This past week, the news emerged of a looming unemployment benefits cliff that is threatening to cut off millions of unemployed Americans who have been badly impacted by the effects of the coronavirus and business shutdowns. With negotiations to agree…
The economic fallout from coronavirus continued to worsen this past week as governors ignored court orders and imposed lockdowns. Resulting statistics from these and other protective measures have taken their collective toll on the U.S. economy in 2020. Despite record…
The present quandary instigated by the global COVID-19 has surged the price of gold and silver over the past year. Thus, the returns on both these precious metals have soared to new levels. In an unprecedented period such as this,…
For millennia, humankind has been transfixed by the glittering precious metal that is gold. Throughout the ages, nations and empires alike have gone to near-incomprehensible lengths in the quest for its exploration and discovery. Gold has shaped civilizations, influenced rulers…
This past week saw a spate of horrific terrorist attacks unleashed on both France and Vienna, Austria at a time when many individuals had seemingly forgotten the still significant power of Islamic extremists and ISIS fighter returnees to Europe. The…
This past week saw the conclusion of the hardest fought and most controversial election in modern U.S. history as President elect Joe Biden narrowly defeated U.S. incumbent President Donald Trump after a bitter, divisive, and hard fought electoral campaign. The…
After a couple of underperforming years, silver prices have surged as of late. Given these extraordinarily uncertain times, it is unsurprising that savvy investors are turning to silver and gold ownership as a hedge against the turmoil. The silver market…
In a world filled with get-rich-quick gurus and questionable investment mentors, Dave Ramsey is refreshingly dull. As the host of the popular financial talk show “The Dave Ramsey Show”, Dave has built a cult following of listeners dedicated to paying…
This past week saw the United States struggling with new high numbers of coronavirus cases. Thursday was a high water mark of 88,521 new cases per day elevating the revolving seven day average to a new peak of 76,590 according…
The G20 nations have announced over $11 trillion in stimulus to keep their zombified economies afloat. The end result? A public-debt-to-GDP ratio in excess of 140% is expected across the world’s developed nations. This spells doom for the sustainability of…
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.…
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…
This past week the news emerged that Disney was forced to let go of 28,000 employees throughout its division of parks, experiences, and consumer products. The extended closures at their theme parks in California coupled with reduced attendance at the…
We’re living in truly unprecedented times. Social unrest has reached a fever pitch in many parts of the country. Domestic agitation and politically-motivated mass protests and street violence are rampant in cities such as Portland. In the east, Azerbaijan and…
This past week saw a September sell off intensify across global and domestic stock exchanges in markets around the world. On Monday it worsened as banking shares plunged in the light of a leaked report from the U.S. based FinCen…
This past week, the “Bond King” of Wall Street CEO Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital joined a growing cast of respected voices warning that a stock market pullback is long overdue. Gundlach stated that the “massive buying frenzy” evident in…
This past week several prominent analysts and a Federal Reserve regional president warned of threats to the lofty stock market valuations and recent highs that investors have seen. In particular, Market Strategist Ron William of the RW Advisory firm warned…
This is a historic moment for gold bugs. The yellow metal rocketed to $2,068 per troy ounce on August 6, breaking through the critical $2,000 resistance point for the first time ever. The world’s top investment banks and hedge funds…
For the past two years, we’ve set out to answer the question: how much gold does the average American own? In 2019, we conducted a survey on gold and silver ownership asking 1,500 American respondents if they owned any gold or…
Since 1792, the U.S. Mint has produced silver coinage. However, since the 1960s, high-purity silver coins have become increasingly rare and are now only minted for commemorative purposes. If you’re the lucky owner of a genuine silver coin, you can…
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