1. Is gold a safe-haven or a hedge, and what is the difference between them? 2. What is gold supposed to be a safe-haven or a hedge in relation to? 3. Does gold protect investors from a stock market crash, bond market volatility, inflation, or a systemic crisis? 4. Do the safe-haven properties of gold depend on the country and the time horizon?

On the very last day of the last two Shemitah years, the stock market crashed so badly that it set a brand new all-time record and now we are in another Shemitah year. It began last fall, and it will end next September. Could it be possible that we will see another historic market crash?

When it comes to market sentiment, gold is at the bottom of the barrel as almost everyone is predicting a complete collapse in the gold price and is falling all over each other to predict the new and lowest price for gold. Why is that so? What does it all mean? Read on!

This coming autumn we are likely to experience the beginning of the end to the biggest speculative bubble in world history. All bubble assets will implode and the financial system will come under massive pressure

Martin Armstrong says gold touched rock bottom last week and will begin to rally sometime after October 1st, 2015 and reach $5,000+ an ounce in 2016.

Central banks have lost control. The great props to the world economy are now beginning to fall and It is only a matter of time before stock markets collapse under the weight of their lofty expectations and record valuations.

For those who think the CRB Index says nothing about global growth invest accordingly at your own peril because this commodity index is screaming loudly that the rate of global growth is plummeting - just as it was at the height of the Great Recession. The CRB index is foreboding - a clear message of the danger that lies ahead.

We are content to pay for house insurance for most of our lives yet very few of us have actually experienced a fire or a major disaster where we had to use the insurance. We are comfortable with paying the premiums every year in order to avoid a catastrophic loss. Well, owning gold is tantamount to owning an insurance policy on your investment portfolio.

On August 6, 2015, Goldman Sachs and HSBC took delivery of a sum total of 7.1 tons of physical gold*. Are Goldman and HSBC now creating a "Big Long" in gold? If not, what are they doing - and what should you do as a result? Read on.

Canadian households are heavily leveraged and with their level of debt in proportion to income now hovering at record levels, they are vulnerable to a range of economic shocks that could create a financial crisis. I am of the opinion, however, that the range of variables at play discussed in this article would mitigate any possibility of a meltdown of Canada's financial system. Let me explain.