One episode of the popular Netflix documentary series, Dirty Money examines the alarming prevalence of illegally sourced gold entering the US market. Often referred to as “dirty gold”, this term encompasses gold that has not been responsibly mined. Yet, what…
The much-lauded Netflix documentary series, Dirty Money exposes the underbelly of the global economy. One of the episodes, Dirty Gold highlights the nefarious component of illegally mined gold entering the United States on an annual basis. The documentary reveals the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Company Info and Background Founded in 2009, Cornerstone Bullion (www.cornerstonebullion.com) is a precious metals dealer that provides its clients with precious metals products that can be held in a precious metals IRA, or a portfolio. Additionally, it is a gold…
Over the past several weeks, the news has emerged that state and local governments are so hard up financially that they have even sought help from the big state pension funds. Unfortunately for everyone, the pension funds are mostly hopelessly…
This past week, the credit ratings agency Fitch struck again, this time at Italy and its troubled sovereign credit rating. Fitch lowered the credit rating on Italian debt from its prior rating of BBB to BBB-. This represented a single…
This past week saw the U.S. economy continue to crater as lockdowns and shutdowns around the nation continued to boost unemployment claims yet again to another scary all-time high. Another 6.6 million Americans joined the unenviable ranks of the newly…
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…
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