Why Does the Smart Money Trust Gold?
The booms and busts of the business cycle are an unfortunate aspect of modern life that many investors have come to expect, and fear Investing during the boom phase of the business cycle can be...
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The booms and busts of the business cycle are an unfortunate aspect of modern life that many investors have come to expect, and fear Investing during the boom phase of the business cycle can be...
When assessing the performance of retirement assets, or indeed of any investment, most people look at the total return of an investment when assessing how much asset growth they’ll see But looking...
As the 2008 financial crisis continues to move to the backs of our minds, and as the current coronavirus kerfuffle becomes all-consuming, many people seem to have lost their awareness of just how...
We’ve been singing silver’s praises for a while, as the white metal just doesn’t get the attention and appreciation that its golden brother does But the potential for price appreciation is...
Just because stock markets have yet to price in the weakening US economy doesn’t mean that all investors are in the dark about what’s going on And that’s why the gold price continues to rise,...
With stock and bond markets having a rough 2020 so far, and with markets poised for even greater losses this year as economic production craters, more and more investors are looking to protect their...
When financial crises are on the horizon, investors look to safe havens in order to protect their investment assets Inevitably, gold is the first asset that most investors look to, as it grabs...
Most people realize that mainstream financial institutions don’t like gold In many cases it’s because they can’t make money selling investors on gold, whereas they can make commissions every...
2020 was already set to be an interesting year for investors, what with the increased likelihood of a slowing economy and an oncoming recession The spread of coronavirus and the reaction to it have...
With the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus around the world, billions of people are taking steps to prevent themselves from succumbing to the virus But their health isn’t the only thing at risk...
With stock markets having been on a roller coaster over the past few weeks, and numerous investors undoubtedly watching their 401(k) balances in horror, financial markets haven’t been too kind to...
Many investors may have been looking worriedly at the gold price over the past couple of weeks, seeing the price decline back to where it began the year They may have been second-guessing their...
You’ve probably heard it said that you can’t time markets There’s definitely a lot of truth to that Try to time when to get in and out of markets and you can second guess yourself into losing...
There are undoubtedly millions of people out there who are still heavily participating in stock markets They enjoyed the gains they’ve seen over the past several years, with both the Dow Jones and...
Last week was an absolute bloodbath for markets, as stock markets shed trillions of dollars worth of paper wealth The Dow Jones lost over 3,500 points over the course of the week, prompting the...
There seems to be a great deal of complacency among many in the United States about the effect that the coronavirus will have on the US economy Thus far it’s been treated as an issue that only...
It’s no secret that the retirement outlook for most Americans is dire While figures for the average amount of retirement savings get bandied about here and there in the media, the median amount of...
After reaching the $1,600 mark last week, gold began to really break out While many market analysts had expected gold to see major resistance at $1,600, and perhaps some profit-taking, gold took on...
Every week seems to bring more and more bad news about the Chinese coronavirus While new cases and new deaths seem not to be accelerating, much of the country remains completely shut down With about...
With so many headwinds affecting the world economy, 2020 is looking like it could be a very dangerous year for many investors Stock markets may have gained 30% last year, but that was only due to the...
Holdings of gold in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit record highs this week as investors sought to move their assets to safety Total ETF holdings rose to over 2,570 tonnes, eclipsing the previous...