Is the Fed’s Monetary Policy Deja Vu All Over Again?
If you thought that the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and other central banks today seems similar to the response to the 2008 financial crisis, you’d be right Central banks have always...
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If you thought that the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and other central banks today seems similar to the response to the 2008 financial crisis, you’d be right Central banks have always...
Due to recent volatility in stock and bond markets, many investors have turned their attention to precious metals as a hedge against that volatility With memories of the 2008 financial crisis and its...
With President Trump facing an uphill battle to try to prove that he was cheated out of the election, it seems all but certain that Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States Even if...
While the Presidential election results remain in limbo, it seems increasingly likely as time passes that President Trump might not be able to pull victory from the jaws of defeat Whether the Biden...
While silver seems to be perennially in gold’s shadow, that wasn’t always the case For centuries, millennia even, silver was the currency of the common man The Roman denarius was the primary coin...
Reading financial media headlines can often provide opportunities for a good laugh For instance, you might read one headline stating that silver will push above $30 an ounce in 2021, while the...
Anyone who has undertaken serious analysis of stock markets should realize that stock markets are incredibly overvalued right now Performance of stocks today is driven by two things: hope and...
One of the frustrating things for investors, and particularly precious metals investors, is seeing prices that you know should go through the roof remain stagnant instead Gold investors who have a...
It’s no secret that central banks hate gold If they could press a button and destroy every last grain of gold that has ever been produced, they would do it Gold has always been the ultimate...
At Goldco, we’ve written quite a bit about how gold can perform better than stocks and bonds But many investors remain set in their ways, and ignore how gold can help improve the performance of...
When looking at investment performance, many investors look not just at their own performance, but also at the performance of other investors After all, if you’re making 5% annual gains but someone...
With the coronavirus crisis having now lasted over six months, and with no end in sight, the outlook for the US economy continues to look dire Over 60 million Americans lost their jobs at some point...
When investors begin to think about investing in precious metals, their thoughts naturally turn to gold Gold has a long history of use as a monetary metal and as an investment asset It is the...
Investors in any asset want their assets to appreciate in value Being able to understand what causes their assets to appreciate in value is key to making an investment decision, and investing in gold...
The idea of creating money out of thin air to solve economic problems is one of the oldest sophistries of all time The creation of money has been the downfall of many a government and empire over...
To investors who remember the stock market boom of the 1980s and 1990s, the decision to invest in gold may be an uncomfortable one Investors who cut their teeth during that time and who remember...
When looking at government finance, there are two main areas of policy: fiscal policy and monetary policy Fiscal policy encompasses federal spending, the federal budget, the appropriations process,...