While this year has been especially lackluster for gold with its price slumping 8% YTD and down 35% from its high.in 2011 this out-of-favor asset class now deserves a place in investment portfolios. Here's why.

Silver prices are down more than 70% from their 2011 peak. I don't know if silver prices have bottomed - and there are plenty of risks to consider - but I think a long, patient position at current prices or better will be rewarded over time. Here's why.

Investing is about risk and economic risk is today greater than at anytime in history whether we look at stocks, bonds or property. Fortunately, however, it is possible to insure against the risk of a banking collapse, the crash of most asset classes and the final destruction of the currency system. Here's how.

Bron Suchecki, in an interview with Gregor Gregerson, discusses: •gold confiscation (like when FDR issued Executive Order 6102 in 1933), •how likely it is to happen again and •the possible impact of the occurrence of a gold confiscation event on different assets: bullion, jewelry, mining stocks and numismatics.

Pundits are advising to pay-off Puerto Rican debt with ‘digits’ (created out-of-nothing), create a Universal Basic Income for everyone via more QE digits, and essentially flood the planet with computer digits (so everyone is wealthy and prosperous mentally). Is this economics or is this mere fantasy and corruption at the highest level?

Pensions are run like Ponzi schemes; as long as the cash coming in to the fund is equal to or exceeds beneficiary payouts, the scheme can continue but it’s a catastrophe when economic conditions deteriorate and tax revenue flattens or declines, as is occurring now. When the stock market inevitably cracks, it will wipe pensions out.

The relationship between silver and the Dow is such that significant Dow peaks are often followed by significant silver rallies. It is for this reason that silver can provide a great opportunity to bank Dow profits and even grow them much bigger.

We have been following silver’s performance closely and anticipating a strong move in silver price for a while now. As we write this article, the silver price is still trading within the range on its 35 year silver chart, and we believe the resolution of the long term triangle pattern will be resolved very soon. Summer 2018 will set the tone for silver and gold price for the rest of 2018 and possibly early 2019. Here's why.

It is critical to heed the strong warning signs of deep trouble coming in Europe, Japan and the USA. A 75-79% fall in the currencies of these countries is telling us that they will all go to their intrinsic value of ZERO in the next few years. This will lead eventually to the same hyperinflation as in Argentina and Venezuela...

The petroyuan has launched. Let's investigate its success or lack thereof, primarily the latter.