Is the spurt of inflation the last few months likely to be sustained, or to fade?

The US dollar, as the world reserve currency, is still the driver of silver, gold, and inflation pricing and the charts below show that they should now be ready to run based on the USD topping and then dropping in "price".

After reading recent articles by others and listening to what continues to pass as ‘fundamentals for gold’, I think it might be helpful to restate, and elaborate on, two specific things which gold is not: (1) Gold is not an investment and (2) Gold is not a hedge against inflation.

It’s never too soon to start planning for a good retirement. In fact, the earlier you begin, the better! There are many different things to consider when planning for retirement, but one of the most important is your investment strategy. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some investment tips for individuals who want a secure retirement plan. We’ll cover everything …

When will the next “Minsky Moment” arrive? We don’t know. What we do know is that by the time the Fed realizes what they have done, as always, it will be too late.

Gold investors are right to wonder what effect, if any, Basel III will have on the gold price. Our take is that...

The stock market bubble continues to inflate, while the price of silver remains range-bound but a reversal in those two asset classes is coming, and based on history it could be one for the record books. In fact, you might want to refrain from sipping hot coffee while viewing the tables below.

When the topic of a stock market crash comes up, The #1 question we get from gold and silver investors is this: "If we have a stock market crash won’t gold and silver crash, too?"

It’s time for our annual silver quiz! See how many you can get correct (answers at the end), and more importantly, consider what the data suggests may be ahead for the silver price over the next few years…I will start easy, but let’s see if I can stump a few silver bugs by the end.

The best time to buy is when there is “maximum pessimism,” and the best time to sell is when there is “maximum optimism” and, right now, I see gold as the ultimate contrarian investment.