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What’s Driving Silver that is Not Driving Gold?
Silver prices are up over 20% year-to-date. In the past five years, silver has surged over 98%. At about $36/oz,
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Precious Metals in 2026: A Perfect Storm. An Historic Window
If you glanced at financial or investing headlines back in 2025, it was clearly “the year of gold” which was
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Platinum in 2026: Rare, Resilient and Undervalued
Platinum has not garnered the headlines that gold and silver have enjoyed in 2025, but it has registered multi-year highs
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Your Flight to Safety in a Dangerous World
The World Just Got More Perilous The headlines going into the holiday season have been nothing short of shocking, tragic,
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Is the AI Bubble Now Bigger than All Other Booms and Busts?
So, what is the AI Bubble Anyway? In late 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT ignited the first sparks of the AI frenzy
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On the Doorstep of Doomsday Is a U.S. Debt Default Closer Than We Think?
The Alarm Bells Are Ringing In October of this year, America’s debt surpassed what many believe is an insurmountable threshold
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What is a Store of Value … and Why Do You Need One?
There has been a lot of discussion about the importance of holding a “store of value” particularly in light of