Gold Fell Apart. The Monetary Story Did Not.
What the 2026 collapse revealed about paper leverage, physical metal and the alternative perspective on gold, silver and platinum. By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP®, FCSI®, CEA and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® Co-Authors, It Starts With Gold™; Co-Creators and Publishers, The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™
The Risk Is Larger Than the Market
Newport Private Wealth’s Q2 2026 review explains how disciplined liquidity, active allocation, and broad diversification can govern capital inside the market. My Five Pillars of Asset Security™ address the larger question: how much of a family’s wealth should depend on the same markets, custodians, institutions, jurisdictions, and digital systems continuing to function as expected? By […]
When the Machine Gets Smarter, the System Gets More Fragile
Ray Dalio’s warning about AI, debt, jobs and the changing world order, and why Asset Security starts with gold but does not end there By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP®, FCSI®, CEA® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® Co-Authors, It Starts With Gold™, Co-Creators, The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™
What Happens When No Currency Passes the Test?
How the U.S. dollar can remain dominant while losing purchasing power, and why family Asset Security starts with gold but does not end there By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP®, FCSI®, CEA® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® Co-Authors, It Starts With Gold™, Co-Creators, The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™
What If the Buyers Don’t Come Back?
How the Retreat of Chinese Capital Is Changing the Foundation Beneath Parts of Canadian Real Estate, and Why It Matters Across North America By Adrian C. Spitters, Co-Author, It Starts With Gold™ Co-Creator, The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™
Business Mergers & Acquisitions 101
🚨 Thinking about selling your business? Stop before you make a million-dollar mistake. After 50+ years in Mergers & Acquisitions, Peter J. Merrick and Adrian C. Spitters reveal the strategies successful owners use to maximize value… minimize taxes… and know exactly when to sell. 💰 Discover your Financial Independence Number.📈 Learn how to maximize your […]
More To Philanthropy Than Writing a Check
💰 What if your greatest investment is not the wealth you build… but the legacy you leave behind? After 35+ years advising business owners, professionals, and multigenerational families, I have learned one profound truth… true philanthropy is about far more than writing a check. It is about preserving values… preparing the next generation… and ensuring […]
The Changing Economics of Ownership
By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® This analysis is part of an ongoing series of long-form investigations published through The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™, examining long-duration wealth stewardship, financial organization, governance continuity, and the broader structural forces increasingly shaping modern financial planning discussions.
The Opportunity Hidden Inside Canada’s Housing Slowdown
Why Today’s Development Collapse May Be Creating Tomorrow’s Shortage By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® This analysis is part of an ongoing series of long-form investigations published through The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™, examining long-duration wealth stewardship, financial organization, governance continuity, and the broader structural forces increasingly shaping modern financial planning […]
The Hidden Opportunity Behind the Commodity Supercycle
By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® This analysis is part of an ongoing series of long-form investigations published through The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™, examining long-duration wealth stewardship, financial organization, governance continuity, and the broader structural forces increasingly shaping modern financial planning discussions.
When Confidence Begins to Fracture
The Case for Gold in an Age of Debt and Scarcity By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® This analysis is part of an ongoing series of long-form investigations published through The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™, examining monetary history, long-duration wealth stewardship, governance continuity, and the structural forces increasingly shaping the future […]
The Asset Nobody Sees
By Adrian C. Spitters, CFP® and Peter J. Merrick, TEP® This analysis is part of an ongoing series of long-form investigations published through The Merrick Spitters Reset Report™, examining long-duration wealth stewardship, financial organization, governance continuity, and the broader structural forces increasingly shaping modern financial planning discussions.