Tag: Gold

Gold and the Art of Government Spending: A History of Rising Debt, Falling Faith, and Shining Bars

Let’s face it: if there’s one thing governments do well, it’s spend money. And if there’s one thing gold does well, it’s shine when things get messy. As the U.S. Congress teases us with the latest “Big Beautiful Bill,” let’s take a walk through history to see just how often gold prices have winked at us from the sidelines as the deficit ballooned. Act I: The 1970s – Nixon,[...]

Buying Physical Gold & Silver w/ Neptune Global CEO Christopher Blasi | Commodities Global Expo 2025

Christopher Blasi, Founder and CEO of Neptune Global, shares expert insights on why physical gold remains a powerful tool for long-term wealth preservation—and why the precious metals market may be entering a secular bull phase.

In this discussion moderated by journalist Paul Harris, Blasi also breaks down the most convenient and effective formats for purchasing precious metals based on individual investor needs, including the associated costs of holding physical gold and silver.

Golden Gravity: Why 2025 May Be the Year Portfolios Come Back to Earth

The Setup: Optimism Meets Reality The year began with markets riding high on reform talk, deregulation, and a burst of renewed American confidence. Valuations soared, sentiment rose, and the S&P 500 stretched to 19 times forward earnings. But as always, gravity returned, this time in the form of new tariffs, rising prices, and economic uncertainty. The Yale Budget Lab estimates that[...]

Why I’m Watching Silver Like a Hawk and Gold Like a Central Banker

If you’ve felt like markets lately have been writing a soap opera with one too many plot twists, you’re not alone. 2025 feels like a "transition year" in every sense, markets are jittery, policy is chaotic, and investors are unsure whether to sprint, stroll, or stand still. But under all the noise, I think the real story is silver, and a very underappreciated regulatory shift called Basel [...]

The Great Tariff Tantrum: Welcome to the Reset

April 2, 2025, will go down in history not with a bang but with a tax. A 24 point 65 percent average tariff, to be precise. This was not a carefully crafted trade policy. It was a financial flare shot into the sky by the United States in what looked a lot like panic dressed up as patriotism. Liberation Day, as it is now being called, was not about sovereignty. It was the moment the United[...]

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