You might feel prepared for any crisis, from a massive hurricane to the dissolution of the government, but you could be missing something crucial: an active social network. The most essential tool for long-term survival can’t be purchased. It’s difficult to find and impossible to replace. Without it, even the most prepared among us will…
Add a Rare Fifth Metal to Your Investment Portfolio
Let’s start with a precious metals quiz. What do you think is the world’s most expensive metal? Here are some hints: It’s one of the most exotic metals in the world It’s 100 times rarer than gold — and worth eight times as much Regardless of rarity or cost, this metal is crucial to the…
Fed to Taper Another $10 Billion
As many expected, the Federal Reserve has decided to taper another $10 billion from its monthly bond-buying program. Wednesday’s decision follows the $10 billion reduction from last month and drops asset purchases down to $65 billion per month. Amid recent economic data, the Fed chose to continue their plan to exit monthly purchasing that initially…
From Make-Believe Money to Viking Treasure: Our Top 5 Coin Stories of 2013
It was an eventful year for precious metals. As the spot price of gold and silver oscillated in response to economic uncertainty and concerns over stimulus tapering, some investors urged the selling of precious metal assets. Others — looking for a hedge against inflation — nabbed as much as they could at low prices. Yet…
The Gold-to-Silver Ratio: Where Should it Be?
In a recent knowledge center article, we defined the gold-to-silver ratio as the amount of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. As of midday Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, the gold:silver ratio stood at 62.88 to one. This means that at current price levels, it takes nearly 63 ounces of silver to purchase…
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…
