Sponsored Content There’s this misguided notion often parroted in the sound money community that the government hates gold. If you’re a gold investor, you’ve probably heard it. But have you ever stopped to question it? If you did, you would soon realize that the thesis is a bit too simplistic to the point of being…
Metal Detectorist Finds 11th-Century Gold Earring Believed to Be Gifted to Viking From Byzantine Emperor
A rare, priceless, 11th-century gold earring found by a metal detectorist in Denmark has unearthed a fascinating history. The earring is believed by experts to have been gifted to a Viking chief by the emperor of Byzantium some 1,000 years ago, attesting to the Vikings’ far-reaching connections. It is the only known earring of its…
Gold Is Outperforming Bitcoin and the Stock Market in the Past 3 Months: What’s the Better Hedge?
In the past three months, investors have grown increasingly concerned about the negative potential impact of elevated inflation levels and rising interest rates in 2022. But while stock prices and cryptocurrency prices have lagged, gold has outshined them both. Golden Performance In the past three months, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is up just…
Crisis Investing: The Fed’s Actions Are Going to Put This Asset Front and Center
Commentary It’s going to be one of the comeback stories of all time. The Red Sox in 2004. The Cubs in 2016. The Patriots in 2017. For the past 10 years, it has languished in obscurity—out of sight, out of mind. But now, thanks to the total [expletive] show that our economy and financial system…
Gold and Crypto Currencies Will Soar If Russia Invades Ukraine or If China Invades Taiwan
Commentary The expansive military build-up of Russian troops taking place on the Ukrainian border and the naval and air force intrusions in the waters and skies of Taiwan are not bluffs. The accelerating military technologies being pursued by Russia and China in hypersonic missile technology present an existential threat to the independence of Ukraine and…
When Yesterday Is Actually Tomorrow
Commentary There’s now plenty of confirmation that inflation is here and getting worse. Which brings me to a far less noticed consequence of U.S. dollar debasement practices—asset inflation. Think of asset inflation as the pie and ice cream you get in your portfolio when the Federal Reserve conjures trillions of fake dollars to fund government…
From Bitcoin to Gold: A Peek at Real Assets in 2022
Many assets, from Bitcoin to gold to wheat, enjoyed a tremendous rally in 2021. Can these assets repeat their strong performances in 2022? This past spring, there was a lot of chatter about a commodities supercycle, a prolonged period of sky-high prices amid immense global demand. But some of these components, such as soybeans and…
Commodities Outperform in 2021 Though Gold Loses Its Lustre
LONDON—Commodities outperformed other assets this year as a recovery from the pandemic boosted demand though gold’s poor showing dented investor appetite. Heading into 2022, commodities, which often perform well late in economic cycles, are due to remain competitive with equities as global growth extends its upward trek, analysts said. “We like both equities and commodities…
Bitcoin Has Come a Long Way, Ray Dalio Says in Interview That Also Touches on Inflation and US Politics
December 17, 2021
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Ray Dalio, billionaire investor and founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, in a Dec. 15 interview with Marketwatch, praised Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency on the market. “It has been an amazing accomplishment for bitcoin to have achieved what it has done, from writing that program, not being hacked, having it work and having it adopted the…
Gold IRA: Is This New Type of Retirement Account a Good Post-Pandemic Investment?
Today’s precarious economic environment makes a strong argument for alternative retirement investments for the post-pandemic era. This, at least, is the prevailing sentiment among many investors and market-watchers who fear the effects of inflation, high borrowing costs, unstable foreign capital markets as exemplified by Evergrade, and a potential stock market pullback. In fact, the year-over-year…
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