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I've written a couple articles this year here on Seeking Alpha about why, in addition to investing in a variety of normal equities, I began allocating a portion of my portfolio into gold and gold stocks starting in the autumn of 2018. And in my most recent article, Recession Obsession , I e...

Last week it was brought to my attention recently—in a tweet by Charlie Bilello, director of research at Pension Partners—that the yellow metal has also outperformed arguably the greatest living investor, Warren Buffett. For the 20-year period, gold has returned more than 485...

In 2018, the US Federal Reserve increased the short-term Feds Fund rate by 25 basis point four times. Coming into last year, the central bank had told markets to expect three one-quarter of one-point increases. Economic growth and the lowest unemployment rate in a half-century led the Fed to t...

Gold and gold mining stocks suffered a setback in the first half of September, thanks in part to diminishing trade war fears. But while gold’s “fear factor” is on the wane, the yellow metal’s currency component is showing signs of strengthening. In today’s re...

With Donald Trump now tweeting for negative interest rates while the precious metals markets are already rallying, Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics joined me on the show to talk about how it all fits together. He discussed the latest Trump comments, how that might affect the rec...

Investment case The World Gold Trust - SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust ( GLDM ) has come under slight downward pressure (-2%) since the start of September, after a remarkable performance of 8% in August. While we contend that the positioning in Comex gold among the speculative community is st...

All that is gold does not glitter. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Gold and gold related stocks have had a tremendous run for the past year. Gold as measured by the SPDR Gold ETF ( GLD ) is up 24% over the past 12 months. The Van Eck Vectors Gold Miners ETF ( GDX ) ha...

In 2004, the price of gold began moving higher to above the $400 per ounce level. However, it was not until 2006-2008 that the price began its trek to the upside that took the price above the 1980 peak at $875 per ounce. A look back at the price action from 2004 through 2011 when the yellow me...

Gold reversed hard last week after blasting higher for a month, leaving traders wondering why and what that portends. The answers are found in gold’s dominant short-term driver, speculators’ collective trading in gold futures. Their positioning has grown excessively bullish, they...

Gold is a safe haven investment for many. However, will it be a profitable one if you invest in it now? I am presuming here that you are a US investor. The goodness of gold as an investment may depend on the local currency and many local political and economic factors. Dealing with the US situ...