Must-Know Facts About Insuring Your Precious Metals
By Clint Siegner Making an investment in physical gold and silver is easy. Insuring these new valuables stored at home is more difficult. It may…
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Ex-Head Of JPMorgan’s Precious Metals Desk Sentenced To Prison For Manipulation
By Tyler Durden It was not that long ago that a veritable army of trolls would emerge upon our merest mention that precious metal markets…
Gold Miners’ Pain May Be Bullion Investors’ Gain
By Stefan Gleason Despite the ongoing summer slump in precious metals markets, gold prices are still up close to 5% for the year. While not…
If You’re Not Thinking About Real Assets, You’re Going to Get Left Behind
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man “Scary” is the word that the Wall Street Journal used this weekend to describe the looming financial crisis in the…
Specie Money: The Forgotten Currency
By Christopher Larsen With inflation still at high levels, it is becoming overwhelmingly evident to Americans that Federal Reserve notes steadily depreciate in value as…
Can Gold and Silver Ever Return to Circulation?
By Clint Siegner There aren’t many bullion investors who haven’t thought about using their stash to buy groceries one day. Most of them bought metal…
U.S. Debt Downgrade Points to More Currency Debasement
By Mike Gleason As debt downgrade concerns push up bond yields, metals markets are facing selling pressure. Credit ratings agency Fitch this week issued a…
Playing the Lottery vs. Building Real Wealth
By Stefan Gleason Those who are looking to get rich quick can try their luck at lotteries, casinos, or highly leveraged derivatives markets. Most who…
Oregon Governor Signs Bill Ending Unjust Corporate Activity Tax on Precious Metals Dealers and Investors
(Salem, Oregon, USA – July 28, 2023) — With the stroke of her pen, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek put an end to the state’s punitive…
Will the FedNow Payment System Pave the Way for Digital Social Engineering?
By Stefan Gleason Last week, the Federal Reserve launched a new payment processing system dubbed “FedNow.” Officials say FedNow will allow individuals and businesses to…
Gold Versus Silver — Which Is the Wisest Investment?
By Clint Siegner One of the most common questions we get from clients is whether they should buy either gold OR silver. Anyone researching an…
How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
By Allain L. de la Motte The US dollar has been the world reserve currency since 1944. At the Bretton Woods Conference, the dollar was…
BRICS Countries Planning New Gold-Backed Currency
By Stefan Gleason As tensions with Russia and China escalate, the so-called BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are preparing to strike…
More States Consider Sales Tax Exemptions for Precious Metals as Mississippi Law Takes Effect
By Stefan Gleason Assessing a state sales tax on the purchase of gold and silver is becoming an outmoded, indeed outrageous, practice – but a…