Over the past year, gold has risen over 30% primarily due to a falling dollar and concerns about inflation amid monetary expansion. Silver is up over 40% over 12 months and undervalued industrial metal with monetary attributes. Platinum, which is nearly 10 times rarer than gold is essentially unchanged over the last year. Platinum is […]
Gold broke out of a huge 27 year base in 2007 at just over $800 per ounce. Gold initially traded up to $1,000 per ounce and backed off to $700 per ounce shortly after the breakout. Gold then moved from $700 to $1,900 per ounce in three years. Gold has rallied $600 per ounce in […]
Gold is up almost $400 per ounce over the past six months. The gold price is benefiting from a weaker dollar, a lackluster jobs report, and continued stimulus talk. No one knows what to expect over the next six months. To have all your eggs in one basket is awfully risky and just plain silly. […]
Since the recent March high in the US dollar, the fiat currency has fallen consistently. The purchasing power of our dollar has dropped. Our dollar buys less today than it did a couple of months ago. All paper currencies have lost significant purchasing power over the past few decades. A simple example explains it all. […]
The last six months have been a real roller coaster ride for major markets. The economy is reeling and there is no real solution in sight. The economy and the markets are being held up by monetary expansion and global stimulus. It’s scary to think about what will happen when the stimulus and free money […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost 67% against gold since 1999. The US dollar has lost 85% against gold since 2000. With money printing, debt, and stimulus reaching all-time highs today, wealth preservation is at the forefront. We are frequently asked at Midas Gold Group what are the different ways that an individual can […]
Many economists are still predicting a V-Shaped post Coronavirus shutdown. The rebounding stock market would seem to support the V-Shaped theory. However, others predict a real turnaround could take a decade. The drastic recovery in the stock market is not based on strong market fundamentals. The unemployment rate at nearly 20% is drastically higher even […]
While we are still in the beginning stages of huge financial uncertainty, the need to plan for the next decade is here. Investors should be looking for a place to hide and caution is in order. With unprecedented monetary expansion and stimulus comes tremendous risk. Based on industry trends and historical valuations, silver offers tremendous […]
The dollar has lost more than 6% of its value over the past two weeks against a basket of global currencies. Global traders are unsettled with the loose monetary policy in the United States. In 2020 the US created approximately 9 trillion dollars out of thin air amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, two key net […]
Hyperinflation during the Weimar Republic 100 years ago Paper or fiat currency is nothing new in world history. China has a long history of printing intrinsically worthless currency dating back to the seventh century. In the 1400s the kingdom of Spain began printing paper to be used as money during military sieges.
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