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Is Rising Volatility Tarnishing Gold's Appeal?

We’ve seen some sharp price swings in the gold market over the last couple of months. Should this diminish gold’s investment appeal?

Sound Money Groups Announce Inaugural Journal: Sound Money Review

By Jp Cortez, Sound Money Defense League

Three pro-gold and silver groups have teamed up to launch the inaugural Sound Money Review, a unique collection of writings dedicated to preserving and advancing sound money principles.

Why We Need the Gold Standard

By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

Why do some people hate the gold standard? The main reason, Mises says, is that the nationalists want autarky, i.e., to shut their country out of the international capital market...

Financial System Showing Signs of Strain

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Repo operations at the Fed on the last day of 2025 signal growing stress in the financial system, similar to the setup we saw in 2019.

The Top Five Precious Metals Stories of 2025

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

What were the biggest precious metals stories of 2025? There were plenty to choose from. The biggest story is the impressive yearly gain for all the precious metals.

Why Copper, Silver and Gold?

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

2025 was historic in that gold, silver, and copper all rose significantly at the same time — the first time this has happened in 45 years.

The Mining Industry Is on the Hunt

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

Large copper, gold, and silver deposits that have favorable grades and are in locations amenable to mine development are being targeted in British Columbia.

THE DEEPER DIVE: My Report Card for my 2025 Predictions and My Predictions for 2026

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Inflation did continue up through the year, albeit very gradually in the flawed government statistics. It was much worse for American businesses who mostly absorbed their own direct tariff hits along with the higher prices they had to pay to...

2026: The Year to Be Optimistic

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

We’ve never had a technology this powerful, this cheap, and this available. Computers and the internet made it possible to build a $10 million business with only a handful of employees. It’s only a matter of time until AI enables the first one-person, $1 billion company.

Washington State Targets Savers with New Sales Tax on Gold and Silver, Effective January 1st, 2026

By Mike Gleason, Money Metals

Despite Washington’s step backwards, 2025 was the most impactful year for sound money policy in recent history. The Sound Money Defense League was instrumental in the passage of pro-precious metals legislation in states such as Idaho, Kentucky, Connecticut, Wyoming, Alabama, and more.

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