For over 40 years Americans were forbidden from owning gold coins. FDR’s Depression-era restrictions were finally lifted in 1975, ushering in a new era of opportunity for investors. For the next decade there was one coin that became synonymous with gold – the Krugerrand. With South Africa positioning itself as the world’s top producer of […]
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The past week has brought something that investors everywhere had been fearing: an inversion of the yield curve. While the spread between 10-year Treasury bonds and 3-month Treasury bonds had been growing smaller and smaller every month, the yield on the 10-year remained higher. But last week the Fed’s decision to end its balance sheet […]
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India just became the only the fourth country ever to successfully test an anti-satellite missile (ASAT), claiming to have shot down one of its own satellites with an ASAT. According to the government, the target satellite was in low-earth orbit at a distance of 300 kilometers. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the test as […]
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Original Forbes article published on March 24, 2019. If you’re looking at investing in gold to protect your retirement assets, you’re likely in it for the long haul. But that doesn’t mean that you’re oblivious to moves in the price of gold. After all, you want to buy when the gold price is as low […]
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By far the most important issue facing Europe right now is the fate of the United Kingdom in its decision to exit the European Union. While the original deadline was set for March 29, the EU has given Britain an extension. If Prime Minister May can get her plan approved by Parliament then Brexit will […]
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A recent report commissioned by the United Nations Security Council has indicated that North Korea has been behind many major hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges. The regime sees cryptocurrencies as a means of evading Western sanctions, as their quasi-anonymity and ability to be laundered multiple times with ease allows the regime to steal funds and use […]
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From looking at its sleek lines you might find it hard to believe that the Savage Model 99 is a 120-year-old design, but it is. Introduced in 1899 in the midst of tremendous innovation in the market for lever-action rifles, the Savage 99 became one of the first lever-action rifles to be able to make […]
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Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer diagnosed in the United States today. This year an estimated 101,000 new cases of colon cancer and 44,000 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed. Because of their location, these cancers if not caught soon enough can be devastating. Over 50,000 people are expected to die this […]
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Market watchers have been looking for months for signs that a recession is on the horizon. Despite all the negative economic news, from a weak housing market to falling job growth to decreased international trade, stock markets still remain at historically high levels. But now investors have the indicator they need to know that a […]
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a development and trade strategy that was first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. The strategy identifies several vital trade and investment corridors and looks to build them up through investments in infrastructure. The initiative is obviously China-centric, focused on trade corridors into and out of China. […]
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