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Gold and the Lindy Effect

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 21, 2021

Gold will likely remain valued as a store of wealth for another 5,000 years. But it won't be because it has already been that way for the past 5,000. Gold expert Luke Burgess explains why the metal...

Prison, Ponzis, and Profits

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted April 15, 2021

Bernie Madoff died in prison on April 14th, 2021 at the age of 82. Madoff's now infamous Ponzi scheme managed to swindle $50 billion from ordinary people, charities, and celebrities alike. If only...

Is This New "Gold-Backed” Crypto Misleading Investors?

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 14, 2021

If you want to invest in gold, buy gold. The most direct way to do that is owning the physical bullion yourself. Beware of the pitfalls that may come with supposed "gold-backed" cryptocurrencies...

Easing Investor Anxiety with these 3 Dividend ETFs

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted April 8, 2021

For any investor struggling with analysis paralysis, dividend aristocrats are an easy choice. But most folks don’t want to buy a dozen stocks and keep track of them all. That's why I recommend...

Vanadium Investing 2021

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 7, 2021

Right now, grid energy storage facilities use lithium-ion batteries to store electricity. But lithium-ion batteries have flaws, which is why battery industry leaders are turning toward vanadium...

Magic to Mundane: A Tech Investing Checklist

Written by Adam English
Posted April 6, 2021

Just like applied physics or engineering, it’s a hard thing to bridge the gap from a proposal to a funded project to real-world applications. With all the money being thrown at tech these days, I...

Gold Set to Post Large Quarterly Loss

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted March 31, 2021

In less than 24 hours, the attack will be on. The target: gold. Gold prices are set to post their worst quarterly losses since at least 2016. And the gold haters are set to have a field day with new...

Does the Fed Even Know It’s Full of It?

Written by Adam English
Posted March 30, 2021

Make no mistake about it. The Federal Reserve has always been a political body. The consequences are profound, and we need to react to them.

The New Oil

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted March 25, 2021

The new lifeblood of commerce has been born. However, there’s currently a shortage of this “new oil" — a big one. It could mean disruption in all parts of the economy and, more importantly, an...

Newfoundland Gold Rush

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted March 24, 2021

Geologists are on the verge of an extraordinary new gold discovery deep in the remote mountains of Newfoundland. It could become one of the highest-grade gold deposits on the planet… and it could...

Another $3 Trillion in Spending: Too Late, Too Quick, Too Much, Not Enough

Written by Adam English
Posted March 23, 2021

The latest news trickling “outside the Beltway” of Washington, D.C., is fantastic. It is also terrible. Most of it won't make it through. Some of it will, and we can capitalize on it.

4 Trillion Reasons to Own Gold Right Now

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted March 17, 2021

Gold is set to experience one of its greatest and most powerful bull markets in history. Forget the bull market of the 1970s and the run-up in prices back in 2011. The 2021 gold market is positioned...