Gold vs. Bullion: What’s the Difference?
With the US economy facing an uncertain future, more and more Americans are looking to protect their assets with gold Gold has a reputation for performing well during tough times, and its performance...
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With the US economy facing an uncertain future, more and more Americans are looking to protect their assets with gold Gold has a reputation for performing well during tough times, and its performance...
The Latin phrase quis custodiet ipsos custodes is often translated as “Who watches the watchmen” It’s normally used to refer to the problem of police corruption or governmental overreach, a...
Over the past year, many Americans have begun reassessing their financial situations After high inflation, turbulent markets, and bank failures, many more people now realize the potential fragility...
In the aftermath of World War II, the world found itself split between two competing political alliances In the West, NATO formed among the United States, Canada, the UK, and the free nations of...
At a time when the US economy is headed toward recession, financial markets more than ever want certainty from the Federal Reserve that the Fed is ready to step into the breach to prevent another...
Americans today are starting to educate themselves more about all of their various investment options More and more people today realize that they don’t have to have their money parked in a bank or...
The number of signs indicating that Americans are facing financial difficulties continues to grow all the time And one particularly worrying indicator is the fact that more and more Americans are...
Between high prices, the threat of recession, and continued weakness in the banking sector, the headwinds facing the economy seem to multiply by the day It’s no wonder, then, that many Americans...
When inflation data came out last month showing that the consumer price index (CPI) had fallen to 3% year on year, many observers hailed it as evidence that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy...
Last week rating agency Fitch downgraded the US government’s debt rating from AAA to AA+ It was an unexpected move, and caused ripples in the market But markets seem to have shrugged off the move...
In their quest to protect their hard-earned wealth, more and more Americans are turning to alternative investments to keep their savings safe and secure One alternative that has become incredibly...
To no one’s surprise, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its target federal funds rate at last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting But that decision raised more questions than...
All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve this week as the Federal Open Market Committee meets to determine the future path of monetary policy This will be the last meeting before Washington goes on...
Before Congress raised the debt ceiling, we were told that failure to do so would harm the US economy and US markets We were told that the debt ceiling had to be raised, otherwise all manner of...
Recession is never something that anyone wants to face, but it’s a nearly inevitable consequence of monetary-fueled economic expansions Everyone loves the boom phase, but no one likes the bust...
“As safe as money in the bank” is a phrase that has been used for decades to describe something that was absolutely safe Bank vaults once had a reputation for keeping money safe, and since the...
The recent banking crisis in the US has many Americans rethinking where they want to park their money Bank deposits are decreasing, while money market funds have increased, and money is shifting...