So many of the distortions in our economy began with going off the Gold Standard in 1971, and America’s trade deficit is no different. If we look at Census Bureau…
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Financial markets are famously difficult to predict, so you need a backup plan if you want to be able to retire and stay retired. Ideally, this backup plan would do…
I’ve talked about rising gas prices, but we are also seeing faster economic growth, higher wages, and increasing raw material prices. It seems that nearly everything has been going up….
In Charles Schwab’s summer quarterly newsletter On Investing, CEO Walt Bettinger says “it may be wise to diversify with defensive assets, including cash investments, U.S. Treasuries and even precious metals.”…
Like nearly everyone else, I always keep some cash on hand. However, you should think twice before holding more than a few hundred dollars in cash. Paper money has unique…
Gas prices have been going up all year, and rising tensions over Iran’s nuclear program threaten to send them even higher. Unfortunately, this is not a new problem for American…
Talk of a trade war has heated up since Donald Trump was elected president. A trade war could inflict damage on both sides, markets seem to move down when tariffs…
When we think about the gold price, we usually think about excessive money printing and other policy mistakes. However, the gold supply is nearly as vulnerable as the oil supply….
Many investors do not know that virtually all the stock market’s gains take place between November and April. What is more, a combination of poor stock market performance so far…
