December Job Growth Lowest Since January 2011

Momentum in the labor market has halted after months of higher-than-expected numbers, according to the most recent figures from the Labor Department. U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December — the lowest pace since January 2011 — and missed its estimate by more than 120,000. The blame is falling on winter weather and many…

More Than Your Average Junk Silver: Valuable Dimes

Junk silver is a great addition to any investment strategy, as it includes not only easily recognizable pieces for use as trade items in a crisis, but it also is affordable to buy and possible to find in everyday transactions. Some pieces of junk silver are particularly valuable because they also have a numismatic appeal…

Paper vs. Physical Gold: Their Differences and Why It Matters

There’s a gold civil war taking place right now — one we lovingly call the Clash of Paper Gold vs. Physical Gold. On one side, speculators play the game of futures and options markets. On the other side, physical investors are buying bargain-priced gold bullion in record numbers as a hedge against future instability. Each…

Brace for it: Janet Yellen Confirmed as Fed Chair

After months of wondering, we finally have confirmation: Janet Yellen is the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Her first day is February 1, after Ben Bernanke completes his term this month. Votes were 56 to 26 in her favor on Monday, though many senators were absent because of the poor weather in Washington. Those…

Five Reasons To Invest in Copper

From pennies to motherboards: how you could be missing out by not owning copper. Recent copper market numbers have pressured the metal into a downward trend, with prices hovering right around three dollars per pound and levels plummeting to three-year lows. Yet anyone who thinks copper is fading out of the game knows little about…

Finding Junk Silver “In The Wild”

“Junk” silver, or circulated coins valued for their silver content rather than face value, are increasingly sought-after. Because junk silver is  recognizable, affordable and has convenient silver content, they are a good choice for survival silver collectors and investors of all kinds. There is a difference between silver bullion coins and rounds and junk silver….