Seven Pillars of Gold
You need to own gold and you need to own shares in companies that find and mine it. I lay out seven reasons below, in what I’m calling the “Seven Pillars of Gold.” Here they are: Pillar One: Oil prices...
View ArticleThe World Wants Its Gold Back From the U.S.
We’re all familiar with the so-called “run on the bank.” It usually begins quietly with just a few depositors getting nervous about the solvency of the bank. They line up to get their cash out before...
View ArticleBitcoin vs. Gold
That was quick! Late last week I thought most investors were too scared to buy the dip. Boy, was I wrong… Traders are gobbling up stocks, pushing the major averages higher for five days in a row. Eager...
View ArticleWhat has happened every ten years?
In 1977-1978 the Dow Industrial Index fell 28% – Gold soared 92%. Remember the crash in 1987? When the Dow Industrial Index tumbled 39% – Gold was up 8%. Closer to home, when the Dow Industrial...
View ArticleWhere next for gold?
Some of you may know Simon Popple, he is Agora Financial UK’s expert on all things gold, and runs the popular Gold Speculator investment service. He has an impressive CV which includes a period as...
View ArticleGold round-up: what our editors think about the yellow metal
“In the next financial crisis, central banks could engineer a gold price well in excess of $2,000 per ounce.” So says David Stevenson, who joins a chorus of experts who believe the gold price could be...
View ArticleFour major catalysts for gold
On Sept. 29, the August core PCE year-over-year (YoY) inflation figure was released. And the data came in exactly as I expected. YoY inflation for August was just 1.3%, down 0.6% from the January...
View ArticleCrypto versus Gold versus Banks
As Bitcoin approaches $10k, the old bubble question is raising its head again. Well? Is it a bubble or not? And if it is, was gold considered a bubble when it reached $1.9k? Or the dollar index at...
View ArticleThis number determines the gold price
Take a guess at how many emails I’ve gotten with the word “gold” in them in the last week. Now, bear in mind that I subscribe to every financial newsletter there is. So it’s a big number… But still. I...
View ArticleThe merits of Gold priced in Sterling
Editor’s note: Over the last few days our editors have offered you their views on gold, and seeing as the yellow metal can always be relied upon to divide opinion, we’d like to hear if you’ve agreed...
View ArticleThe real reason gold is going to go up
Gold continues to divide opinions. The yellow metal’s supporters insist that every investor should have some, that it’s still the classic go-to safe haven in times of potential financial panic and that...
View ArticleGolden Catalysts
The physical fundamentals are stronger than ever for gold. Russia and China continue to be huge buyers. China bans export of its 450 tons per year of physical production. Gold refiners are working...
View ArticleGold: higher highs and lower lows
Gold could be in a long-term trend right now that spells dramatically higher prices in the years ahead. To understand why, let’s first look at the long decline in gold prices from 2011 to 2015. The...
View ArticleThe innate value of money…
I’ve been discussing recently how I’ve changed my mind on crypto currencies… And how, from speaking to experts on cryptocurrencies they do not require innate value to have ‘value’. Well I just want to...
View ArticleGold vs. Bitcoin: Goldman Sachs weighs in
I write and speak a lot on gold. In contrast — and this surprises some people — bitcoin is my least favourite topic. I’m made my views known many times. Still, interviewers love to get into the “gold...
View ArticleWhy it pays to follow the leader…
In every wolf pack, you have an alpha. The alpha is the leader, the one who guides and keeps control of the rest of the pack The rest of the pack is actually just the wolf’s offspring and sometimes the...
View ArticleIgnore this at your peril…
Let me tell you a quick story… Once upon a time, an old man sells all of his goods for a large lump of gold, which he then proceeds to bury in a hole just outside his property. He visits the spot every...
View ArticleWeird things are happening in gold
Last week featured two unusual stories on gold — one strange and the other truly weird. These stories explain why gold is not just money but is the most politicized form of money. They show that while...
View ArticleGold vs bitcoin
Being elbows deep in all things crypto… I had a look over the weekend at what people were saying about bitcoin on social fabric destroyer Twitter. “Bitcoin still shaking out the weak hands” said one...
View ArticleHow To Get In On “Bitcoin To $55,000”
If you think you’ve missed out on the best of bitcoin… One Wall Street analyst says: think again. Thomas Lee of FundStrat has released a note in which he explains why bitcoin could be heading as high...
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