How much is the market really concerned about a slowing global economy? That question has in the past been posed to Dr. Copper, the red metal afforded the honorific for its supposed Ph.D. in predicting global economic health. However, the title now has been stripped, according to Bank of America’s commodity research team.

Here are the top 10 financial articles from the first week of August according to DollarCollapse.com.

If you ask the average investor, you might think that buying stocks is the best way to grow your wealth - the S&P 500 has an average return of around 10% per year - but it may surprise you that silver has consistently outperformed stocks — with an average return of 14.35% over the last 20 years.

Personal finance isn't nuclear physics - just spend less than you earn, save and invest the rest - but knowing what should be done and actually doing it, however, are two different things. Here are 10 money lessons I wish I had known when I was 20 which have the power to change your life if you are willing to embrace them. Words: 1340

This graphic catalogs the rise of the U.S. dollar as the dominant international reserve currency, and the recent efforts by various nations to de-dollarize and reduce their dependence on the U.S. financial system.

27% of Bitcoin owners, and 21% of Ethereum owners, said they were planning on adding to their holdings in the next month amid fears of a full-blown banking crisis.

There’s a 99% chance of a recession within the next 12 months and this places gold, which is as heralded the best safeguard against economic turmoil, in the spotlight for at least this year and in 2024. In addition, this article highlights four further reasons why a bullish outlook for precious metals remains intact over a longer horizon. 

The time has now come for the 99.5% of financial assets which are not invested in gold, silver or precious metals mining stocks to grab both the investment and wealth preservation opportunity of a life time. Making that decision before it is too late is likely to determine your financial and also general wellbeing for the rest of your life!

Image Source: Unsplash There’s a lot of speculation about how Bitcoin will perform moving forward and whether the market will have to wait until the next Bitcoin halving to see any kind of bullish momentum. We have done an exhaustive search of the internet and come up with over 40 forecasts of what  professional forecasting agencies and experts have to say …

This article provides my answers to various questions about gold, inflation, and the Federal Reserve.