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If people know for sure they'll have enough money for essentials, will they contribute more to society? That's one of the many questions Canada aims to answer with a new pilot program that will give free money to citizens for doing nothing.

In general, gambling is a pretty dumb idea too. The house has always ainvesting10 higher chance of winning than you and falling under the impression that you might just get lucky can hardly result in anything profitable. Here's a look at the actual things that should be avoided at any costs - the most stupid things you can do with your funds.

A second demographic cliff is developing in spades, and globally, and it is going to cause a serious stock market crash in the year to follow.

Global deals like the Trans Pacific Partnership will boost the profits of Wall Street and big corporations, and make the richest 1% even richer but they’ll contribute to the steady shrinkage of the American middle class.

The gold to silver ratio has been used for years to indicate buy and sell zones in both gold and silver. Here's why and what the current major high of 80:1 means for the future price of silver.

Gold will NOT break the psychological level of US$1,000 in the first quarter of 2016 because this precious metal has three buy signals (daily, weekly and monthly). The last one is dated February 29th, 2016 at US$1,237.76!

Gluskin Sheff Chief Economist David Rosenberg is bucking the bearish trend on Wall Street and running with the bulls instead, touting positive jobs and wages data as a sign that inflation—the current gold standard for economic recovery—may be right around the corner...

There's change afoot in the gold market...the spot price has rallied by over 15% since the year began... the first upswing in a very long time. It is my belief that we will see this upswing continue strongly over the next year. Here's why.

The global equities markets is not the only place where the China sell-off has had an effect. It has seeped into the global economy, slumping shipping and slowing global trade...[to the point where] the Baltic Dry Index is at an ALL TIME LOW. As the year progresses, it will be interesting to keep an eye on the BDI and track its movement - especially as it relates to China and commodity prices.

Why are so few voices warning the people about what is coming? We stand at the door of a period of distress that will be unlike anything that any of us have ever known before yet, even though the signs are all around us, very few individuals appear to be willing to stand up and sound the alarm...[While I may] get some criticism for this article...I just hope I can inspire [you]... to help warn America (and the world) about what is rapidly approaching. It doesn’t matter if your voice is big or small. What matters is whether or not you are faithful with what you have been given. Let us sound the alarm while we still can, because time is quickly running out.