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Have you noticed? Home sales have slowed, buyers are sitting on the sidelines, and many homeowners, particularly Baby Boomers, are locked into historically low mortgage rates. Residential America has become a frozen tundra of stalled transactions, reluctant sellers, and would-be buyers waiting for a thaw. The result is a housing market on ice. Buyers are … Read more

Since last June, platinum has surged more than 80%. In most commodity markets, rising prices and growing demand trigger a wave of new production. But platinum is different. Despite nearly doubling in price and attracting renewed investment and industrial demand, global platinum supply remains extremely constrained. In fact, the platinum market has been in a … Read more

The American consumer is exhausted. After inflation topped out at over 9% in 2022, U.S. households have endured years of stubbornly high costs for housing, food, energy, insurance, healthcare, and a gallon of gas. In the last four years alone, borrowing costs have climbed sharply, mortgage rates have tripled, and the purchasing power of the … Read more

For those of us who are approaching, planning for, or already in retirement — the latest news headlines are less than comforting. Inflation has gone back up, national debt is at record levels, global conflicts are surging, and a dollar doesn’t seem to go as far as it used to. Taken one at a time, … Read more

Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has issued a bullish outlook for gold over the next few years. What’s most noteworthy, however is that the bank’s price prediction isn’t driven by traditional catalysts like inflation or market volatility, rather it’s rooted in something far bigger … the accelerating shift toward de-dollarization especially … Read more

In July of 2024 a man perched on top of an industrial building in Pennsylvania fired shots from an AR-15 that grazed Donald Trump’s ear as he spoke at a campaign rally. In September of 2024, a would-be assassin waited in the shrubs with an AK-47 as Trump golfed as his West Palm Beach Resort. … Read more

For many hard-working Americans, there’s a prevailing belief that the wealthy play by a different set of rules especially when it comes to investing. Better products. Better information. Better guidance. As the rest of us juggle everyday expenses versus retirement contributions — the rich seem to quietly and effortlessly build more and more net worth. … Read more

For many Americans, this has been anything but a banner year. Prices remain stubbornly high, markets are volatile, the Fed appears stuck, and escalating conflict in the Middle East continues to rattle the global economy particularly the energy markets. The high seas standoff over a 21-mile shipping channel half a world away, is now hitting … Read more

We’re barely three months into 2026, and cracks in the U.S. economy are becoming harder to ignore. Wall Street’s long-standing concerns about overvaluation are colliding with global unrest, persistent inflation, and a softening labor market. Meanwhile, consumers are increasingly under pressure from higher costs, rising debt, and growing financial strain. Key market indicators and sentiment … Read more

It has been a volatile month for your money. The Dow, the Nasdaq, and the S&P 500 are all down almost 6%. Oil prices are up over 40%. Food, energy and housing costs are also on the march. And much of it is tied to the Iran War which is sending shockwaves through all sectors of the economy — from a gallon of gas to energy prices, manufacturing to shipping costs, transportation to travel fees and, of course, the widespread pullback … Read more