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Are Frothy Markets a Boon for Precious Metals?
By all accounts Wall Street is “frothy” meaning prices are inflated, bubbly and unsustainably high. In a market racked by
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What Precious Metals Are Telling Us About the Economy and Investors
It’s 2025 — do you know what your money is worth? There are a lot of things vexing the economy
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Why Experts are Now Talking about $10,000/oz Gold
First, they said gold would never hit $3000/oz. Then analysts tacitly entertained the $4000/oz benchmark. Now, both Bank of America
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It’s Time to Pay Attention to What Has Pushed Gold Past $4000/oz
Gold futures rocketed past $4000/oz on Tuesday, the highest price ever recorded for the precious metal. The relentless price rally
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The Great Government Impasse: Debt, Deficits and Shutdowns
America’s Debt Mess US National Debt just surpassed $37.5 trillion dollars. It is not only at an historic level; it
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Black Swans on Wall Street?
“The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black
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Precious Metals and the Retirement ‘Rule of Thumb’
When financial experts talk about investing in precious metals, they’re typically referencing gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. These are all