Gold has always been one of those financial investment items that people have leaned on when things get bad. Most people consider gold to be an inflation hedge, and that’s partly true. As opposed to many other investment types out there, gold is not immediately tied to the success of the American economy, or any [...]

Inflation is when your money loses purchasing power, which causes products purchased to go up in price to compensate for the dollars which have less value. This occurs when the government “monetizes the debt” (printing money with no backing). Only the Federal government can cause inflation, because only the government can print money. Should a [...]