Pension Funds Start Looking to Gold to Avert Disaster
By Stefan Gleason Public and private pension plans face a dual crisis. The first and most obvious threat to pensioners is that defined-benefit vehicles are…
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Has the Fed Let the Inflation Genie Out of the Bottle?
By Stefan Gleason The dramatic ascent of precious metals markets this summer reflects what could be just the start of a longer-term decline and fall…
Silver’s Surge Leaves Naysayers in the Dust
By Stefan Gleason With silver breaking out decisively to the upside, bears are running for cover. We had noted in our July 13th News Alert,…
How High Will Silver Go?
By Stefan Gleason The torrid rally in the silver market reached a major milestone this morning as prices hit $21/oz. On Monday, the silver spot…
Summertime Sizzle for Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason Summer doldrums? Not for precious metals markets! In early July, gold and silver each broke out to fresh multi-year highs. The yellow…
Coin Shortage Ramps Up War on Cash
By Stefan Gleason Many retail businesses including grocery stores and fast food restaurants have been wrangling with a national coin shortage. Some are posting notices…
WARNING: The U.S. Banking System ISN’T as Strong as Advertised
By Stefan Gleason Despite a year of tumult on Wall Street and Main Street, the banking system seems to be holding up remarkably well… for…
Silver Springboards Higher – What’s Next?
By Stefan Gleason The silver market is on the move. In fact, it’s finally moving out ahead of other precious metals and showing some real…
Monster Gains in Mining Stocks Bode Well for Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason April marks a second month of truly extraordinary developments in markets – from negatively priced crude oil futures to a record spike…
All of the Economic Recovery Models Will Be Wrong Too
By Stefan Gleason “All of the projection models were wrong. All of them,” admitted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in an interview last week with…
Is This What Peak Fear Looks Like?
By Stefan Gleason The last few days have been like nothing most of us have ever experienced – or are likely to experience again in…
Crashing Markets and the Threat of Deflation Will Lead to the Next Great Inflation
By Stefan Gleason As the coronavirus spreads fear, sickness, and death, a specter haunts investors – the specter of deflation. Despite central bankers’ attempts to…
A Digital “Fedcoin” May Be Coming … And It Would Be Terrifying
By Stefan Gleason Cryptocurrencies are based on blockchain technology that allows for de-centralized peer-to-peer transactions to take place outside the government-controlled banking system. Backers of…
THIS Is What a Run on the Bank for Precious Metals Looks Like…
By Stefan Gleason The explosive price action seen in palladium recently is indicative of a physical shortage. Put simply, available inventories are failing to keep…