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  • Poor Planning Is Proving Problematic For The Fed

    Three or four years ago, as the US economy continued to recover the Fed should have slowly been increasing interest rates, but chose to do nothing. Now that the economy is slowly grinding to a halt, the Fed feels the need to constantly threaten an interest rate increase and why not?  It’s been the only

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  • Home Storage Gold IRA: Fact or Fiction

    Many ads can be found listing the plentiful benefits of a home storage gold IRA and what benefit’s not to like? Unfortunately, those same ads don’t take the time to educate viewers to the requirements that accompany the opportunity. We warned our readers about the dangers and pitfalls of this trend a month ago, but

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  • Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Handling a 401(k) and Choosing a Retirement Plan

    As you entertain the notion of saving for retirement, one of the options that possibly comes to mind is a 401(k) plan. Granted, a 401(k) plan comes with attractive benefits such as tax-deferred earnings, a variety of investment options, and convenience. However, before you hastily choose a retirement plan, desperate to begin saving early for

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  • A Russian coin dealer’s lessons on gold ownership

    What can the recent crash of the Russian ruble teach us about gold ownership? Dmitriy Balkovskiy, a Russian coin dealer in Moscow, has some insight. On December 16, 2014, a day deemed the “Russian Black Tuesday”, the ruble dropped from 58 to 72 per U.S. dollar. In an article for Casey Research, Balkovskiy recalls some incidents he witnessed that

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  • Gold’s significance to the Christmas holiday

    American Bullion wishes a very Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! How is gold significant to Christmas? Read below for some examples. Red, green, and gold are considered to be the three colors of Christmas. Gold became significant to Christmas after the birth of Jesus Christ. Legend has it that Melchior, an Arabian king and one of

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  • CNBC: Could Russia back its currency with gold?

    It’s no secret that Russia has been purchasing a lot of gold lately. Between July and September 2014, central banks throughout the world added a total of 92.8 tons of gold to their reserves, with Russia accounting for 59% of net purchases made during that time period. It has now surpassed China in the amount of gold held

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  • The US now has $18 trillion in debt. Just how much is 18 trillion?

    The United States national debt has reached 18 trillion dollars. Just how large is this number? It can be difficult to visualize such a huge number without putting it into perspective. Here are five examples to help you do so. 1. 18 trillion seconds is equal to 5 billion hours, or 570,398 years. To put that even

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  • This Week in Gold: Coins for charity, Fed talk, Sony woes

    This week in gold, the headlines were dominated mainly by news of the Federal Reserve’s final policy statement of the year and North Korea’s cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. On the blog we covered these stories and their implications for the precious metals market, as well as the Salvation Army’s recent string of donations in the form

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  • Could the North Korean cyberattack on Sony drive demand for gold?

    On November 24, a hacker group calling themselves “Guardians of Peace” obtained and released emails, salary details, copies of unreleased films, and other information from Sony Pictures Entertainment. On December 16, the hackers threatened to attack anyone who sees The Interview, an upcoming Sony comedy film that mocks North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un, and told

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  • CNN: How central banks and consumers still rely on gold

    In a CNN article titled “Good old-fashioned gold: how consumers and banks still rely on it“, authors Katie Pisa and Tracey Hobbs discuss the robust attraction to gold as a safe-haven asset that has held for thousands of years. Gold “has provided a tradable commodity which investors have turned to in uncertain times. It’s a safe haven,

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