Casey Research: Eight Reasons to Buy Gold Today
After nearly six years of 0% interest rates, the U.S. economy is hooked on the heroin of easy money. It can’t even tolerate a modest reduction in the Fed’s balance sheet and 2.5% interest rates, still far below historical averages. In other words, this monetary tightening cycle is over. The next move is a return to QE and 0%, and...
CNBC: Morgan Stanley – Even If the Fed Cuts Rates This Summer, It Could Be Too Late to Stop a Recession
"Morgan Stanley changed its forecast for global growth to 'stagnation' through the end of the year instead of a 'continued recovery.' " Even the most bullish on Wall Street understand that the world economy is set for a slowdown. And while many investors may think that a Fed rate cut would keep the economy humming along, the reality is far...
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Setting Up a Gold IRA
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, many investors were understandably nervous about investing their money. With stock markets having lost over 50% of their value during the crisis, many investors saw years’ worth of investment gains wiped out in a matter of months. And for those close to retirement, those losses were particularly painful. But saving and investing...
Fed Chairman Powell Is Trying to Juice Stock Markets: Will He Succeed?
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is probably shaking in his boots right now. Taking over from Janet Yellen in 2018, he inherited a bubble economy created by his two predecessors that is now on the verge of bursting. His legacy as a chairman will be judged by how he is able to juggle what is by now an all...
You Can Never Have Too Much Money Saved for Retirement
It may seem like an obvious truth that in order to retire you need to save enough money to afford to live the lifestyle to which you’ve become accustomed, but millions of households don’t save enough money. Whether it’s not saving enough each month, not starting to save early enough, or making bad investment decisions that fail to maximize...
Bloomberg: Global Gold Demand Remains Strong
With recent weakness in stock markets and uncertainty about the direction of the world economy due to the likelihood of a trade war, gold demand remains strong throughout the world. The reasons for that demand vary widely based on region, but no region is exempt. According to a recent Bloomberg interview with gold analyst Joshua Rotbart, some of the...