Alabama Committee Passes Bill to Help Encourage Use of Gold and Silver as Money
By Michael Maharrey An Alabama House committee has passed a bill that would exempt the sale of gold and silver bullion from state sales and use…
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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…
Premiums on Coins, Bars, and Rounds May Finally Have Bottomed
By Clint Siegner Gold and silver premiums have been following the demand for physical metal lower in recent months. As investor selling ticked up, popular…
Now in Effect: Virginia Law Takes First Step to Support Sound Money
By Michael Maharrey On Jan. 1, a Virginia law that repeals sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver went into effect. It represents an…
Precious Metals Markets Outlook 2018
By Stefan Gleason The first trading days of 2018 are confirming signs of renewed investor interest in the precious metals sector after a long period…
When Will Quiet Metals Markets Get the Catalyst They Need?
By Clint Siegner Fear and greed drive the precious metals markets, but there hasn’t been much of either pushing gold and silver prices lately. Investors…
Big Step Forward for Sound Money: Location for Texas Bullion Depository Now Official
By Michael Maharrey The Texas Bullion Depository took a step closer becoming operational earlier this month when officials announced the location of the new facility….
Congressmen Press the U.S Mint for Action on Counterfeit Gold and Silver Coins
Congressmen Alex Mooney (R-WV) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) today delivered a formal letter to the United States Mint and Secret Service, urging aggressive action on…
Threats to Digital Wealth Point to Need for Tangible Backup
By Stefan Gleason Recent high-profile cyber security breaches at Equifax and other financial institutions highlight the perils of an all-digital economy. When wealth can be…
As Sanctions on North Korea Ramp Up, War on Cryptocurrencies Heats Up
By Stefan Gleason The dangerous provocations between North Korea and the United States haven’t yet escalated enough to rattle financial markets. The U.S. stock market…
Most Investors Won’t Be Buying Gold & Silver until AFTER Big Gains Occur
By Clint Siegner Physical demand for bullion rounds, coins, and bars remains somewhat soft in the U.S. This year’s run higher in prices as well…
North Carolina Law Removes Roadblock to the Use of Gold and Silver as Money
By Michael Maharrey North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill into law exempting the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state…
Commodity Cycle Upturn to Lift Precious Metals Prices
By Stefan Gleason Safe-haven demand for physical precious metals came in soft through the first half of the year as a rising stock market reinforced…
6 Things Precious Metals Naysayers Get Dead Wrong
By Stefan Gleason Answering the Most Common and Current Objections Gold attracts its fair share of detractors. But the most common objections to gold as…