For those who think the CRB Index says nothing about global growth invest accordingly at your own peril because this commodity index is screaming loudly that the rate of global growth is plummeting - just as it was at the height of the Great Recession. The CRB index is foreboding - a clear message of the danger that lies ahead.

Just because stocks are expensive doesn't mean investors should immediately cash out and prepare for imminent price declines. Why? Because elevated P/E levels are not that reliable in predicting potential market performance. Here's the proof.

We are content to pay for house insurance for most of our lives yet very few of us have actually experienced a fire or a major disaster where we had to use the insurance. We are comfortable with paying the premiums every year in order to avoid a catastrophic loss. Well, owning gold is tantamount to owning an insurance policy on your investment portfolio.

Robert Shiller's revered stock market valuation ratio, the so-called CAPE, is crappy at predicting 12-month returns. Here's proof.

On August 6, 2015, Goldman Sachs and HSBC took delivery of a sum total of 7.1 tons of physical gold*. Are Goldman and HSBC now creating a "Big Long" in gold? If not, what are they doing - and what should you do as a result? Read on.

Our analysis reveals a bearish outlook for gold over the next 3 months based on the following fundamental and technical factors:

Despite its history of gains, and 5,000 years of tradition behind it, gold is rapidly becoming one of the most widely despised assets. Before we pronounce it dead and write the final gold eulogy, however, let’s consider the following:

Predicting what the stock market will do in the next 12 months is tantamount to predicting coin flips. Here's more proof that past stock market performance tells you nothing about future results — literally nothing.

4 patterns are developing that also happened just prior to the great financial crisis of 2008 and, as such, provide strong evidence that a deflationary financial collapse is right around the corner.

Canadian households are heavily leveraged and with their level of debt in proportion to income now hovering at record levels, they are vulnerable to a range of economic shocks that could create a financial crisis. I am of the opinion, however, that the range of variables at play discussed in this article would mitigate any possibility of a meltdown of Canada's financial system. Let me explain.