Will the Gold Price Increase or Decrease?
All investors want to know whether their investments are going to increase or decrease in value It would obviously be much easier to invest only in assets that we know are going to increase in value,...
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All investors want to know whether their investments are going to increase or decrease in value It would obviously be much easier to invest only in assets that we know are going to increase in value,...
Now that Democrats are taking control of the US Senate, the Presidency, House, and Senate will all be Democratic for the first time since Barack Obama’s first term from 2009-2011 Democrats are...
Because 2020 was such a strange year in so many ways, we’re all hoping that 2021 will be better But 2021 could be a dangerous year for many investors While 2020 has turned out to be not as bad as...
With stock markets continuing to push toward new record highs, there has been much talk about the US entering another “Roaring Twenties” The 1920s have become almost legendary in popular culture,...
If you thought that the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and other central banks today seems similar to the response to the 2008 financial crisis, you’d be right Central banks have always...
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...
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...
The idea of creating money out of thin air to solve economic problems is one of the oldest sophistries of all time The creation of money has been the downfall of many a government and empire over...
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,...
In his much awaited speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a move away from the Federal Reserve’s traditional...
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...
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has just wrapped up its last meeting before Washington, DC clears out in August The next meeting isn’t scheduled until mid-September The...
Along with George Orwell’s 1984, Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World depicted the extent to which future governments would attempt to dominate society But increasingly the warnings...
Most investors know by now that the Federal Reserve has intervened heavily in the US economy over the past several weeks What they may not realize, however, is just how deep that intervention has...
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...
Investors always have a lot on their minds, particularly when it comes to saving for retirement They’re always trying to figure out which way markets will move, when they’ll move, and what assets...