After gold hit a low under $1200 in late June, the metal seemed to be in recovery mode for the rest of the summer. Through August, September and October, gold trended upward and tested important resistance levels of $1350 – $1360. At the end of October, gold once again broke above $1350. The rally off…
Wages & Gold: An Ugly Reality
Inflation — or rather some of the effects of inflation, like rising prices — is a common theme among gold and silver enthusiasts. We often point to data and trends that show an increase in prices as a reason to invest in one or both metals. If you took a minute to go through our…
LBMA Good Delivery — So What?
It’s one of those terms that shows up sometimes in conversations about precious metals, or buried in product descriptions: LBMA Good Delivery refinery. But what does it mean? The LBMA is the London Bullion Market Association. It’s an international trade association for those involved in the bullion investment market–particularly gold and silver–and includes refiners, dealers,…
The Air France Heist: Is Your Bullion Safe?
With the inexplicable disappearance of millions of dollars in gold from an Air France flight, we got to thinking. What’s the best way for private investors to protect their precious cargo? On Tuesday, French news sources were abuzz with the breaking story of a real live heist—a story so scandalous it seems destined for the…
Limited Edition Superman Coin Series Now Available
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the limited edition Superman coin series from the Royal Canadian Mint! The RCM, in a special partnership with DC Comics, has released seven unique coin designs to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, created by Canadian artist Joe Shuster and American writer Jerry Siegel. These…
Surprise Announcement from Fed Sparks Metals Rally
Much to the world’s surprise, the Federal Reserve announced this past Wednesday that it would not be tapering its bond purchases, or what most of us know as Quantitative Easing. Many expected the Fed to announce a reduction of bond purchases from $85 billion a month, but when the announcement wasn’t what investors had expected,…
