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Volatility is often understood and perceived as a measure of risk. For this reason, silver too often gets a bad rep among investors looking to hedge against uncertainty. It’s true, the price of silver is highly sensitive to price shocks. Between March and August of this...
An ounce of gold costs 67.8% more today than it did five years ago, in November 2015. On January 1st, only ten months ago, gold prices closed at $1,519 per ounce. Today, an ounce sells for over $1,900 on the London bullion market. No doubt, commodity...
A gold coin isn’t necessarily worth its weight in gold. There are many plated gold quarters that are worth no more than a standard 25-cent U.S.-minted quarter. Although these coins contain a thin layer of gold—usually about 0.003 inches thick—they’re virtually impossible to resell because...
Gold has long been a disaster hedge. In 2009, during the height of the global financial crisis, the price of gold rose 24% on the year as credit markets seized up and investors sought safe-haven assets to shore up their losses. In January, following the...
Currencies are goods like any other. The forces of supply and demand determine their value. When the demand for a currency is high, the currency rises in price as consumers are willing to accept less of it in exchange for their goods or exchange currencies....
Global crises are watershed moments after which the preexisting world order can rearrange for better or worse. China’s initial secrecy about the outbreak of Covid-19 has drawn the ire of the international community. Lost in the noise, however, is a power struggle between oil-producing nations, Saudia...
Wall Street has suffered its worst session since 1987’s infamous “Black Monday”, and the World Health Organization has officially classified the novel coronavirus—Covid-19—as a global pandemic. It looks as though major US employers are set to announce widespread layoffs to stay afloat. Fortunately, instead of...
On Monday, market watchers woke up to find that, while the sky hadn’t fallen, virtually every asset in their portfolio had plunged into the red. Or, perhaps, maybe the sky had. The Dow fell 2,000 points and the S&P 500 sank 7%, causing the New York...
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been unrelenting, and global markets are feeling the shockwave. While the stock market sinks, precious metals have risen amid the chaos. On Monday, February 24, April gold futures reached an all-time contract high overnight and shot up by...
There’s been a lot of talk about precious metals exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recently. With gold performing exceptionally well last year—rising from US$1,300 per ounce to above US$1,580 within 12 months—many investors are looking to increase their exposure to the yellow metal as a blue-chip hedge...
Discussions of climate action failure, economic downturn in emerging markets, and an uncertain global trade environment took center stage at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland last week. Wedged into virtually every discussion was the US-China Phase One trade agreement, which experts...
There’s no denying that the stock market has an overvaluation problem. Look no further than the average price-earnings ratio of the S&P 500, a whopping 23.32—a 55% increase over its historical average of about 15. In other words, we can assume that the stock market...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York voted unanimously to add US$40.9 billion in weekend liquidity to financial markets on January 10th, leaving some investors questioning why. It’s never a good sign when the Feds are forced to pump cash into money markets. It implies that...
As tensions flared in the Middle East last week, the price of gold vaulted to US$1,611 on Wednesday (January 8) before stabilizing at US$1,540 per ounce early the next day. US gold futures peaked at $1,549, a jump of 1.4 percent. The episode saw the...
There are many reasons why a savvy investor should look to mutual funds to supplement their portfolio. However, retirement-oriented investors are primed to benefit the most from these alternative investment funds. In 2018, mutual funds constituted half of all financial assets held in individual retirement accounts...
It’s possible to retire early without striking it big on the lottery. Better yet, it’s also possible to retire without any expert investment skills. Rather, for most of us, retiring early is a matter of dedication, consistent hard work, and strategizing. There’s no luck involved in...
