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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 monetary stimulus. Neither is a long-term driver of stock price growth, and both could easily fade very quickly. Many investors,...
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 long-term view of the market know that gold has made great strides already, but they know that it...
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 their portfolios. When the economy turns south, however, and especially when stock markets are at...
Inflation is a hot topic these days. Despite the fact that official government price inflation figures have rarely exceeded an annualized 2% growth rate over the past decade, price increases felt by many American households have far outstripped those official rates. That hasn’t deterred the Federal Reserve from trying to...
With the US economy still reeling from the effects of the coronavirus and the associated lockdowns, many are wondering when the recovery will finally occur. Millions of Americans are still out of work, many millions more are scared to return to their normal lives, and no one knows what...
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, and the means by which Congress funds government actions. Monetary policy encompasses the actions of the Federal Reserve in providing currency...
By now only the most oblivious of market observers could deny that financial markets are in a bubble. From stocks to bonds, the trillions of dollars of easy money that have flooded markets over the last few years, and especially this year, have incentivized a feeding frenzy on Wall...
It’s hard to tell from media coverage and polls who will win the Presidential election in November. Each camp tries to play up positive coverage and claim that it has the advantage. And while the election is still nearly two months away, more and more investors are getting nervous...
If there is one defining economic characteristic of the modern age, it is the explosive growth of debt levels. Whether personal, corporate, or government debt, debt levels are growing at an exponential rate. Debt is no longer seen as a necessary evil, a means to an end, or a...
For anyone who has been following the rise in the gold price recently, it’s an indication that everything we’ve said about gold is finally coming to fruition. Gold’s ability to protect investors against financial turmoil is the stuff of legend, and we always knew that the time would come...