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

Could your retirement be the next cybercrime casualty? Last Friday, online watchdogs were stunned to witness iron-clad websites like Twitter, Netflix and the Wall Street Journal shut down for hours in a massive cyberattack. The ill effects quickly rippled across the Internet to crush other popular sites such as CNN, HBO, Etsy, Spotify, Yelp and … Read more

With the stock market at nosebleed levels, analysts are sounding the alarm on paper assets. An article on MarketWatch.com today detailed the numerous red flags they see: A stock market moving too much, too fast Excessive bullishness by the financial media Temporary pullback in oil, gold, and emerging markets Interest rate hike around the corner … Read more

While the world is distracted by our increasingly rancorous election cycle, Wall Street analysts have begun breaking ranks and sounding an alarm for investors. Global Macro Investor founder Raoul Pal, who successfully predicted the 2008 crisis, now sees a U.S. recession within 12 months. “I’m not a gold bug,” said Pal, “but [gold] is the … Read more

Timing is everything, as the saying goes. It can be wise to take advantage of when gold prices take a break. This is true even if you primarily buy gold as a way of diversifying your retirement and protecting your wealth from disaster. Goldman Sachs believes that being diversified with gold is important, especially right … Read more

If you had to guess, what would you say has been the world’s most widely used currency for over 90 years? The U.S. dollar, of course. The dollar is instantly welcome all over the earth. Many governments hold a large portion of their reserves in dollars. Crude oil and many other commodities like gold and … Read more

Last night, in the most watched debate in history, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off with sharply opposed views on the economy, trade and national security. Anyone hoping for a quick knockout blow from one or the other was disappointed. However, there was a clear loser in last night’s debate: America’s financial system. On … Read more

The U.S. national debt is approaching $20 trillion at a lightning pace. us national debt clock Just like Times Square in New York City, we have a counter on our website that shows the actual number in real time. Though it was my idea to put this debt clock on our home page, I must … Read more

The Fall 2016 gold and silver forecasts are in! Analysts from major banks such as Merrill Lynch and HSBC are calling for higher gold and silver prices in the months ahead. What is providing fuel to gold prices? The same factors are cited again and again by expert analysts: market volatility, negative interest rate policies … Read more

The success of the precious metals markets so far in 2016 have been nothing short of spectacular. Gold is up 25% and silver is up 40%, while the S&P 500 is up only 6% and looking very overbought. The causes for the rise in gold and silver are varied, but the overriding factor supporting the … Read more

If you’ve been watching the price of gold for the last 15 years, you might have noticed a fascinating — and potentially profitable — pattern in the charts. Since 2001, gold prices have tended to rise rapidly in the months from August to November following the slow summer months. If you average the price of … Read more

This week is a big one for gold, as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will be speaking at the Federal Reserve’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this Friday. Despite all the recent mixed signals from the economy, it is expected that Fed Chair Janet Yellen will argue for a rate increase in late … Read more