Economics, Finance, and Money

It was announced today that fourteen large retailers besides J.C. Penney are closing many of their brick-and-mortar stores. What does that have to do with the future spot price of...

An interesting development has occurred in the markets that would suggest a sustained, multi-year rise in gold and silver prices is indeed around the corner. This week Fed chair Janet...

Some of the largest global institutions are beginning to catch on that DLT (distributed ledger technology) is going to have an enormous impact on banking and payment systems. DLT has...

Since the beginning of the year, both the DOW and gold have had impressive runs. The DOW now sits near 21,000 and gold has risen above the $1,260 level. It...

As we move closer to the cashless society that many governments would like to see implemented, the drawbacks of the plan become more pronounced. And while the benefits of a...

Gold and silver prices have suffered over the past few years through a grueling down market. 2016 appears at this point to have set a firm bottom in place for the...

We live in very interesting times to say the least. Financial innovation using new technology has been percolating for years. The advent and rising popularity of Bitcoin, and more importantly...

One of the more visible signs that FinTech is real and growing is the trend toward smaller, more technology focused branch banks. Bank of America recently accounted that it has...

For those following trends in global currencies, one has emerged that has significant long term implications. That is the move toward purely digital currencies. This trend has gained momentum over...