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You'll get a good return from the stock market -- in nominal terms -- in coming years but in real terms, it's unsustainable and unrealistic. Oil, gold, and agriculture are going to be the biggest winners when the dollar starts its slide. Words: 825

Over the longer term, some of history's top strategists actually say that inflation is a big reason to buy stocks – not to avoid them. Foremost among them is Warren Buffett. His inflation research goes way back. In 1977 – just before the U.S. was about to enter into one of the worst inflationary climates in history – in a column for Fortune magazine he said, “stocks are probably still the best of all the poor alternatives in an era of inflation – at least they are if you buy in at appropriate prices.” Words: 664

Trust in the proven history of the only true money, gold and silver. The charts say there is still time to buy, but any event can trigger a panic and the physical metals will not be had at prices people can now afford.

Manganese is the missing third link needed to wean the global economy off fossil fuels and enable widespread adoption of renewable clean energy and electric cars. Is manganese on your screen? If not, it should be.

TIPS suggest there may well be light at the end of the tunnel for gold investors. Here's why.

The Elliott Wave Theory (EW) gives superb results in predicting the gold price. [While] it is a complicated system with many difficult rules [which] I explain in simple terms in this article, [I have determined that] once this present correction in gold has been completed it should [undergo] the largest and strongest wave in the entire gold bull market. The target for this wave should be around $4,500 with only two 13% corrections on the way. [Let me explain how I came to that conclusion.] Words: 1924

Would abrogating NAFTA, withdrawing from the WTO, and not ratifying the TPP be appropriate and sufficient policy responses to the shedding of manufacturing jobs? The clear and obvious answer is: NO. Here's why.

In the event gold investments as a percentage of Global Financial Assets again rises to 5.0% $5.25 Trillion will flood into gold. This begs the question: What might be the impact of a tsunami of increased gold investments hitting world markets be on the price of gold?

We often get questions from readers about the criteria we use when considering positions in a market. Because of that, we decided to release our best insights in this article in line with what we believe are actual market conditions. To illustrate that, we have included recent charts and data points. Read on!

How much consumer debt is too much? Today’s infographic uses extensive data from Equifax to try and answer this question.