myth-busting!

People believe a lot of things that simply aren’t true.

In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey engages in some myth-busting. He exposes the fallacies in six myths that many people believe about the precious metals and the economy.

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Mike opens the show reminiscing about the show “MythBusters.”

“It ran from 2003 to 2016. I loved that show. The delightfully nerdy Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman used science to test rumors, myths, scenes from movies, old adages, Internet videos, and news stories. Sometimes the results they came up with were pretty predictable, but more than once, I found myself surprised by the results of their experiments. There are a lot of things that people believe and sometimes seem plausible that are complete myths.”

“So, today I thought I would put on my nerd hat and debunk six myths that I hear out there relating to the economy and the financial markets.”

Here are the myths Mike busts.

1. Silver has underperformed.
2. Tariffs can pay for government, and Trump can end the income tax.
3. Owning a gold-backed ETF is “the same” as owning physical gold.
4. Monetary policy is currently tight.
5. Gold is the best-performing precious metal this year.
6. Gold jewelry is a good investment (in the U.S.).

Articles Mentioned in the Show

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https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/09/11/its-zombie-inflation-004332" rel=”noreferrer”>It’s Zombie Inflation

https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/09/11/the-compelling-investment-case-for-platinum-004331" rel=”noreferrer”>The Compelling Investment Case for Platinum

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