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When most of us think of precious metals gold tends to be our first thought. Silver, the less expensive of the two, tends to be relegated to second place. Silver is often thought of as similar to gold in that it’s pretty in jewelry and has always had value, but it’s fundamentally of no use […]

Such words might be taken with a grain of salt if they had been uttered by any regular Joe, but that is simply not the case with Alan Greenspan. From 1987 to 2006 Mr. Greenspan was the highly respected and influential Chairman of the Federal Reserve System. During his tenure, Greenspan enacted policies deemed inflationary […]

The highly anticipated opening of the Shanghai Gold Exchange International Board (SGX) took place last month on September 18th. The yuan-denominated board, which was launched in Shanghai’s new free-trade zone, is aimed at encouraging foreign participation in China’s tightly controlled gold market. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of gold, but sees itself […]

The following links are to a five part infographic series on gold from Visual Capitalist. Series does excellent job of telling the story of gold from its history, supply, demand, to reasons to own, and future trends. Visual Capitalist creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing. Visit them […]

The mainstream financial media are finally admitting to what gold bugs have been claiming for years. The gold market is manipulated. Recently, an options trader at Barclay’s, was the first person to be fined by Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for manipulating the price of gold. This vindicated those in the precious metals community who […]

Originally Posted June 6, 2014 – What is FATCA? Officially known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, H.R. 2847 became law in March of 2010 but will take effect around the world on July 1, 2014. The ‘official’ goal of this law is to find offshore accounts held by U.S. taxpayers seeking to avoid […]

One of the most frequent questions asked of us here at Jack Hunt’s involves the possibility of gold bullion confiscation by the US government, similar to what happened in 1933. To review, then president Franklin Roosevelt signed into law in April of 1933 an executive order banning private gold ownership in the United States. In […]