Silver Sentiment: Is It (Your) Friend or Foe?
By David Smith The gold and silver bull markets have been on a roller coaster ride for almost two decades. Gold came to life in…
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So Why SHOULD You Own Gold?
By David Smith Maybe you have some gold (and silver) but not enough. Maybe you haven’t added to your stash for quite awhile, and you…
Looking at Gold (and Silver) from the Third Side of the Coin
By David Smith Two years ago at a conference during which I both presented and attended, a Keynote speaker, Rich Dad Robert Kiyosaki, introduced me…
Love. Fear. Inflation. A Precious Metals Trifecta
By David Smith Going forward, there are – and will continue to be – three primary drivers of global physical gold (and silver) demand. During…
Are Silver And Gold “At the Flood”?
By David Smith There is a tide in the affairs of men… Thus begins one of the most famous quotes ever uttered, taken from Shakespeare’s…
Silver Threads among the Gold: What the Tea Leaves Seem to Be Telling Us
By David Smith The ongoing July silver (and gold) slam has a 2008 feel about it. Important data point elements are different, but there’s an…
Inflation: The People’s Enemy. The Government’s Friend.
By David Smith “When you can lie about money, you can lie about anything.” ~David Morgan We can argue about the definition(s) of inflation until…
China Takes the Long View on Gold-Silver … and So Should You
By David Smith A cursory look at Chinese history can convince you that China should not be underestimated when it sets its sights on a…
Gold and Silver Possession Is a Constitutional Right – and a Practical Imperative
By David Smith It’s a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals – gold, silver, platinum and palladium –…
For Americans Buying Gold and Silver: Still a Big U.S. Pricing Advantage
By David Smith Two years ago in this space, I penned an essay discussing how Americans – and other countries that are “dollarized” – where…
China’s 4-Pronged Gold Hoarding Strategy
By David Smith China’s Get the Gold Plan: Part II Money Metals readers may remember my November 2014 report in which I discussed how gold…
Gold and Silver Are “Asymmetric” Trades
By David Smith An asymmetric trade is a situation where investing a relatively small amount of money holds the potential of yielding a profit many…
The Blockchain: A Gold And Silver Launchpad?
By David Smith A new day is dawning for precious metals. Gold and silver – the world’s oldest money – are “connecting” with the newest…
Look What’s Happening to Gold Priced in OTHER Currencies
By David Smith At the close of market on the Wednesday this essay was written, the price of one troy ounce of gold was US…