter is the money of peasants – but Debt is the money of slaves

-Norm Franz, “Money and Wealth in the New Millenium”

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Eric Sprott Discusses the price of Gold and Silver

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ian Sumner

Eric Sprott on The Keiser Report

He specifically looks at Silver and why he believes theat it will be the ‘investment of the decade’, and why the recent smash down in price was just the latest round of market manipulation that in the long term cannot win

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UBS’s Edel Tully on Gold and Silver

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Ian Sumner

Edel Tully interviewed on Bloomberg

A 5 minute watch

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Gold is Going Higher and Silver Much Higher – Ben Davies

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Ian Sumner

Ben Davies on CNBC – It is the fundamentals, not speculators that are sending prices much higher in the long term

Less than 5 minutes in length

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James Turk – Gold and Silver are your insurance against your currency collapsing

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Ian Sumner

 

James Turk on King World News

In the article, he concludes:

Your physical gold and silver holdings are insurance against a collapse of the US dollar if you live in the United States.  If you live outside of the US it is your insurance against a collapse of your country or regional currency.  This is an extremely important time in history because people are slowly losing faith in all fiat money globally

Essential reading, and only about 3 minutes long

Click here

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