by Wesley Crowder | Oct 4, 2017 | Precious Metals
Though it has held its crown as world’s greatest safe haven and secrecy country for over three hundred years now, things have finally begun to change for Switzerland. The wealthy have suffered enough exposure at the hands of the Swiss government who have been...
by Wesley Crowder | Sep 20, 2017 | Precious Metals
The number one all-time rule of wealth preservation is international diversification. This simply means that you take a few proactive steps to protect yourself from the likes of insolvent American and British national governments. These and other nations which are...
by Wesley Crowder | Sep 20, 2017 | Precious Metals
Many people who expatriate abroad (or at least expatriate their precious metals to a safer overseas location) leave with some nagging concerns. One of the chief of these has to do with their gold and other tangible valuables that they take with them and store overseas...
by Wesley Crowder | Sep 8, 2017 | Precious Metals
You can hardly but help have noticed how cryptocurrencies have come from seemingly nowhere to take the world by storm in 2017. What began as a humble and anonymously created experiment with Bitcoin a decade ago has now evolved into a major force in online commerce and...
by Wesley Crowder | May 3, 2017 | Precious Metals
Gold is one of those commodities that many sophisticated or accredited investors are looking into when it comes to portfolio diversification. Gold has many characteristics that make it stand out as a truly unique type of investment. It sits at the opposite end of the...
by Wesley Crowder | Sep 14, 2016 | Precious Metals
It is no secret that the U.S. economy has been in an extended recovery phase since the Great Recession in 2009. This seven year recovery has proven to be among the longest and weakest in the history of the United States. Since the year 2009, the American economy has...
by Wesley Crowder | Sep 7, 2016 | Precious Metals
The markets hate uncertainty with a few exceptions. Gold is one of these assets that thrive on it. The yellow metal is up over 25% so far for 2016 making it one of the best performing asset classes anywhere. This does not mean that the ultimate safe haven vehicle has...
by Wesley Crowder | Aug 4, 2016 | Precious Metals
Gold has been among the standout performers in the investment world so far this year. The precious metal has gained around 27% in 2016. It is truly impressive when you consider that the S&P 500 has only risen 4.5% for this year. Put into comparative perspective,...
by Wesley Crowder | Jul 13, 2016 | Commodities, Precious Metals
With central banks gearing up to restart the proverbial money printing presses in announcements this week, investors have a new game. They are now busily front running central banks’ action in markets everywhere. This emerging news makes an even stronger case...
by Wesley Crowder | Jul 6, 2016 | Precious Metals
You can not help but notice the impressive rally that gold and silver have been on in June and for most of 2016 so far. The safe haven metals have continued to enjoy widespread gains across currency markets. Investors have been hunting for safe haven hideaways as...
by Wesley Crowder | Jun 9, 2016 | Precious Metals
Rare coins are an interesting choice to help diversify your portfolio. These should not be confused with gold or silver bullion holdings as they are not the same. For six good reasons, rare coins provide you with better protection than most any asset class on the...
by Wesley Crowder | May 25, 2016 | Precious Metals
Sophisticated investors are familiar with the various components of the precious metals complex gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Palladium is generally the precious metal type that you hear and know least about these days. Understanding palladium is more...
