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While almost everyone has heard of Bitcoin at this point, many people are fuzzy on the details: what is a bitcoin, exactly? How do I buy some? What would I use it for? Here are the answers to those and a few other questions you were afraid to ask.

In the following infographic we look at 5 occasions when currencies crashed in a big way.

From the beginning of 1990 hyperinflation has occurred in 28 countries around the world on a total of 35 different occasions of which 17 occurred during 1992 alone.

If you're nervous about investing in the stock market, you're not alone. Stock ownership in the U.S. is down, and a recent poll indicates that frightening memories of the last bear market may be to blame. If that sounds like you, here are 4 suggestions for overcoming your concerns.

The next five years will be challenging, and investors need to have their eyes wide open. Here's why and how to invest accordingly.

As Baby Boomers exit the workforce and increasingly move into retirement, this monumental demographic shift will exert enormous pressure on interest rates, bond prices, and equity market valuations. It’s going to be a huge wakeup call.

the time is now to diversify into gold. All markets cycle, and a down-cycle for stocks and an upcycle for precious metals is on the doorstep. Take some of your profits and buy some undervalued gold.

Since the beginning of 1990 hyperinflation has occurred in 28 countries around the world on a total of 35 different occasions with 17 of those countries experiencing hyperinflation during 1992. Currently, only Zimbabwe and Venezuela are plagued by hyperinflation.

Today, we’re seeing the greatest political polarization since the Civil War, a debt and financial asset bubble that makes the Roaring 20s look like child’s play, and income inequality greater than that experienced in 1929 and the discovery of a rare convergence of three-long term cycles points to a revolution - a true revolution.

The world is careening towards an inflationary shock. As was the case with the beginning of the Housing Crash, few are noticing what's happening and even fewer realize the true scale of what's about to take place.