Currencies and Gold

Sweden Raises Rates—All the Way to Zero

After being one of the first countries to lead the world into the negative interest rate era, Sweden has decided to end that policy....

Your Retirement Life: No Gold/Silver in Safe Deposit Box

A son of long-time subscribers to Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report emailed me last week about a letter his parents had received from their...

Is Brexit Good or is Brexit Bad?

The British pound soared yesterday on news that the Conservative Party won a large majority, thereby ensuring the U.K. leaves the European Union. When the...

Here’s Why You Should Treat Your Disaster Cash like Gold

In a true catastrophe, the value of your dollars may plummet to zero, and all you'll be left with is your gold, canned goods,...

Save Yourself! 92% of Wealthy Danes Want to Pull Their Money from Banks

In Denmark, the central bank began setting negative rates in 2012, and for wealthy Danes, it's been a chore to avoid giving money to...
Best Gold ETF

What is the Best Gold ETF for Investing and Trading?

One of the easiest and lowest-cost ways to buy gold is through a gold exchange traded fund (ETF). But which Gold ETF should you...

Patience Turns Out to Have a Silver Lining

Over the last year, silver investors who had the patience to hold have found themselves better off than those investing in a S&P 500...

Is Gold a Good Long-term Investment?

Since President Nixon closed the gold window in August of 1971, the price of gold has increased more than 37-fold. From a price of...

The World Just Got Serious About Regulating Cryptocurrencies

For years anonymous crypto-currencies have been criminals' favorite method of hiding and laundering their money. That could all be about to end. Mike Orcutt...

Is Bitcoin a Currency, or an Asset?

Bitcoin speculators are in the midst of another wild ride in the crypto-currency's price, which shot up as high as $13,387.26/bitcoin on June 26...