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A fact from James Rickards appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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I assume USD, so I made that change. However, the quote is a tricky one, economically speaking. USD at its current value? at its value when Rickards made his equations? at some estimated future value? Is the estimate independent of returning to the gold standard or dependent upon it (which has its own problems)? Is this the level at which he would set his "smooth process" return, or is this where the "chaotic process" gold standard would end up? If the quote source cannot clarify these points, is there another source which does? - Tenebris —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.112.29.190 (talk) 01:30, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
For now, I removed some information that was not sourced sufficiently to comply with Wikipedia policy on Biographies_of_living_persons: (1) removed information that was only sourced to speaker biographies likely to have been supplied by the subject of the article; (2) removed information sourced only to King World News, which I could not verify from more standard sources; and (3) removed a reference to a change in Chinese policy following a speech given by Rickards (no source was cited for the implication that China changed policy because of Rickards' speech, and the sentence about Chinese policy is a non sequitur unless one believes the implied link).Parkewilde (talk) 20:18, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
"All references should be taken with a grain of salt. Many references are circular, often citing themselves."
Is it customary for Wikipedia articles to criticize themselves? This should be flagged on the article with the proper 'references' banner, not editorialized within the article itself. I do not know how to make such changes. Please fix, someone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.245.10 (talk) 16:49, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
The article reads like a resume of all his accomplisments, and then has external links to his products. Also, how is he connected to the CIA? I just got an email from him claiming his connection to the CIA, and how we should be concerned (terrorized) Americans. The email gives the impression he's an opportunist charlatan. It's obvious he wants us to buy gold and precious metals.
Also, are there any criticism of his claims? 64.53.191.77 (talk) 20:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
A recent video appears on a web page https://pro.finance-today.info/p/AWN_dollarreset_0716/PAWNT802/?h=true&gclid=CO277eHb_NUCFQypaQodj4EC_Q. Despite the address, the web site is apparently under agorafinancial.com whose "About Us" pages lists Rickards as one of 21 editors. Contrast the bio that appears on Agora Financial:
with his own bio that accompanies the video:
Whatever he might or might not be, his ability to turn something less into something more does mean that verifiable independent sources are not just good to have, they are mandatory.2602:30A:2C4A:1CB0:9001:309E:EE9D:D68B (talk) 15:28, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
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Currently, the article says that none of his major predictions has been borne out. On the other hand, the subject (at a link that is blacklisted, so I can't post it here) claims to have made a number of correct predictions: "'We can expect another panic spike in October 2008. This financial crisis is not over.' Unfortunately, everyone in Washington thought such a systemic collapse was impossible. But three weeks later Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy… Panic took over… And markets crashed across the globe, wiping out $10.2 trillion of wealth. Those who ignored my warnings lost everything." [ellipses in original]; "More recently, I predicted that the UK would vote to leave the European Union (the so-called Brexit). Nobody believed that could happen. Once again, those who ignored me were caught completely off guard. This has all been caught on camera, by the way. Here’s a short clip you can watch for yourself…" followed by a March 2, 2016 Bloomberg clip in which he says Brexit would probably pass. Kdammers (talk) 04:37, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
I agree the subject is not notable. I would support deletion. Ratel 🌼 (talk) 08:29, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
monitoring his activities since 2012: duly noted, but be aware of the WP:Original research policy.
Please don't delete the fact that he blames global elites for trying to use climate change to create a new world order. That is verbatim from his book. Either delete the whole article because he really is not notable, but if not, leave the crazy stuff in it. Ratel 🌼 (talk) 12:33, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
In a video (URL below), in which the voice-over claims to be of Jim Rickards he claims that the US bombed the Nord Stream pipeline "President Joe Biden ordered the Nord Stream attack.", and then goes on to give advice, "Get a high-quality firearm and know how to use it… Prepare a survival stash with 3 months of food, water, and a portable heat source… Watch this short presentation – before it’s shut down –".
The transcript and video are here:
His belief in conspiracies/false flag operations and survivalism do deserve a mention if it really is him, note that his twitter feed is similar:
https://twitter.com/JamesGRickards/status/1574947770452279296?lang=en "I don't know who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines. I do know that when solving a mystery, you look for motives. Russia has none; they can turn off the gas when they want. The U.S. has plenty: Blame Putin, escalate the war, advance green agenda, make EU dependent. Go from there." Furbian (talk) 21:20, 31 May 2023 (UTC)