Last week, we reported recent news that our nation’s Social Security trust fund is set to run out of money by 2035. Just a few short days later, the Social Security Administration is reporting the trust fund will run out of money a year sooner. We’ve been told all of our lives to save money, … Read more

The confidence that Americans have in our nation is slipping by the day. This may not come as a surprise when you take into consideration factors such as the government’s spending spree and what seems to be the never-ending passing of trillion-dollar(s) bills, the rampant inflation eroding the value of the dollar, and the recent … Read more

Retirement is a time to enjoy all the things you never could before. If you’re like many retirees, it’s likely you have saved for decades in order to relish in a financially secure retirement. One of the most important retirement savings vehicles available for Americans as we all know and come to expect when we … Read more

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