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James Turk

James Turk has specialised in international banking, finance and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics.

James Turk has written several essays and numerous articles on money and banking, much of which can be found on his Free Gold Money Report website. He is the co-author of The Coming Collapse of the Dollar (Doubleday 2004), which has been updated for a paperback version entitled The Collapse of the Dollar.

James founded GoldMoney together with his son Geoff Turk in 2001.

News & Analysis by  James Turk

The myth of riskless debt

Much has been learned from the ongoing financial debacle that has been painfully rattling the world’s financial structure in recent years. Foremost among these valuable lessons is the realisation that all financial assets have risks. Even the bonds of many sovereign nations are being called into question, and rightly so. Though ...

2012-APR-22 · James Turk

debt crisis, government bonds, inflation, interest rates

Chinese gold imports will keep increasing

Since China began to embrace economic progress in the 1990s and let the compelling forces of capitalism take hold to raise living standards in that country, its impact on world markets has been profound. Chinese capital has become a major influence in the global economy, and demand from China has had a huge impact on commodity prices. But ...

2012-MAR-18 · James Turk

China, commodities, gold price, Hong Kong, mining

A perspective on money from Howard and Warren Buffett

In a recent article in Fortune, Warren Buffett reiterated his well-known view on money. Far less celebrated, however, is the discerning view of his father, Howard Buffett, expounded in a brilliant speech in 1948 while serving as a 4-term congressman from Omaha. In contrast to his son WB, HB insightfully considers the importance of money ...

2012-MAR-07 · James Turk

economics, fiat currency, Howard Buffett, sound money, USA, Warren Buffett

A Perspective on Money from Howard and Warren Buffett

In a recent article in Fortune, Warren Buffett reiterated his well-known view on money. Far less celebrated, however, is the discerning view of his father, Howard Buffett, expounded in a brilliant speech in 1948 while serving as a 4-term congressman from Omaha. Unlike his son, Howard understood gold's value and cherished its inexorable ...

2012-MAR-05 · James Turk

Is gold in a bubble?

Every once in a while a bubble forms in a market. Bubbles can occur in any market, whether stocks, commodities, real estate or as we know from history, even tulip bulbs. Market bubbles are, as the name implies, unsustainable. They are manifest by inflated prices that go up and up to achieve unthinkable levels for a while, and in some ...

2012-FEB-05 · James Turk

debt crisis, gold price, James Turk, stock market, USA

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