Pre-1965 silver coinage - dimes, quarters, and half-dollars - used to be called "pocket change" - everyone had some, saved some, spent some - but it was much more than that because it was 90% silver! Here's why you should own such coinage & how to calculate the value of a bag of such junk:

U.S. consumers accumulated more new credit card debt during the 4th quarter of 2015 than they did during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011 combined. That is absolutely insanity, because other than payday loans, credit card debt is just about the worst kind of debt that consumers could possibly go into. Extremely high rates of interest, combined with severe penalties and fees, can choke the financial life out of almost any family in no time at all.

While gold has increased 19% year-to-date, mining stocks are up 56% on average over the same time but, interestingly, the extent of the average increase in price depends on the market cap of the stock.

Resource stock returns during the past few years have been downright lousy but that’s not to say investors should neglect the sector. It offers tremendous value currently and has historically produced some eye-popping gains. Here is a portfolio of 10 stocks we think will outperform long-term during both good and not-so-good times.

Gold is in a hurry and is unlikely to wait for investors to acquire it at anywhere near these prices. We could now see a quick move to $1,400 and if gold doesn’t stay too long at that level, the acceleration is likely to continue towards the previous high of $1,900 and go even as high as $2,000/ozt. That being said, silver will move twice as fast as gold and could well reach $50 in 2016. Here's why.

According to the latest report from the World Gold Council, central banks added 336.2 tonnes of gold to their reserves in the second half of 2015, up from 252.1 tonnes in the first half of the year. Using the WGC's data, we put together a list of the biggest gold hoarders out there. Check them out below.

The world economy is complex, but today’s series of maps will allow you to simplify your understanding of the relative wealth of people, by country, around the globe.

Today’s infographic describes the world’s wealthiest billionaires under 35 years of age.

Do what the smartest country on the globe is doing (China) and buy and hold as much physical gold and silver as you can. Why? Because you will be up the proverbial creek without a paddle if you don't have either metal.

An attractive aspect of owning dividend paying stocks, specifically, dividend growth equities, is the fact they tend to hold up better in down market environments. The favorable result from this characteristic is it takes a smaller upside return to make up the losses incurred in a market decline. Here are the details.