Even a Dovish Fed Can’t Buoy Markets Right Now
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its first meeting of the year this week, and it was slightly more dovish than many people expected Still, it wasn’t enough to keep stock markets from...
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its first meeting of the year this week, and it was slightly more dovish than many people expected Still, it wasn’t enough to keep stock markets from...
Every year we’re warned to get our flu shots We’re told that the flu kills tens of thousands of people each flu season, and we’re constantly being reminded of the potential dangers of the...
While much of the financial advice you hear in the media needs to be taken with a grain of salt, every now and then you hear a nugget of truth In this case it’s coming from legendary hedge fund...
Millions of American retirees receive Social Security payments each month And while Social Security wasn’t intended to be the sole source of retirement income for retired Americans, many people...
By now even the most fervent stock market bulls realize that the current valuations of stock markets are way out of whack with underlying market fundamentals By just about every measure, stocks are...
At the end of 2019, Germans lined up outside gold stores to buy gold The reason The German government was lowering the limit on anonymous purchases of gold from €10,000 to €2,000 The way gold...
It isn’t every day that you hear someone in the mainstream financial media talk about gold When they do, it’s often in a pejorative manner So to hear someone in the financial media talking about...
When judging how their investment portfolios will perform, most investors look at economic factors to estimate future performance They’ll look at price to earnings ratios, balance sheets, Federal...
Investors always have a lot on their minds, particularly when it comes to saving for retirement They’re always trying to figure out which way markets will move, when they’ll move, and what assets...
Next to stocks, bonds, and cash, gold is probably the top investment asset when it comes both to investor interest and common curiosity Cultures across the world and throughout history have valued...
Many investors think of gold as a hedge against economic turmoil, inflation, and financial crisis And with the economy slowing, stock markets near all-time highs and poised for a crash, and the...
For over 200 years, gold has been the most important precious metal in the world It was once the linchpin of the international monetary system, and in a way still anchors the workings of the...