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Don’t Let the Precious Metals Bull Shake You Off

Bullion Directory — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:54:57 +0000

Investors have to manage their emotions and deal with surprises in order to succeed. This is particularly true for bullion investors, who can expect more than their share of volatility and unexpected price action. Gold and silver are not favored assets, unlike real estate, Treasuries, or U.S. equities...

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Government Shutdown Theatre Fuels More Gold Gains

Bullion Directory — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:50:00 +0000

Rumors of a federal government shutdown are once again swirling. Absent a deal, non-essential agencies will have to suspend operations until legislators put together a spending deal. Americans have another front row seat to the public relations battle between Republicans and Democrats to see which party is most to blame for the impasse.

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Cost of Living Is Falling Fast… Relative to Gold

Bullion Directory — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:14:24 +0000

Rising prices are a political football with politicians on both sides of the aisle eager to pin blame on the other party. Both sides are correct. Politicians, along with the central bank they created and continue to endorse, are fully responsible for the affordability crisis and the fading American dream.

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The Best Way to Buy Silver Right Now?

Bullion Directory — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:04:35 +0000

Bid and ask premiums for 90% silver U.S. coins are perhaps the most volatile of any among retail bullion products. At the recent peak of retail buying demand in 2023, ask premiums for these older, circulated dimes, quarters, and half dollars went north of $15/oz over spot. Today, ask premiums are south of $1/oz.

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Gold Revaluation, Bitcoin Reserve, and Other Shell Games

Bullion Directory — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:38:12 +0000

Rumors of gold revaluation have been in the news lately. One thing is clear. Politicians have no interest in using the nation’s gold reserves for anything like the original purpose. Americans get smoke and mirrors instead. Officials may like to point to the large reserves and talk about the confidence all that gold inspires.

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Complicated Price Discovery In Metals

Bullion Directory — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:23:35 +0000

Price discovery for precious metals is complicated. There are several different markets for gold and silver. These markets include the retail bullion market, the London spot market, and the COMEX futures market. Another market is called Exchange of Futures for Physical (EFP). The EFP process was developed as a means for institutional investors...

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The U.S. Dollar and Delusions of Growth

Bullion Directory — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:47:52 +0000

Americans are accustomed to assets being priced in terms of Federal Reserve note dollars. It makes sense, of course. The dollar is the currency of the realm. There is, however, a real problem with using it as a benchmark. It’s an eye-opener to measure how key assets have performed with gold, rather than the dollar, as the benchmark.

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When to Sell Gold

Bullion Directory — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:17:28 +0000

Gold has outperformed most asset classes for the last 25 years. If you think about it, that is a pretty remarkable run. Economic conditions varied widely, but gold held up better in tough times as well as during periods of growth. In all likelihood, no one who held gold through the past couple of decades regrets it. Why has gold done so well?

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Making Sense of Last Week’s Price Drop In Precious Metals

Bullion Directory — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:44:03 +0000

Silver prices dropped 12% in the final two trading days of last week. Gold lost 2.6%. While gold has held up relatively well, silver fell in tandem with the general stock market after President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs against nations that impose a levy on goods from the U.S. - Bullion was exempted - coins, rounds, and bars will not be subject to the tariff.

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Swap U.S. Gold Reserves for Bitcoin… Seriously?

Bullion Directory — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:45:19 +0000

Washington D.C. is still a prime breeding ground for bad ideas. One of the dumbest, and more dangerous, is the idea of swapping U.S. gold reserves for Bitcoin. Bitcoin and gold may share some of the honest money fanbase, but that is about as far as any similarities go. One is tangible and time tested. The other...

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