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The price of silver surged to 8-year highs ($29.59) over the weekend. But despite reports in Bloomberg, CNN, and Barron's that Reddit was to blame, there's no evidence of a coordinated push among Redditors to go long on the white metal. The recent price movement...
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, investors have flocked to gold...
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 is full of opportunities for...
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...
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 bet that it’s worth more than...
Amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus and its effects on the global economy, markets have been on a downward trajectory. Yet, while global stock markets are in turmoil, precious metals like gold and silver have seen significant highs as savvy investors hedge...
Every savvy investor worth their weight in gold is best served learning how to buy silver bullion in Canada. Sure, when it comes to investing in commodities, gold often takes the cake. As well it should. Gold has many practical use cases in industry and...
The Royal Canadian Mint has collaborated with prominent coin and precious metals company, GSI Exchange, to release the hotly anticipated, 2020 Silver Bull Coin. The mint, for the initial sale of the Silver Bull, has granted the Calabasas California-based dealer exclusive rights. Given that the...
We conducted a survey asking 1,500 US respondents about precious metals ownership. We used Google Surveys and targeted males and females between the ages of 18 to 65+ from coast to coast. We asked the following question with several possible responses: Do you own any gold...
After a somewhat listless past couple of years, the precious metals market, including silver has surged back this year. Because of geopolitical uncertainties like the US-China trade war, widespread social unrest, and the massive economic disruption brought on by the ongoing pandemic, investors are turning...
Akin to gold, silver has been used as a fiat currency for millennia. It is a key investment commodity that can be traded on coins, bars, futures contracts, exchange-traded products (ETP), amongst others. That said, silver investors often debate over the best way to include...
As you can see in the picture above, Bitcoin is often represented by a gold colored token. The world's second largest cryptocurrency (by market cap) Ethereum commonly has a silver token portrayal. It is no accident that the two leading digital currencies are represented by...
There is an age old debate going on between the merits of owning gold and silver as physical tangible bullion versus owning gold and silver ETF exchange traded funds. Both sides have their proponents as to which one represents the better form of investing in...
Precious metals have had an attractive return so far for 2016, and continued volatility in the stock markets is only helping. On Friday, Non-Farm Payrolls were released for the previous month of April; the market had been expecting a number around 200k. The actual number...
Gold has gained more than 15% to just over $1,200 an ounce since hitting multi-year lows in December. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) has fared even better, rallying roughly 40% over the span. The question now, of course, is what happens next. For the...
Precious metals are generally seen as a store of value, a hedge against inflation and a safe haven during times of trouble. As such, they are an important defense against threats that are known or seem imminent. However, gold, silver and platinum can also serve as insurance against developments that few...
So far, 2016 is proving to be painful for those who were betting that some of last year's popular trends would continue. A group that outpaced the broader equity market in 2015, the "FANG"s--Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (Google)--has begun to falter, no longer immune...
What's Spooking the Market? There has been a lot of talk on the street over the past weeks even months of a severe correction in the current Bull market. Last week may well prove to be the beginning of that retracement. The main worries for stocks over...
Over the past 5 years the period between late June to early September has seen some of the fiercest rallies in gold and silver prices, with double digit percentage moves fairly typical. In 2013 the price of silver in particular rose nearly 30% as the...
When it comes to money, almost all countries use a fiat currency, which means that their currency is only supported by the creditworthiness of the government and isn’t backed up by any reserves of gold or other precious metals. Considering how reckless western governments are these days,...
