This year marked the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s decision to unilaterally close the “gold window”...

It’s no secret that governments and central planners of all stripes have long detested the rise of private money and independent digital currencies...

Over the last couple of months, it has become clear from conversations with friends and partners from the gold industry that there is a marked increase in retail demand for physical gold from Swiss...

Part II There are many good reasons that could easily explain the flock of so many wealthy families and investors to Switzerland and all of them have been reinforced by the pandemic...

Part I The covid crisis, and especially the destructive governmental responses to it, have wreaked havoc with the global economy and with our societies.

Part II One of the most astounding elements of this shift in retail investing is the proof it offers for what many of us knew along...

Part I 2020 certainly was a year of a lot of “firsts”, most them extremely destructive to the economy, to our societies and to our everyday lives...

The prolonged and repeated lockdowns, business closures and travel bans have caused widespread economic devastation and changed the way all of us live, work and interact with each other...

It’s been an intense few weeks for precious metals investors, with gold and silver suffering setbacks and somewhat increased volatility...

Interview with Ronald-Peter Stöferle - Part II For one thing, central bankers increasingly see themselves as active supporters of political programs…