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January 10, 2017 Oil
Wall Street seems to think that America's shale industry will be able to save us from higher oil prices in the months and years ahead. But with shale oil production shutting down, that seems like a long shot...![Third World Employment Is Here](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Third-World-Employment-Is-Here.jpg)
January 9, 2017 U.S. Economy
A new study says that 94% of the 10 million jobs created after 2008 were temp positions. That’s 10 million jobs with no security and little future … it’s a recipe for disaster. ![Cash Confiscation and the Case for Gold](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cash-Confiscation-and-the-Case-for-Gold.jpg)
December 20, 2016 Wealth Protection
Imagine a U.S. president banning all $100 bills in circulation with no warning. Can’t happen, you say? It happened in India, and gold may be the only recourse.![Do You Have an Offshore Backup Plan?](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Do-You-Have-an-Offshore-Backup-Plan.jpg)
December 19, 2016 Offshore Living
Life is full of dead ends. They’re not risky in and of themselves, but they can quickly become a trap. Creating an offshore escape route for such traps is ideal, and not as difficult as it sounds.![hard assets](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/carousel.jpg)
December 10, 2016 U.S. Economy
America is stuck on a merry-go-round that is failing to boost our weak economy. It's time for investors to return to hard assets for security and growth.