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The latest inflation report seems to underscore one of the problems with official inflation figures While the 32% headline inflation figure remains above the Fed’s 2% target rate, it doesn’t seem...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll face when you buy precious metals is how to store your gold and silver After you have made the decision to diversify your investment portfolio with precious...
The Federal Open Market Committee decided at its most recent monetary policy meeting last week to pause rate hikes once again, leaving the target federal funds rate at 525-550% That was a move that,...
The concept of the US dollar failing seems so far-fetched that it almost seems outside the realm of possibility For nearly 80 years the dollar has been the world’s reserve currency, and it remains...
All eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee once again this week, as the Committee meets again to discuss whether or not to raise the target federal funds rate The current target rate is...
Hyperinflation is something that no one wants to experience We all know about countries like Venezuela and Zimbabwe, where hyperinflation has ruined economies and destroyed people’s standard of...
After Hamas’ attack on Israel, tensions in the Middle East have been rising The United States has, not surprisingly, given a significant amount of support to Israel And now the Biden administration...
Inflation is a silent killer As John Maynard Keynes’ famous quote about Lenin goes: “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency...
For anyone who had hoped that inflation was a bad dream that was fading away, the latest inflation report poured cold water on those hopes While the official inflation rate remained steady at 37%...
Americans today hold trillions of dollars in retirement savings Much of that money is held in 401(k) accounts, the dominant form of employer-sponsored retirement account With the stock market’s...
With the past few years having been so turbulent, there was hope that 2023 would bring a return to normalcy After COVID, a disputed election, a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a year that saw both...
Recent news events and market performance have pushed gold back into the spotlight And with gold now more affordable than it’s been in a while, that has spurred renewed interest among many...
