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Everyone wants their retirement portfolios to perform, but along with the prospect of gains comes the risk of loss Protecting your portfolio can mean not only making smart investment choices but also...
If you had told someone at the beginning of 2022 that Russia would invade Ukraine, they wouldn’t have believed you The idea that in this day and age any country would just unilaterally attack...
There are three words you’ll never hear come out of the mouth of anyone in a position of power in Washington, DC In fact, these three words are so difficult to say that it’s likely there are more...
While gold started 2024 on a strong note, having hit all-time highs late in 2023, its performance since then has been even more impressive It seems that just about every week there’s something new...
While the Federal Open Market Committee was expected to hold rates steady at last week’s meeting and did so, and while no one expects rates to be cut before June at the earliest, you would think...
As the Federal Open Market Committee meets again this week for its decision on interest rates, its decision is basically a foregone conclusion No one expects the FOMC to cut rates this week, as Wall...
In mid-2007, a unit of Bear Stearns began to experience difficulties due to its exposure to the subprime mortgage market Little did anyone know at the time, but that incident was the canary in the...
For the second month in a row, inflation came in hotter than forecast, with the year on year inflation rate rising to 32%, higher than the 31% that had been forecast Along with that came monthly...
While high-flying stock markets may be getting most of the press recently, gold too is hitting all-time highs, exceeding $2,160 an ounce You may be wondering why both gold and stock markets are...
For decades, Argentina has been a cautionary tale Once upon a time, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world “Rich as an Argentine” was once a common phrase But in the latter...
To say that stock markets have been euphoric in recent weeks is a bit of an understatement Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 have hit all-time highs recently, as investors are...
One of the peculiarities of the gold market is that it seems that gold demand rises as the price gets higher, and falls when the price gets lower No one seems to want to buy gold when it’s “on...
While much of the mainstream media has been urging the Fed to declare victory over inflation and just get on with rate cuts already, inflation itself is being stubbornly persistent And two recent...
