Is Gold a Good Investment for You? 6 Indicators to Help You Choose
The only way to guarantee a sound financial future for yourself and your loved ones is to save and invest. Only through disciplined saving and smart investment choices can you put your money to work for you to build your wealth and ensure financial security. But with thousands of possible investment choices out there, how can anyone determine what...
CNBC: Wall Street’s “Bond King” Is Getting Bullish on Gold
There are many reasons for people to invest in gold, and those with the money to treat Wall Street like their personal casino certainly have different reasons than most of us ordinary investors. But just because their reasoning may be a little different than ours doesn’t mean their conclusions aren’t the same or that their reasoning is incorrect. Take the...
Why Now Is the Right Time to Buy Gold
If you’re saving and investing, it’s probably for a reason. For most people that means saving for retirement. And that requires a long time horizon and a great deal of discipline. It also leads to a great deal of uncertainty, as the 30-40 years or more of saving and investing will almost necessarily mean that investors will have to...
Outsider Club: They’re Coming for Your Retirement Funds Again
Make no mistake about it. The underlying purpose of this legislation is a cash grab. More people paying more fees regardless of any actual benefit to them. Under the guise of helping more Americans achieve their dream of retirement, Congress is looking to pass new legislation to make changes to the retirement system. That means new rules for your 401(k),...
MarketWatch: When the “Herds Get Spooked,” This Is What a Stock Market Crash Could Look Like
Confidence in the absolute efficacy of Fed intervention breeds complacency, which is the essential backdrop of stock market crashes. Crashes don’t arise from a skittish herd, they arise from a complacent herd. So far the herd has been religiously buying the dip. But as with any herd, that behavior can flip in an instant. Once it does, watch stock markets...
Zerohedge: If Gold Was Just a Barbarous Relic…
The global monetary regime has collapsed three times over the past 100 years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. They seem to happen about every 30 to 40 years on average. It’s now been over 40 years since the last collapse, so we’re due. With Russia and China continuing to build up their gold reserves, it's clear that the future of the world monetary...