What’s happening in Afghanistan right now has placed a significant financial burden on US taxpayers. Just short of 20 years, America’s longest war has taken over 2,400 service member’s lives. Not including the lives of aid workers, journalists, US contractors and more, the total amount of lives lost reach over 100,000. The US has spent … Read more

In the last century alone, we’ve experienced a handful of “black swan” events. So what is it exactly? Throughout history, we can look back at the dot-com bubble boom and bust, the Great Recession, the 9/11 terror attacks, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic. A black swan event refers to an unpredictable situation that comes … Read more

In the past twelve to sixteen months, we’ve learned just how quickly things can change in life and we’re seeing how trust is diminishing on a global scale with government leaders and their effect on fiat currencies. Through rising inflation, the dollar is losing value over time and it’s impacting everyone. The CEO of one … Read more

A man walks into a cafe and says, “Dinners on me, who’s paying?” We thought this joke was fitting, considering the news that hit the US this past week. The Senate approved the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, which the current administration described as “the largest federal investment in public transit in history.” The Committee for … Read more

Wouldn’t it be nice to go to sleep at night not affected by a crash on the stock market or a pandemic? That’s what Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris told CNBC this week. Sawiris is a long-term investor in gold and acknowledges that the precious metal acts as a buffer to risks in the market. He … Read more

Gold continues to be a talking point in the financial world. The question is where is it headed from here? Analysts are pointing to key indicators, mainly fueled by inflation, and what could be in store for gold in the short term. The central bank’s loose monetary policy continues to fuel an economic bubble in … Read more

There are a lot of risks swirling around right now in the stock market. When we look back to previous crashes, it seems obvious now how the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis happened. This isn’t the first time Americans are worried about a crash and it won’t be the last. It’s a ‘very … Read more

You don’t need to have a degree in economics or be a financial analyst to know that rising inflation is not a good thing. Now considering the fact that we are hovering around a national inflation rate of 5.4% while The Fed claims that 2% is a healthy number, it should be a daunting signal … Read more

Rising inflation, extreme housing prices (that only seem to be increasing), the cost of gas up 40% in less than a year– with all of these factors in play, it’s no wonder why the fear of another recession has been at the front of Americans minds. What’s more alarming is our national debt continues to … Read more

In June, gold came close to revisiting its all-time high levels met in 2020 hovering at around $1,900 an ounce. Since then, its price has stabilized, and some market analysts believe that this could be the resting phase before another launch upwards. There are many factors supporting this belief, the main one being inflation. ETF … Read more

The future of the dollar is not looking so bright. According to many investors and the so-called bond king Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital told CNBC: “In the longer term, I think the dollar … [is] doomed.” Gundlach is known for his firm, which manages more than $140 billion in assets, and for correctly … Read more