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As gold hovers around the psychologically significant $2,000 price level, an exciting technical indicator seems to be emerging, signaling a potential upside for the precious metal. A bullish pattern known as the "cup and handle'' may be forming on gold's price chart, potentially...

The $2,000 price level has long been a monumental resistance level for gold, with the precious metal struggling to breach it for more than a few days. With gold recently crossing this critical threshold once again, market watchers and experts in technical analysis are divided on whether it will...

The gold standard as it existed under the Bretton Woods system until 1971 is likely never coming back. There are a myriad of reasons for this but the most important lie with the US government’s ability to control the economy. Under the gold standard, the government no longer has the tools it...

In today's turbulent economic landscape, investors are growing increasingly concerned about the future. There are a myriad of worrying factors holding the economy down including the recent bank issues, high interest rates,  persistent inflation, and a weakening US dollar. As a result, many...

The U.S. job market is showing signs of slowing down as indicated by the Treasury Department’s Tuesday morning's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLT) report. According to the report, job openings in February dropped by 630,000 to 9.9 million from 10.56 million in January. This...

The price of Bitcoin and gold surged in March after Silicon Valley Bank led a string of bank failures and liquidity crises. Few analysts were surprised by these price movements as both are used to circumvent banks and other centralized financial institutions. The question is, which one is a better...

After Silicon Valley Bank became the second-largest bank of all time to fail, investors and analysts across the world have been sounding alarm bells. Some fear that the entire banking system is still at risk, but many think that the Treasury Department’s decision to bail out depositors was...

Few analysts and investors were surprised when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 25 basis points. While the decision to hike rates comes as no surprise, it has already stirred up debate among financial experts. Some argue that the move is a necessary step to combat inflation,...

Gold is a popular safe-haven asset and hedge against market uncertainty, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when gold prices started to rise following each of this month’s major economic crises. The extent of this push was surprising to some investors who dismissed gold’s use as a...

Gold has been popular with the elite for millennia, going back to ancient Egyptian pharaohs. It has consistently held an allure for the wealthiest and most powerful people who existed. Today, many of the world's wealthiest individuals, such as Ray Dalio, John Paulson, Lord Jacob Rothschild and...

In the wake of unprecedented short squeezes involving stocks like GameStop and AMC in early 2021, a group of retail investors from the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets (and the spinoff called r/WallStreetSilver) set their sights on the silver market, attempting to challenge Wall Street giants with a...

The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, two of the largest banks in the United States, piled on top of existing crises like inflation and the war in Ukraine, have raised concerns about the stability of the global financial system. As investors search for ways to protect their...

Diversifying investments into gold or silver is a strategy that can help manage risk during periods of market uncertainty. While there are multiple ways of creating a precious metals portfolio, investing in a gold or silver individual retirement account (IRA) is a way to protect retirement funds...

Click here to read the 2023 Global Gold Report.  There are lots of options to choose from when it comes to investing for retirement, from 401ks to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and from traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs). Each comes with...

Looking for the perfect way to get your kids or grandkids on the path of smart investing? Ray Dalio, the legendary hedge fund manager, has shared that he gives his kids and grandkids gold coins as gifts to start them on their investment journey. Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates, the largest...