What Conventional Investment Advice Gets Very WRONG
By Stefan Gleason With just over a week of trading in the books for 2022, now is a good time for investors to make sure…
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Outlook 2022: Gold and Silver to Play Catch-Up
By Stefan Gleason As an overall disappointing year for gold and silver markets winds to a close, metals investors are looking ahead to 2022. There…
Gold Breakout Confirmed … Almost
By Stefan Gleason Gold finished solidly above the $1,800/oz level on Friday, marking the yellow metal’s best weekly close since late August. More importantly, gold…
Fed’s Stunning Inflation Abdication; Gold Gearing Up
By Stefan Gleason When will precious metals markets finally make their move? It’s a question that has frustrated many investors in 2021. Gold and silver…
Worried Foreign Central Banks Boost Gold Reserves
By Stefan Gleason After sitting on the sidelines for much of last year, central bank appetite for gold has resumed, in part due to inflationary…
Will Shortages in the Economy Extend to Precious Metals?
By Stefan Gleason For the first time in most Americans’ lifetimes, they are having to navigate chronic shortages. From bare shelves at discount stores to…
An Emboldened, Super-Funded IRS to Target Bank Depositors
By Stefan Gleason Insidious plans are afoot in Washington to give IRS officials another $80 billion for auditors and then unleash them on bank account…
The Inflation Tax Is Bearing Down on Investors Too
By Stefan Gleason The post-COVID inflation surge that was supposed to be “transitory” is looking a lot more permanent. On Friday, the Bureau of Economic…
$1 Trillion Coins Instead of More Federal Debt?!
By Stefan Gleason Credit risk out of China and debt ceiling drama in Washington are driving precious metals markets this week. Gold and silver attracted…
The Story of Silver’s Future as Money Is Yet Untold
By Stefan Gleason Silver’s near-term price trajectory remains uncertain amid choppy market conditions. Its future, however, looks bright. In addition to the white metal’s growing…
Debt Ceiling and Budget Battles to Underpin Gold Prices
By Stefan Gleason The gold market has no shortage of issues following Sunday evening’s “flash crash” that saw prices drop sharply at the open. A…
Currency Emergency: When the Debt Comes Due
By Stefan Gleason What happens when the debt comes due? It’s a question millions of Americans are grappling with in their personal finances. It’s also…
The Government Is Culpable for America’s Retirement Crisis
By Stefan Gleason America faces a retirement crisis. The chairman of the world’s largest asset management firm is sounding the alarm. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink…
Will “Infrastructure” Spending Collapse the U.S. Dollar?
By Stefan Gleason Recent collapses of bridges and a Florida condo building highlight what can go wrong when basic structural and foundational elements are neglected…