Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck so all this access to subprime debt is going to do is allow them to consume future income and guarantee that any ability for future financial security disappears.

The current stock market volatility is really not about interest rate ticks in the federal funds market. It's actually about the fact that the entire post-crisis bull market is a monumental house of cards built on a historically aberrant monetary regime that is unsustainable and eventually heading for a crash landing. Let me explain.

The insane banker’s world in which we live will come to an end, and likely a disastrous one. Keep on stacking gold & silver. On a relative scale, price should be your least concern.

On March 9th, 2009 the S&P 500 hit a low of 676.53 and, since that day, it has risen more than 200%. On only 2 other occasions within the last 100 years has the S&P 500 performed this well over a 6 year time frame. This has been great for investors but in both previous instances (1929 & 1999), the end result was utter disaster. Will it be different this time?

It is my contention that the official “unemployment rate” has become so politicized and so manipulated that it is essentially meaningless at this point. The following are 10 reasons why.

In spite of the indications presented here I'm willing to bet that both growth and inflation will prove to be even higher than expected in the years to come. Here's why.

Silver has gone through many phases over the past 5,000 years making it the most dynamic of all precious metals as this infographic so clearly illustrates.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result & that is precisely what the markets are doing in gold and silver these days! Take a look.

This article takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture related to gold including long-term trends, and sets out some key characteristics of gold which are worth considering when (or if) allocating some part of an investment portfolio to the world's favorite precious metal.

In April Apple will launch a wearable smartwatch which will come encased in 18-karat gold. If demand meets expectations it will require 30% of the world's annual gold production which ought to really help gold prices move higher.