The Best Performing Long Term Assets of The Last 20 Years. Hint, Hint, It’s Not The Dow Jones.
Are you one of those people who are at least trying to save for retirement? Maybe you’re in your 40’s with 25+ years to go before retirement and you’re just starting out. Maybe you’re in your 50’s and you’ve been through a couple of...
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‘One of the most important charts about the economy this century’ — and what it means for market volatility
‘The modern equivalent of Bread and Circuses to sate the masses’ To those pinning the recent spikes in stock-market volatility on inflation and, specifically, higher wages, Barry Ritholtz of Ritholtz Wealth Management wants you to take a close look at this chart: As...
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Five Charts Show Platinum Markets Coming to Life
After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors. The metal, which is mostly used to make jewelry and reduce emissions from car exhausts, is trading near the highest since May and money is...
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Gold ends higher after settling last week at 2019 low
Gold prices pushed up from the more than four-month low reached in recent sessions, in part as oil gains lifted the specter of inflation risk, against which gold can act as a hedge. A decline in the U.S. dollar and some weakness in benchmark stock indexes also...
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How gold quietly shapes our world
No longer just the element of mythology and wealth, gold is now important to pharmaceutical research, nanotechnology and more. The periodic table of chemical elements turns 150 this year. The anniversary is a chance to shine a light on particular elements – some of...
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Russia’s New Gold Rush Could Shake Up the International Monetary System
Russia and China might be considering a gold-backed digital currency. Russia is buying gold. A lot of gold. Within the span of a decade, the country quadrupled its reserves. Gold buying last year exceeded mine supply for the first time, so Russia is about to become a...
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How much gold and silver should you own?
New York (CNN Business)For someone like me that can’t afford to buy an ounce of gold, would it be just as good owning several ounces of silver vs. a half ounce of gold? Great question. Gold, trading for more than $1,300 an ounce, is a much pricier investment than...
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Are Your Finances Safe? Take The Financial Retirement Threat Assessment Survey
As we get closer to retirement, the more we need to worry about our finances and the security of our retirement savings. 7 questions designed to show you what threats exist and what you can do to minimize future loss. If you don’t know the threats to your...
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Here’s Where the Next Crisis Starts – You Think The Stock Market Is Safe!? You Better Think Again!
The case for a pending financial collapse is well grounded. Financial crises occur on a regular basis including 1987, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007-08. That averages out to about once every five years for the past thirty years. There has not been a financial crisis for ten...
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All the biggest stocks that are now in a bear market, in one chart
There are some BIG names in bear territory right now. And the list of bear-market stocks keeps growing every day, as the Dow Jones Industrial DJIA, +0.21% , the S&P 500 SPX, -0.15% and the Nasdaq CompositeCOMP, -0.81% continue to decline sharply this week in...
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