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Report: Gold Can Enhance Performance of Long-Term Funds That Include Alternative Assets

Gold can serve as an important diversifier and increase returns for “buy-and-hold” investors such as pension funds, endowments, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds.

Corporations Drunk With Debt Thanks to Easy Money Punch Bowl

They call it the business “cycle” for a reason. Cycles repeat. As Peter Schiff pointed out in a recent podcast, the financial crisis was triggered by rising interest rates on the debt that had been accumulated in the years prior as a result of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at 1% for a year-and-a-half and then […]

Gold and Guns

It’s no secret that 2017 was a down year for the precious metals market in the United States. Looking at US Mint sales figures tells the story. In 2016, the mint sold nearly 1 million ounces of American Gold Eagles. Sales figures in 2017 came in at just over 302,000 ounces. Meanwhile, demand for gold surged […]

Yellen Hands Off Stick of Dynamite to Jerome Powell

Janet Yellen sang her swan song this week. As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged during the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The next hike will come after Jerome Powell takes the reins. As Peter Schiff put it, Yellen got out of dodge.

Chinese Gold Consumption Surged in 2017; Production Fell

Gold consumption in China grew 9.41% in 2017, according to information released by the China Gold Association. Gold jewelry demand, especially in poorer regions, helped drive overall demand higher. The Chinese consumed 1,089 tons of the yellow metal last year. The South China Morning Post called the surge in demand “a big turnaround” after a […]

Hedge Your Bitcoin Position With Gold

The price of Bitcoin fell below $10,000 this week. It rallied once again and pushed back above that key level, but turmoil continues to plague the world of cryptocurrencies. We’ve been advising a diversified approach to crypto investing. Recently, Franco-Nevada president and CEO made a similar recommendation. If you need to hedge your Bitcoin position, […]

When There’s Stock Market Volatility, Gold Is the Place to Hide

The Dow Jones suffered its biggest one-day drop since August on Tuesday, falling 363 points. The Dow has lost 540 points in two days, the biggest decline since September 2016. According to analysts quoted by CNN, fear of a tanking bond market is one of the main factors behind the stock market dip. The bond […]

$10,000 Gold?

Jim Rickards has been talking $10,000 gold for a while. This seems like an absurd number, but Rickards insists the dynamic exist to push gold to that level – when the world financial system collapses under its own weight. Rickards has been making the rounds again lately, saying gold is in the midst of its […]

Peter Schiff Throws a Bucket of Cold Water at the Economic Optimists

Everybody seems bullish on the economy. Nobody is worried about anything, even though there is everything to be worried about. Peter Schiff said he feels like he’s in Alice in Wonderland. In his most recent podcast, he referenced a Morgan Stanley analyst interviewed by CNBC. She’s unquestioningly bullish on every front. Everything is bullish. There […]

The House of Cards the Central Bankers Built

Over the last two years, the Federal Reserve has been nudging interest rates higher and their efforts are starting to bear fruit in the marketplace. Bond yields are beginning to climb. The question is how high can rates go before the house of cards the central bankers built comes tumbling down?