The price of gold continues to break historical records in 2025 and wealthy investors have found a new way to make use of their bars: they “rent” them to jewelers and manufacturing companies, earning returns without selling a single gram. Until recently, gold was considered the ultimate “dead” capital: safe, stable, but with no return. …
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The Artificial Intelligence “Bubble” Could Be the Cause of a New Crash on Wall Street
The economy is built entirely on trust and confidence, and has rarely looked as vulnerable as it does today. Even the usually calm Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund are now warning of the possibility of a sharp, destabilizing correction in stock markets, which have been overblown by excitement about the transformative potential …
Four reasons why gold is considered a safe haven investment today
Markets are facing an environment of high uncertainty and rising risks, which naturally reinforce the demand for gold as an investment haven. The threats to portfolios are everywhere and are unlikely to recede in the near future. The dominant financial orthodoxy in the United States continues to revolve around the dollar, comparing it exclusively to …
“The Nightmare on the Road with Bank Shares”
The nightmare that no one thought would happen again is back. This time not in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, but in “A Nightmare on Bank Stocks”. Markets have temporarily plunged, US bank stocks have collapsed in a matter of hours and the VIX fear index on Wall Street has soared, reminiscent of the darkest …
How did hedged portfolios outperform traditional index funds?
For decades, index investing was considered the “holy grail” of the financial community: safe, efficient, and low-cost. But the reality of recent years has shown that traditional index funds are no longer the only or best option. “Hedged portfolios” have proven to be more flexible, more resilient, and, in many cases, much more efficient than …
Gold is one of the best investments ever
It’s time to talk about gold as an investment. The precious metal has been in the headlines recently as its price has skyrocketed from $2,300 per ounce to around $3,500 per ounce. The chart is quite impressive, as the price of gold has been rising almost every month for over a year. “So what?” …
Trump releases $140 trillion from the subsoil of the Northern Territory of Alaska over a 4-year horizon
US President Trump is expected to push through sweeping institutional reforms to unlock $150 trillion in resources over four years. The Alaska Oil Reserve is a 23-million-acre region rich in oil and precious mineral resources. In 2024, Joe Biden tried to ban drilling and mining there. As its name suggests, the Oil Reserve was created …
Volatility and MegaCaps drive Μarkets
With “significant progress” being made in US-China trade talks, including the announcement of a temporary 90-day “haircut” on tariffs, exceeding even the most optimistic expectations (with each country reducing its tariffs by 115%, i.e. the US reducing from 145% to 30% and China from 125% to 10%), US Treasury Secretary Bessent said that neither side …
The bursting of the tech bubble will lead to new investment horizons
For 49% of fund managers, gold is the most crowded investment (i.e. when many investors adopt a particular strategy). This is the first time in 2 years that the Magnificent 7 technology stocks have lagged in the research on investment strategies. However, there is a problem. These fund managers clearly do not know much about …
The “Secrets” of investing in Gold
Gold remains the perennial safe haven. The price of gold has risen about 10% since the beginning of the year, compared to a return of about 4% for Bitcoin. Recent developments, such as the US-China trade war and threats of new tariffs, have further strengthened its position as a safe haven, driving the price of …