While fears of inflation are growing in the United States, inflation has shown itself to be a global phenomenon One of the major areas of concern in the US is housing prices, which continue to rise...
In the history of depressions and financial crises, the Great Depression ranks right up there as the worst crisis to hit the modern world Although some who lived at that time quipped that the...
Most Americans don’t give a second thought to bank regulation, and for good reason The amount of red tape surrounding the banking and financial sector is massive Just imagine the amount of...
Rising inflation has been in the forefront of many people’s minds today Prices at the pump and at the grocery store have been rising steadily for months Those in the market for a new or used car or...
In times of economic uncertainty, investors look to protect their wealth by buying assets that can help protect their wealth They’re looking in the first instance for assets that won’t lose value...
It’s probably no surprise to most people that the United States is suffering under the burden of heavy debt Governments, corporations, and households are all more indebted than they ever have been...
There’s an old saying when it comes to investing that markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent We’ve seen the development of an “everything bubble” over the past several...
Sometimes it can be tough to be critical of the Federal Reserve On the one hand, the Fed's conduct of monetary policy has been incredibly damaging in so many ways It has helped spur inflation, it has...
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States was considered the world’s hegemon It had the world’s strongest military, the biggest economy, and most importantly, the US dollar had become...
Many people don’t give interest rates a second thought Interest rates are what they are, or so they seem, and we deal with them accordingly But interest rates are among the most vitally important...
If you’re a precious metals investor, you’re probably hoping that gold and silver will take off in price soon, boosting the value of your precious metals IRA If you haven’t invested in precious...
Recession is officially defined as two consecutive quarters of declining growth, with growth defined as gross domestic product (GDP) By that measure, the US economy definitely experienced a recession...
If you ask most investors what assets they hold, the overwhelming majority of investors, and most likely their assets, are invested in stocks and bonds These two commonly traded assets are easy to...