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Gold mysteriously popped this afternoon and I am concerned that’s because things are spiraling out of control in the Middle East. Here’s how I connect those dots.

Remember, anything you do today will feel like a complete overreaction but, once the trouble arrives, you will view it as a total underreaction.
Such is the nature of fast-moving, large risks. It’s difficult to adjust to them before they arrive. Because you’re reading this, you are probably what is called a ‘fast adjuster.’

Regardless of the causes, the pressures continue to build. I pray that we’ve got a few years before the final boiling over, but I worry all the time that things could go pear shaped at any moment.