Mar
27
2020
You must know how valuable gold is as a metal. Thanks to all idioms and currencies that have hailed this metal as such, gold is considered a profitable asset today.
However, there are some interesting facts that investors often don’t...
Mar
27
2020
Although the U.S. economic outlook looks good, the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to have a negative impact on the country’s economic growth.
International trade will suffer, with the U.S. already imposing a travel ban on European countries.
And with the dollar...
Mar
27
2020
According to statistics, 66 years is considered the “full retirement age” in the U.S., with men retiring at 59 years and women retiring at 60 years of age.
But regardless of your age, it’s important to figure out your finances...
Mar
26
2020
Primitive civilizations were known to rely on barter systems to sustain financial systems at that time. This brings an intriguing aspect to the importance of precious metals in modern times and how they operated in the old days.
Even though...
Mar
24
2020
Millennials and Gen-Zs are savvy with plastic money and online transfers but Boomers aren’t there yet. They’re not native to an ever-evolving digital world that keeps inventing modern ways of handling money. This is why they go by their...
Mar
23
2020
Have you or your parents considered investing your savings in precious metals?
Saving under the mattress has long been a common course of action that has proven to be detrimental to the economy. Money needs to be in circulation for...
Mar
20
2020
Precious metals like gold and silver have been used throughout history for various purposes. They’ve been used for jewelry, ornaments, architecture, industrial uses, and more.
While many countries have adopted the use of other commodities like paper money, there are...
Mar
19
2020
As the global population engages in mass hysteria over the COVID-19 pandemic, we forget that a similar outbreak was experienced some 17 years ago.
SARS had a record of affecting 8,000 people worldwide, with 800 fatalities resulting from it. It was...
Feb
07
2020
An economic recession isn’t like pulling a rabbit out of a hat, which is to say that it doesn’t happen without warning. It’s a process that’s years in the making, involving many moving pieces—policies, economic shifts, etc.—without one specific...
Feb
06
2020
China has long been known as the new kid on the block. It has been competing with the United States on a level that needs to be taken seriously now.
If the GDP is analyzed in terms of purchasing...
Feb
06
2020
The New Year is right around the corner. While you’re obviously promising yourself to be a better human and live a healthier lifestyle, don’t forget to include ‘making better investments’ to your New Year resolution list.
Stocks, bonds, government...
Feb
05
2020
Let’s turn the pages of history and go back to September 1, 2011, when the WTC bombing took away precious lives and deeply affected the economic system of the US.
The attack that was carried out at the heart...
Feb
05
2020
Over the past few months, interest rates have been falling at unprecedented rates—on a global scale. Why? In a bid to pump money back into the system, financial institutions and central banks have intentionally lowered rates to avoid the...
Feb
04
2020
It’s better to be safe than sorry!
The same goes when you’re investing in precious metals. To make sure your metals remain safe and yield the desired resale value, never store them at home. Opt for a metal vault...
Feb
04
2020
The escalating U.S-China Trade War has been holding capital markets across the globe hostage, which subsequently, has led the world right into an industrial recession.
The reliance of equity markets on central banks to enhance improve liquidity has drastically...