The Benefits of Tax-Advantaged Retirement Accounts
The number of options available to Americans looking to save for retirement has probably never been higher. From stocks to bonds to mutual funds, precious metals to agricultural commodities to ETFs, there are thousands upon thousands of investment options available to investors. In fact, there are so many choices that it can be overwhelming to the investor just looking...
Silver Is No Longer the Forgotten Metal; Demand Continues to Grow
While gold gets all the attention from the mainstream financial media, silver just lurks in the background, drawing attention mainly from dedicated precious metals investors. Often referred to as “poor man’s gold,” silver’s significantly lower price allows investors to dip their toes into precious metals markets without having to shell out huge amounts of cash. Plus, with so much...
President Trump Calls for QE4; That’s Bad News for the Dollar
Before a recent trip to the border with Mexico, President Trump called on the Fed to end its tightening of monetary policy and begin a new policy of quantitative easing. According to Trump, “I personally think the Fed should drop rates, they’ve really slowed us down. There’s no inflation. In terms of quantitative tightening, it should be quantitative easing.”...
Newsmax: Citi Commodities Expert Sees $1,400 Gold by End of 2019
With the price of gold still hovering around the $1,300 per ounce range, many investors are impatiently waiting for a breakout. As with any other investment, patience is a virtue. Investing in gold is a long-term strategy, not a short-term get rich quick type of investment. But those investors who have been patient and who have held on to...
Trump’s New Fed Picks: Will the Fed Soon Start Talking Gold?
President Trump has had the unprecedented ability to shape the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors in a way that no other President has. Three of the current five Board members were appointed by him, and he just recently announced two new nominations, Stephen Moore and Herman Cain. That means that by the end of his first term he will...
Retirement Is Broken for Many Americans: Time for a New Four-Legged Stool
For decades many retirement planning guides have talked about the three-legged stool of retirement: Social Security, private savings, and pensions. But the three legs of that stool have become heavily degraded over time. Many Americans ask themselves “What stool?” when it comes to thinking about the three legs of retirement planning. Social Security is in dire straits and set to...