February 20, 2017

Is A New Commodity Bull Market Good for Gold?
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...

Brick and Mortar Banks, Gold, and the FinTech Revolution
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...

Gold and Silver in a Confusing World
It is not unusual for markets that are either in the process of setting a long term top or bottom to confuse investors. A few weeks ago we indicated that...

Interest Rates and Gold: Reversal vs. Range Bound
As interest rates signal a trend change it is important to consider all the possibilities. Certainly one can make a case for rising interest rates due to inflationary pressures. However because...

Gold and Silver Turn Higher After Post Election Slump
One of the prominent financial news commentators said two weeks ago, “A wise strategy would have been to buy the election and sell the inauguration.” He was talking of course of...

Silver and Gold Prices in 2017 – The Path Will Not Be Straight
After a roller coaster year, the price of gold rose nearly 8%, which almost kept pace with the 8.8% increase in the S&P 500. So, where does the price of silver...

Gold Continues to Carve Out A Long Term Bottom
The price action of gold over the last few weeks is consistent with a notice we put out in April of last year to our clients. In that notice we...

Divergence in Gold ETFs Signal Bottoming in Price?
Recently there has been some divergence in the inflow/outflow of gold into two separate ETFs. The larger SPDR Gold Shares ETF has seen weekly outflows since mid-November. However, the smaller...

New FOMC Taking Shape January 1st
In with the new and out with the old. Such is the case every year with the Federal Open Market Committee. On January 1, new members will step in and vote...