Gold prices have risen over 9% in 2017, riding a wave of pro hedge fund buying and safe-haven demand as cold reality begins to hit home at last. According to research firm EPFR Global, investors yanked $8.9 billion from U.S. stock funds during the week ended March 22. To be sure, it is hard to … Read more

America’s credit card has expired, and the markets have already begun to react to the possibility of our country defaulting on its debt. Today the stock market experienced its biggest drop of 2017, plummeting 189 points shortly after opening. All signs point to an extremely bumpy ride in the weeks ahead. The March 16 debt … Read more

This Thursday, America’s credit card expires. This sets the stage for a highly controversial Congressional vote on whether to raise America’s debt ceiling. Unfortunately, if this highly-politicized measure doesn’t pass, America could be defaulting on its debts before the year ends. Since the limit was last raised in 2015, our deeply-indebted country has already blown … Read more

Investors in stocks have done well in 2017. But all investors must prepare for when the party comes to an end. March 2017 marks the eighth anniversary of the second longest bull market in history. The Dow began the month by breaking through 21,000, just 24 trading days after breaking 20,000. Sameer Samana, global quantitative … Read more

What if 25% of the world’s population was unable to buy gold, and then suddenly one day they were? Believe it or not, this remarkable event has just happened with an unprecedented change to Sharia Law. The potential for a run on gold is high. No wonder that gold and silver are up over 8% … Read more

We are talking with our clients about the debt ceiling every day now, because March 15 is coming up faster than many investors realize. Newly-appointed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has his hands full to avert financial chaos and a severe correction in the markets in March. Hard to believe only 15 months have gone by … Read more

The dollar is headed down soon, if Steven Mnuchin has his way. In January, U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin said publicly that an excessively strong dollar could wreak havoc on our economy. The comments were so strong that the dollar dropped to its weakest level in more than six weeks. President Trump has also … Read more

Gold began the week with a big jump in price as a string of unexpected proclamations and setbacks for the new Trump administration rattled investors around the globe. In fact, gold hit a high it hasn’t seen since 2016. Despite recent impressive stock market gains, the unpredictable and combative style of America’s new president has … Read more

Gold has been attracting so much attention recently that silver’s sudden rocket shot on Friday took traders by surprise. The gray precious metal is now up more than 6% in 2017, including the 3.4% spike that occurred in just 2 hours of trading on Friday. This could be the start of an extended rally for … Read more

Did you know? One of the top U.S. presidents for gold was George W. Bush, who saw a 250% increase in gold prices during his term of 2001 to 2009. Now, consider the parallels between the conditions that existed during his administration and those that the new Trump administration is facing: Shift in party power … Read more