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Read More »Investing In Gold & Silver: Why, When, Where & How Much? (+3K Views)
Why should you invest in gold & silver? How much of your investment dollars should you allocate to them? Should it be invested in bullion, ETFs, mutual funds, individual mining/royalty stocks or warrants? This article provides the answers.
Read More »Crash-Proof Your Portfolio – Here’s How (+4K Views)
With the stock market seemingly reaching new highs every day, should we worry about a crash that puts an end to the party? If so, how should investors prepare? Let us explain.
Read More »Bull Run In Silver Could Take It Above $160/ozt – Here’s Why (+6K Views)
The silver market is only 1/10th the size of the gold market so it’s prone to crisis-driven upside explosions as money floods into it during periods of high inflation and, today, the stage is set for an explosion in inflation. I expect it to kick off a crisis-driven mania into silver like what happened in 1980 and, adjusted for today’s prices, that means silver soaring above $160 a [troy] ounce.
Read More »Here’s Proof: Gold Is the Best Way To Preserve Wealth – Period!
it is evident that holding gold should be a priority for investors considering the looming economic uncertainty within the economy, as well as the historically superior performance of gold over the last 20 years.
Read More »The Silver/Monetary Base Clearly Says Now Is the Time To Buy Silver
There are way more U.S. dollars in existence today than at any point in history, but yet the silver price is not reflecting that reality. Currently, it is really one of the easiest decisions to make silver part of one’s investment portfolio.
Read More »Apply the Bell Curve to Your Portfolio Asset Diversification – Here’s How (+7K Views)
80% of my investable income is in cash, precious metals and a small number of stocks. That might seem crazy, but the Pareto Principle, Zipf's Law and the bell curve have convinced me that it's a waste of time and money to get any more diversified. [Let me explain why that is the case.] Words: 396
Read More »10 Compelling Reasons To Add Physical Silver To Your Portfolio (+5K Views)
It’s natural and even prudent for an investor to wonder if a particular asset is a good investment or not and that’s especially true for silver, since it’s such a small market and doesn’t carry the same gravitas as gold. At this point in history, however, there are 10 compelling reasons to add physical silver to your portfolio.
Read More »How Many Stocks Should You Have In Your Portfolio? About 30? Almost 100? Over 1000? (+2K Views)
Most people still think that you need exposure all over the board to get good diversification but that assumption is a fallacy. If you don't choose to believe us, that is your loss - literally!
Read More »Your Portfolio Isn’t Adequately Diversified Without 7-15% in Precious Metals – Here’s Why (+9K Views)
The traditional view of portfolio management is that three asset classes, stocks, bonds and cash, are sufficient to achieve diversification. This view is, quite simply, wrong because over the past 10 years gold, silver and platinum have singularly outperformed virtually all major widely accepted investment indexes. Precious metals should be considered an independent asset class and an allocation to precious metals, as the most uncorrelated asset group, is essential for proper portfolio diversification.
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