Mysterious Stranger # 44 asked:


Is it smarter to buy gold from a stock broker or some other commodities agent? Or should one simply buy the bars and store them? But where can someone just go and buy the bars, and then where to later sell them. What is the smartest and most practical choice?

cammy asked:


I understand the meaning of commerce. I am reading about how Alfonso Lopez and how the government defended the statute as an exercise of the commerce power. How does his situation have anything to do with commerce? Same with Christy Brzonkala’s sueing of the two football players that ***** her. What does that have to do with transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities? Am I getting commerce all wrong here?

casearas asked:


I have $400 in my budget to do grocery shopping tonight. This needs to last me approximately one month. I am terrible with grocery lists. Anyone willing to help me plan meals and which groceries and commodities to buy that will get me the most from my buck? Thanks!! I have children so keep that in mind.

Zach asked:


I have a few questions about Cities and Knights rules. I somehow lost my instruction manual so I can’t look it up. Thanks to anyone who can answer these.
1. When do you start moving the barbarian ship? Does it start from the very beginning or do you wait two rounds to give people a breather? Does that change with 5-6 people?
2. Can you use 3-1 ports and 2-1 ports to trade resources in for a commodity?
3. Can you use the merchant to trade 2 resources in for a commodity?
4. At any time in the game can you trade four commodities in for one of another commodity with the 4:1 trade?
5. At the third level of cloth when you turn over the merchant guild and gain the ability to trade any commodity at the 2:1 rate, can you trade 2 commodities in for a resource?

Thanks for your help!

Tyler D asked:


Considering that corn seems to now be tied to the price of oil, everything else is tied to corn (corn is taking away acres from almost everything else and soy:corn should be priced 2-2:5:1), and oil may be pushed up by speculation, are you worried what a sudden drop in oil prices may do to the price of everything else(corn, soy, cotton, etc)? Especially now that fertilizer and rents have gone up? Wheat seems to be one thing that has been in shorter supply due to droughts worldwide and lower ending stocks.

TR asked:


Gold? Or other options? What is the downside / upside of investing in gold (GLD) or other commodities?

mukwonago53149 asked:


Who is a good broker at a great price to trade futures like gold, oil, and soybeans?

econoutlook asked:

The sixth in a multi-part series on commodity trading. This entry covers the movement of futures prices over time. These movements (contango and backwardation)

reVolt asked:


i am making an application form in German,
please help me translate these to correct German. thanks a lot!

Full name (Joint Account Holder, if any) Date of Birth
Gender: male female Marital Status: Citizenship:
Street Address: City:
Country: Postal Code: Mobile:
Tel (Home): Tel (Business):
Email Work: Email Personal:
Employer’s Name:Nature of Business:

Account Currency:
(currency in which you wish to maintain your
account balance, and to use for Profit and Loss
calculation)

1. Do you have experience trading securities:
_____Yes, _____ No. Years? _____ Experience trading options? _____ Yes, _____ No. Years? _____.
2. Do you have experience trading currencies / commodities?
_____ Yes, _____ No. Years? _____ Futures? _____ Yes, _____ No. Years? _____.
3. What is your total estimated annual income? __________________________________________
online translators dont seem to give accurate translations. please help guys

econoutlook asked:

The fourth in a multi-part series on commodity trading. This entry looks at why money is flowing into commodity markets. For a better view of the