Shaun Djie of Digix explains that both gold and bitcoin are valued by investors seeking protection against inflation, and that neither is likely to displace the other. Gold is more liquid and has a larger role in the global monetary system. But the real difference between gold and bitcoin has to do with the types of savers who choose...
The Fed-powered “everything bubble” is easy to see in the current Shiller PE ratio. It’s higher than the 1929's Black Tuesday, and nearing Dot-com levels from 2000. How can you protect yourself and your savings from the inevitable pop?
Officially, Social Security is only designed to replace about 40% of your pre-retirement income. Which naturally might get a retirement saver to think: “What about the other 60%?” Here's where IRAs can help…
Stacks of gold bars at the Argor-Heraeus plant in Mendrisio, Switzerland.Bangkok Post
Excess liquidity amid historic stimulus, as well as the unsustainability of ballooning sovereign debt, are key factors supporting gold's price in 2021. Furthermore, the analyst team found two traditional sources of gold demand expected to start buying again this year. See who'll be driving gold prices higher in 2021…
Sitting atop an all-time high cash pile of $7.5 trillion, Jerome Powell never expected to sell off Fed assets. But Janet Yellen disagrees, and her forced downsizing will flood the markets with a tsunami of cash…
Today's retirement savers face unanticipated challenges. Social Security's future looks dire. Near-zero interest rates punish savers. Unexpected expenses may bite deep into IRA balances. Though there are many challenges ahead, you can still take steps to protect your own golden years…
Despite record demand for gold and silver coins month after month, the prices of both metals continue to linger within limited ranges. Gold even pulled back to just above $1,800 during Friday's trading session. So what's going on?
Despite evidence to the contrary, the Fed persists in inflation blindness. Chairman Jerome Powell seems determined to flood the U.S. with money until we see the inflation he thinks we need for economic health. Some worry the specter of hyperinflation is around the corner, but here's the thing: by that time, it's already too late…
Low interest rates are essentially a hidden-in-plain-sight tax on savers. Many of the assets retirement savers have relied on for decades, including Treasury bonds, CDs, annuities, money market accounts, even the humble savings account, cannot preserve your purchasing power any more. So you have a choice…
It's like 2020 all over again… The U.S. Mint has rationed distribution of gold, silver and even platinum coins on unexpectedly heavy demand. After seeing 258% sales growth over last year, amid an ongoing supply shortage, both the U.S. Mint and precious metals retailers were already behind before the recent surge in silver. Here's why the U.S. Mint can't...
