In decades past, the magic 6-figure salary was (…and still is) a monumental accomplishment. Individuals and families with earnings over $100k per year often had two nice cars, a nice home, took good vacations and still had plenty left over to save for the kid’s college and retirement. But inflation (…or rising prices) has eaten…
States Seek Alternatives to the U.S. Dollar
In the last couple of years, an increasing number of state legislatures across the country have introduced bills to allow gold and silver to be used as legal tender. In 2011, Utah became the first state to introduce its own alternative currency to the U.S. dollar. That state’s governor, Gary Herbert, signed a bill in…
Bullion vs. Numismatic Coins
A frequent question we receive from gold bullion investors is, “What the heck is the difference between a bullion and numismatic coin?” A recent article in our gold investors’ knowledge center explores this topic in-depth, but we wanted to provide a quick summary here in our blog. Essentially, the difference between bullion and numismatic coins…
Can I Really Drive from Atlanta to Orlando for 2-Ounces of Silver?
Much of our interest in silver is driven by its comparison to paper U.S. Dollars. A few months ago, we wrote a post about a gas station in Oregon accepting 90% junk silver quarters and dimes. In that commentary, we explored the relationship between silver (…or commodity backed money) and the fiat dollar and found…
Learn What You Need to Know About Popular Bullion Coins
If you’re just starting to wade into the waters of investing in gold and silver bullion, you’re probably scratching your head trying to figure out what you should buy. You’ve heard about Silver Eagles and Canadian Maple gold coins but that’s about the extent of your knowledge. To help our customers and the general public…
Are Gas Prices Really Higher? Hardly…
Hardly he says – we can imagine a few will do a double take on our assertion there. But after reading a piece in Forbes Magazine and thinking about the precious metals we’re involved with day in, day out, it makes complete sense. Anyone knows that gas is expensive. Any rise in price is noticed…
