July 2025 – Week 1 Edition Mid-Year Review of Metals and Other Markets Stock investors have celebrated the fact that two major market indexes ended the first half of 2025 at record highs, but they didn’t report all the details behind that rise. True, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ composite each hit all-time highs but many other indicators with wide breadth did not make...
My Weekly Coin Pick Just Happens to be One of My Favorite Coins
June 2025 - Week 4 Edition
June 2025 – Week 4 Edition My Weekly Coin Pick Just Happens to be One of My Favorite Coins This week, I recommend adding an expertly selected, lustrous 1914-D $2 ½ Indian gold coin in gem uncirculated, MS64 condition to your portfolio. The $2 ½ Indian series has long been a favorite of mine. I have written two Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) Award-winning books...
Central Banks Continue to Buy Gold, Creating a New Gold Standard
June 2025 - Week 3 Edition
June 2025 – Week 3 Edition Central Banks Continue to Buy Gold, Creating a New Gold Standard Last year, gold surpassed the euro to become the second-largest holding in global central banks after the U.S. dollar. Central banks provided 21% of all gold demand in 2024, buying over 1,000 metric tons for the third year in a row and central banks are continuing that...
What Pushed Silver Up Nearly $4, a Rate of Nearly 12%, in Early June?
June 2025 - Week 2 Edition
June 2025 - Week 2 Edition What Pushed Silver Up Nearly $4, a Rate of Nearly 12%, in Early June? June is “Busting Out All Over” for most of the precious metals (except for gold). In the first 10 days of June, we’ve seen double digit gains in silver, platinum and palladium, even while gold is up less than 2%: Precious Metal June 1-10...