By Doug Hornig, Casey Research You know an asset class is hot when the scam artists start coming out of the woodwork. Such was the case during the real estate bubble of this century’s first decade, as those selling mortgages packaged them in ever more complex vehicles, many of which are now known to have been utterly fraudulent. Is gold where real estate was? No, not quite. But the notion that we are approaching the same ballpark seems borne out by one of the more creative scams we’ve seen recently. And we’re not talking about all those hucksters now trying to separate you from your old jewelry for a fraction of its value. We’re talking about the great nugget scam. … [Read more...]