On February 15, 2006, Congressman @RonPaul delivered a little-known but prophetic speech on the floor of the House of Representatives called “The End of Dollar Hegemony.” He identified the signal investors should watch for: “The chaos that one day will ensue from our 35-year experiment with worldwide fiat money will require a return to money of real value. We will know that day is approaching when oil-producing countries demand gold, or its equivalent, for their oil rather than dollars or euros. The sooner the better.” We discussed this subject with Ron Paul at an investment conference years ago. He stood by that assessment. His point was simple. Watch the oil producers. The day they start moving away from dollars and toward gold—or a monetary system that gives them access to gold—the foundation beneath the dollar-based financial system starts to crack. We may now be approaching that point.