On Monday, we saw even more signs that gold prices are firming up, driven by increased bargain hunting by investors and a weaker U.S. dollar. The growing risks facing the global economy and the U.S. economic policy under a new president have become simply too big to ignore. Although stock investors have enjoyed a stellar … Read more

2016 saw plenty of market swings and brisk headwinds for precious metals, including rising interest rates and stock market optimism about the U.S. election. All the same, gold notched a solid 9% gain in 2016. Safe-haven assets are in steady demand in a world with global geopolitical uncertainty, huge unknowns in President-elect Donald Trump’s new … Read more

With the rest of the world distracted by the holidays, China’s leaders met this month at a secretive three-day Communist Party conference. Their mission: try and find solutions for the mounting financial risks that threaten to take the country under in 2017. There’s no longer any doubt about it: China’s economy is hitting a brick … Read more

This week is one that investors have been anticipating for some time. The Federal Reserve will gather and discuss a possible interest hike for the United States. Fed chairperson Janet Yellen’s every move and statement is under a fine tooth comb for signs about what is ahead. Worry and confusion over the potential rate hike … Read more

With just two weeks to go in 2016, everyone is reading the financial tea leaves for what lies in the year ahead. Will the dollar continue to climb? Possibly. Will the stock market reach new record highs? We sure hope so. If you’re saving for retirement, you can’t afford to bank on hope. Instead, the … Read more

The U.S. federal debt hit a sad milestone on November 22 that I hoped we’d never see… We are now all indebted to the tune of $19.9 trillion. Without a doubt, by the time President-elect Trump is sworn into office, we will face a national debt of $20 trillion. This is a figure double that … Read more

This week saw an abrupt hiccup in a stock market rally that has run since President-Elect Trump won the election. Yesterday, for the first time in two weeks: U.S. stocks fell off historical and record highs U.S. dollar traded at a four-week low U.S. inflation recorded its biggest increase in 6 months in October Gold … Read more

Bargain hunters are on the move this week, taking advantage of gold at a price we haven’t seen in five months. You may remember Goldman Sachs’ recent proclamation that gold below $1,250 per ounce was “a strategic buying opportunity.” Well, gold hit a low of $1,211 per ounce on Monday, prompting a wave of bargain … Read more

The people have spoken…and their choice for next President of the United States is Donald Trump. Our best wishes go out to our new President and his whole administration to safeguard and lead our precious America forward. I votedAround the world, jaws dropped and markets fell. The stunning surprise of this political upset has sent … Read more

Today is a day we’ve all been waiting for with excitement… and some trepidation too. When the dust settles, we’ll have a new leader for the next four years who will face challenges no American President ever has before. What could be more quintessentially American than entering the ballot box, pulling the curtain and exercising … Read more

This year’s World Series contest between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians will surely go down in history as one of the most exciting ever. Still, this tension pales in comparison to the extreme national hyperventilation we are likely to witness over next week’s Presidential election. Last Friday, with a Democratic win seemingly clinched, the … Read more