Outlook

A new report from Fidelity has found that, by and large, Americans are relying on stocks far too much for their retirement savings. See their warning here.

With currency wars raging around the globe, central banks in 2014 made a big move into gold. See what the latest report from the World Gold Council reveals about their intentions.

With gold at a four-year low, there are whispers that the Federal Reserve has been artificially suppressing prices. But with all indications showing demand going through the roof, how much longer can this “sale” last? You might want to review your notes from Econ 101, or see what we have to say here.

A series of strong economic indicators last week sent the stock market higher and gold lower, right to the $1,300 level it has seen a few times in recent months. Is this a new floor for gold? We look at the good reasons that suggest just this, and why right now could be your best last chance to buy gold.

From China to Russia to India, big things are in the works right now for gold demand. And when demand heats up, prices usually follow. So fasten your seat belts: Here are the three latest reasons why gold may be headed north in short order.

On Sunday, as Cate Blanchett gracefully accepted her Oscar for Best Actress in Hollywood, life was imitating art in Russia and Ukraine. Blanchett’s award-winning role was for Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, a riches to rags story of a glamorous socialite who loses everything. Meanwhile in Russia, the nation’s top eight billionaires saw $13 billion disappear […]

This week we went up against the arcane debt ceiling once again. However, in a stunning display of maturity (?), our representatives in Washington have bypassed the usual opportunity for political brinksmanship and passed a clean debt limit increase bill. This means they are not, as usual, attaching other unrelated political footballs to the bill […]

We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep saying it as long as there are people who need the benefit of gold in their savings portfolios and retirement accounts: Gold is historically one of the best hedges against inflation and currency mishaps. Gold serves as an insurance policy against the crashes and collapses that the world […]

In another move that could be labeled as “grasping at straws”, the Federal Reserve reports that U.S. household wealth has reached a record high of $77.3 trillion. All of the losses of the Great Recession have been recouped – and isn’t that great news?! Judging by recent headlines, hiring is up, wealth is up, stocks […]

Rarely does our Chart of the Week (featured in each week’s Market Update email) provoke such strong reaction from you, our readers. But this one did it: This chart shows that since 2009, every single penny of the stock market’s gains have come during rounds of Quantitative Easing. As the Fed has bought more assets, […]