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Gold’s Rally Is Real, But The Smart Money Is On Silver

| June 6, 2025
Gold’s Rally Is Real, But The Smart Money Is On Silver

Gold just pushed through $3,300 per ounce. Silver is still dramatically undervalued, trading around $35, but that may not last much longer. For simplicity, I will use the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as a proxy for physical silver.  SLV shares gives investors direct exposure to silver by physically holding silver bullion. When you buy SLV, […]

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Will Gold Hit $4,000 Per Ounce In 2025? Experts Weigh In

| April 29, 2025
Will Gold Hit $4,000 Per Ounce In 2025? Experts Weigh In

It seems like the price of gold just keeps hitting record after record. In March, gold prices surpassed the $3,000-per-ounce mark for the first time ever. Now, they’re sitting around $3,300 per ounce — and climbing. The reasons are many, but economic uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and unpredictable market performance are all part of it, driving consumers to safe-haven assets that protect their […]

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Gold Prices Are Forecast To Rise Another 8% This Year

| February 28, 2025
Gold Prices Are Forecast To Rise Another 8% This Year

The price of gold has surged more than 40% since the start of January 2024, repeatedly shattering records. Goldman Sachs Research forecasts the rally in gold will continue amid demand from central banks. The price of the precious metal is predicted to climb a further 8% to $3,100 a troy ounce by the end of […]

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Will Gold Prices Hit Another All-Time High In 2025?

| February 20, 2025
Will Gold Prices Hit Another All-Time High In 2025?

  Gold prices climbed to fresh record highs early in the year, surpassing the previous all-time high set in October, following President Trump’s focus on tariffs and rising trade tensions between U.S. and China. The precious metal surpassed multiple record peaks in in 2024 and broke through the $2,900/oz for the first time in February, […]

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Will The Federal Reserve Clobber Gold?

| October 31, 2019
Will The Federal Reserve Clobber Gold?

The Federal Reserve will release another announcement today or set of notes, depending on how you want to look at it. Either way, it will probably be a critical day for gold.  First, let’s see where we are. Gold has basically been going sideways for about 2 months now, trending sideways after a local high. […]

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Gold: The Great Diversifier

| October 29, 2019
Gold: The Great Diversifier

It’s no secret to you that I am still more bearish on gold than bullish. And it’s no secret to me that a lot of our subscribers still like gold and feel that it is still a safe haven and a good store of value long term. Despite having argued that gold was one of the largest bubbles […]

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This Week’s Thoughts On Gold Investing

| October 22, 2019
This Week’s Thoughts On Gold Investing

Your sleepy Gold Enthusiast woke up bullish this morning for no apparent reason.  Yes, gold is hovering along between 1480 and 1500 in a bullish flag chart formation, and Yes, Russia admits they’re accumulating gold to help steady their economy.  As all countries should probably be doing… But as the morning coffee kicks in, it’s more than that. The real […]

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A Simple Way to Trade Silver

| October 15, 2019
A Simple Way to Trade Silver

Is there a simple way to understand silver? Yes indeed, silver analysts – including your friendly Gold Enthusiast – do sometimes prattle on about this and that factor, and how the silver markets are paying attention to this right now, that a bit later. What if you just wanted a really simple way to trade silver? We’d […]

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When Will We Run Out Of Valuable Metals? It’s Sooner Than Expected!

| October 1, 2019
When Will We Run Out Of Valuable Metals? It’s Sooner Than Expected!

Valuable metals have a long history in human civilization, being recognized as sacred objects in ancient times, playing pivotal roles in ancient culture, existing as cornerstones in the industrial revolution and maintaining their high demand in modern periods. Today, valuable metals such as gold, aluminum, copper, silver and co. have gone beyond their investment demands to fulfill […]

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Economic Uncertainty Means A Bullish Trend For Gold And Bitcoin

| September 17, 2019
Economic Uncertainty Means A Bullish Trend For Gold And Bitcoin

According to the World Uncertainty Index (WUI) quarterly reports, the first and second quarter of 2019 has had the highest levels of uncertainty in global trade since 1996. The latest IMF projections also indicate that amid Economic uncertainty the growth of the global economy is set to slow down from a 3.6 percent growth in 2018 to a 3.3 […]

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