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Every bottom undergoes a process of retesting but none is yet apparent in gold & silver. In the early part of 2014 we said that the second half could likely be more of the same as it was in 2013, and with just a few weeks away from the end of the year, prospects for 2015 can equally be brought into question regarding the price appreciation of gold and silver.

Many investors are absolutely certain stocks and bonds are both going to get killed once the Fed finally does decide to raise rates. The historical record, however, doesn’t clearly back up that argument. Let me explain.

Below are 6 specific reasons that contributed to the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929-1932. Are there any lessons to be learned from those events? Read on!

There has been a great deal of misinformation and propaganda - outright lies - about the $18 trillion U.S. government debt and this article examines 5 of the biggest such lies.

We keep hearing about how controlled inflation is but in reality, we are seeing increases in many important segments of our society. No inflation they say. Let us look at some key items.

Sooner or later, the Federal Reserve will begin normalizing monetary policy, which means higher interest rates are coming, and this has investors rightfully worried because higher rates mean higher interest costs, which should be bad for profits and ultimately stocks. New research, however, suggests that a severe S&P reaction to such hikes is to be expected. Here's why.

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You’ve probably heard it a million times from financial “experts” – the key to financial success is saving. The idea is that if we save more now then we’ll have more to spend later and, while that’s true at the individual level, it’s actually disastrous advice in the aggregate. Here's why.

Since 1999 the gold price has moved in concert with the growth in the US Federal Reserve Balance Sheet including the recent correction in both during the past three years. Accordingly, the following objective analysis forecasts the gold price out to 2016 based solely on historical Central Bank data.

There's a relationship between gold and oil that's worth understanding because each, being valued in U.S. dollars, putatively serves as a measure of inflation and, since both commodities have a common denominator, it's easy to price one against the other. Ergo, the gold/oil ratio i.e. the price of gold expressed in barrels of crude, and the current gold/oil ratio begs the question: "Is gold getting pricey or is oil too cheap?