Dollar-Cost Averaging Into Gold and Silver: The Investor’s Practical Guide
Most investors who want to own gold and silver never build the position they intend — not because the strategy is wrong, but because they keep waiting for the perfect moment to buy. Dollar-cost averaging solves that problem. This guide explains the mechanism, shows the math, and gives you a…Read More
Gold Up 40% in a Year. The Moody’s Downgrade Explains Why.
One year ago, Moody’s completed a 15-year process — stripping the US of its last AAA credit rating. Gold closed at $3,237 that day. It trades above $4,550 today. Here’s what happened, why it happened, and what it means for the year ahead.Read More
AI vs Affordability And Rates
AI vs Affordability And Rates By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Last week, we contemplated, for the first time, that we might need to Understand Universal Basic Income. The timing was very good as on Monday, South Korea floated the idea of transferring some AI-driven tax revenue to its citizens. As uncertainty around jobs, income, […]
BRICS Summit Can’t Muster Joint Statement On Iran War Amid Deepening Division
BRICS Summit Can’t Muster Joint Statement On Iran War Amid Deepening Division Via The Cradle The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a joint statement due to “differing views” on the US-Israeli war against Iran and the current situation in West Asia, the Indian government said in a statement. Representatives […]
Everyone In The Democratic Party Has Money – Except The Democratic Party
Everyone In The Democratic Party Has Money – Except The Democratic Party Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On April 30, Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat. In a statement about suspending her campaign, Mills was blunt: “While I have the drive […]
The Silver-to-Dow Ratio: How to Spot the Shift from Paper to Physical
Silver dropped ~10% after the Trump-Xi summit ended without a deal. The silver-to-Dow ratio — how many ounces it takes to buy the Dow — sits near 659 today. In 1980, it took just 18. That gap is the whole argument.Read More
No Deal, No Premium: Why Silver Fell 7% at the Trump-Xi Summit
The Trump-Xi Beijing summit priced in a trade breakthrough that never arrived. Silver built a 7% premium over four days — then gave it all back in one session. Here’s the mechanism and why the structural case remains intact.Read More
What Moves Gold Prices? 6 Key Gold Price Factors Explained
Gold hit an all-time high of $5,589 in January 2026 — then pulled back 18%. Here are the six macroeconomic factors that move gold prices, and why understanding them matters more than tracking the daily chart.Read More
Great Global Energy Rewiring Accelerates: UAE To Double Crude Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz Chaos
Great Global Energy Rewiring Accelerates: UAE To Double Crude Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz Chaos Days after the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran began, we pointed out on March 3 that the conflict was likely to accelerate a major Gulf infrastructure push to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline to the Red Sea […]
Gold Fell. China Bought Its Most in 17 Months. Here’s Why.
Five things drove gold and silver lower this week — a stronger dollar, spiking Treasury yields, the hottest US producer inflation in over three years, a new Federal Reserve chair, and a Trump-Xi summit with no deal. All five are documented and short-term. Meanwhile, the People’s Bank of China quietly…Read More