Counterparty risk is the risk that another party in a financial arrangement fails to meet its obligation - a company defaulting on a bond, a bank failing, a stock's issuing company going bankrupt. Physical gold you actually hold doesn't carry that kind of risk, because its value doesn't depend on...
A dealer's own marketing about its customer service is, by definition, not an independent source. The verifiable things worth checking instead: the dealer's Better Business Bureau profile and complaint history, whether it's a member of industry bodies like the Professional Numismatists Guild or...
Calling silver "the new oil" overstates a real trend: silver genuinely is used heavily in industrial applications the U.S. Geological Survey tracks in its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, including solar photovoltaic cells, electronics, and electrical contacts, and industrial demand has grown...
This post is based on a video of historical commentary about gold from a well-known public figure - interesting as a perspective on gold's long history as a store of value, but a quote or opinion, however famous, isn't the same as current financial guidance for a retirement account.Gold's role as...
Headlines about banks "being in trouble" often skip the actual protection already in place: the FDIC insures deposit accounts up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, per ownership category. That coverage is why the 2023 regional bank failures (Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank) resulted...
