Inflation Is Low… Or Is It?
If you’ve read Federal Reserve press releases over the past decade, one thing that the Fed constantly drones on about is how low inflation is The Fed wants to target a 2% annual inflation rate and...
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If you’ve read Federal Reserve press releases over the past decade, one thing that the Fed constantly drones on about is how low inflation is The Fed wants to target a 2% annual inflation rate and...
Read any of the mainstream financial media commentary about gold and you’ll likely hear that gold is a horrendous investment that doesn’t make any gains and doesn’t provide investors with any...
While gold gets all the attention from the mainstream financial media, silver just lurks in the background, drawing attention mainly from dedicated precious metals investors Often referred to as...
When it comes to your retirement, what is your strategy Are you putting money into a savings account Under your mattress Into stocks Into a 401(k) Or have you decided to open an IRA If the...
IRA Rollover Defined An IRA (individual retirement account) rollover is the movement of funds from a retirement account into a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA A direct rollover IRA occurs when...
The ability to save for retirement isn’t the only reason people begin contributing to an individual retirement account (IRA) Contributions to your IRA can also be tax-deductible, leaving more money...
A SEP IRA (Simplified Employee Pension) is a type of IRA provided by financial institutions for business owners to provide themselves and their employees with retirement benefits SEP IRA’s are set...
Judging by the behavior of politicians in Washington you would think that the United States is a country ascendant, with decades of rapid growth ahead of it and ready to take its place on the world...
Stock markets have been agog with expectations about big initial public offerings (IPOs) Ride-sharing service Lyft recently offered its first public offerings of stock last Friday, offering shares at...
There’s a crisis lurking in markets that many investors remain completely unaware of While attention is focused on stock market levels, job hiring, and oil prices, one major market remains, as it...
Most investors know that Warren Buffett isn’t a fan of gold He has long derided the yellow metal as a bunch of rocks that sit in a vault and don’t do anything Of course, when stocks are...
One of the common complaints we hear about American society today is that nobody wants to work hard for anything Everyone wants to be able to get a six-figure job without having to have any talent or...
For decades the United States has benefited from the dollar being the world’s reserve currency That has allowed the Federal Reserve System to inflate the money supply and the federal government to...
After threats to establish its own alternative system to enable trade with Iran failed to move the United States government, the European Union went ahead with its plans to operate a “special...
While much of the attention over the attempt to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of office has focused on Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, less attention has been paid to Maduro’s...
More and more investors are becoming attuned to the numerous benefits offered by gold And it isn’t just novice investors who are just starting out and cutting through the Wall Street stock and bond...
With stock markets around the world on edge and investors nervous about what the future might hold, everyone is looking at central banks for guidance You would think that they would have learned...