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There is a consensus in the investment markets today believing that student debt is a major credit problem rivaling other credit problems that were disastrous over the last 30 years... This article seeks to explain the lies, damned lies and the statistics surrounding the student debt myth in the United States.

Millennials seem so angry these days and, no wonder! We lied to them! Here's how.

The whole assault on tax havens is economically and morally reprehensible. Tax havens are something that should be applauded, not persecuted. Here's why.

Now that the Fed has stopped its quantitative easing who does the Fed expect (hope) will buy US Treasury debt?

Earlier this year we said that 2014 could well be a repeat of 2013 in terms of unrealized expectations for much higher gold & silver price levels and over the ensuing months have continued to advise everyone to stay out of the long side of the paper futures market for as long as the trend continued down. That came from an obvious read of the charts. This article looks at what the gold and silver charts are saying today.

On 30 November 2014 the Swiss people will vote on ‘The Swiss Gold Initiative’ in a national referendum giving them the opportunity to determine not just the fate of their own financial system but also to be the catalyst for the return to sound money in the Western World.

For the moment, things are looking pretty good in the United States but...our financial markets are perfectly primed for a fall. Sadly, most people did not see the crash of 2008 coming, and most people will not see the next one coming either.

Many investors believe that the rise of the federal funds rate is detrimental for gold prices but, although this relationship may often hold, investors should be skeptical about this rule of thumb. This article explains why that is the case.

This article answers the question as to how far the employment situation in the U.S. is from "normalizing" by analyzing 6 metrics to help answer the question. The conclusion is surprising. Read on.

My answer is no. In fact, depending on their overall allocation, I believe investors should consider trimming their holdings. Here are 4 reasons why that is the case.