Peter Krauth writes:
Lately, it seems billionaire precious metals investor Eric Sprott is grabbing headlines almost daily.
Sprott believes in silver and gold as money, and he has little faith in paper currencies.
That explains his recent acquisition of a chain of currency exchange outlets, which he aims to gradually build into the safest kind of bank – one that makes no loans, and could eventually offer gold- and silver-backed checking accounts.

Originally from The Market Oracle