Archives: Golden Nuggets

Learn the basics of gold investing and the economics of gold.

September 17, 2023

Seasonal Gold Trends: Demand and Performance

Indian wedding season, Christmas, Chinese Lunar New Year, and other seasonal patterns can significantly impact the price of gold.

August 31, 2023

Why Do People Say “Gold is Money”?

History, economic theory, and empirical evidence: three arguments supporting gold as the purest form of money.

August 16, 2023

How Silver Runs The World

Silver is often associated with “second place.” But don’t be fooled: silver is a remarkable metal that often plays a much greater role in our everyday lives than its glamorous yellow counterpart.

January 13, 2023

Why Should I Care About the Gold Price?

Because the entire global financial system was built on gold. Today, the gold price sends important signals about the economic health of the world’s most powerful nations.

December 22, 2022

Semiconductors, Medicine, and Telescopes: Here’s How Our World Runs on Gold

We are all familiar with gold’s visual beauty, which made it the precious metal of kings and emperors for thousands of years. Today, this illustrious yellow metal is no longer reserved for royalty. You rely on gold every day, as does anyone who takes advantage of modern electronics, dentistry, medicine, and…space travel?

December 9, 2022

Why Do Fiat Currencies Fail?

Fiat currencies fail when they violate the core characteristics of money. History is chock-full of fiat currency disasters.

November 3, 2022

A Comprehensive Guide to Money Creation (for Visual Learners)

How the government, central bank, and commercial banks work together to create money.

August 11, 2022

The Truth About Gold Price Manipulation

Gold bugs often debate the scope and impact of gold price manipulation. Some of these accusations are absolutely true, while others enter the realm of conspiracy.

July 1, 2022

History of the Gold Standard in America

Inflation, depression, innovation, human flourishing – the US monetary system has played an integral role in each of these issues for centuries. But where did modern money come from? How does this inform the future?

June 17, 2022

What is Quantitative Easing?

Quantitative Easing allows central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, to pull the levers of the financial system like never before. Is this strategy effective? Fair? Smart? One thing is certain: it is powerful.

May 9, 2022

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

May 9, 2022

Gold vs. Money Supply

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

May 2, 2022

History of Hard Money: The Denarius and the Fall of Rome

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

May 2, 2022

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

May 2, 2022

Gold vs. Bitcoin: Where Should You Put Your Money?

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against fiat currency, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this legendary battle.

May 2, 2022

Archives: Golden Nuggets

Seasonal Gold Trends: Demand and Performance

Indian wedding season, Christmas, Chinese Lunar New Year, and other seasonal patterns can significantly impact the price of gold.

Why Do People Say “Gold is Money”?

History, economic theory, and empirical evidence: three arguments supporting gold as the purest form of money.

How Silver Runs The World

Silver is often associated with “second place.” But don’t be fooled: silver is a remarkable metal that often plays a much greater role in our everyday lives than its glamorous yellow counterpart.

Why Should I Care About the Gold Price?

Because the entire global financial system was built on gold. Today, the gold price sends important signals about the economic health of the world’s most powerful nations.

Read more

Semiconductors, Medicine, and Telescopes: Here’s How Our World Runs on Gold

Why Do Fiat Currencies Fail?

Fiat currencies fail when they violate the core characteristics of money. History is chock-full of fiat currency disasters.

A Comprehensive Guide to Money Creation (for Visual Learners)

How the government, central bank, and commercial banks work together to create money.

The Truth About Gold Price Manipulation

Gold bugs often debate the scope and impact of gold price manipulation. Some of these accusations are absolutely true, while others enter the realm of conspiracy.

Read more

History of the Gold Standard in America

Inflation, depression, innovation, human flourishing – the US monetary system has played an integral role in each of these issues for centuries. But where did modern money come from? How does this inform the future?

What is Quantitative Easing?

Quantitative Easing allows central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, to pull the levers of the financial system like never before. Is this strategy effective? Fair? Smart? One thing is certain: it is powerful.

Read more

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

Gold vs. Money Supply

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

History of Hard Money: The Denarius and the Fall of Rome

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

Gold vs. Bitcoin: Where Should You Put Your Money?

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against fiat currency, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this legendary battle.

Gold: The Miracle Metal

Gold’s ability to serve the role of currency, industrial material, and aesthetic symbol make it one of the most unique creations of the natural world.

Indian wedding season, Christmas, Chinese Lunar New Year, and other seasonal patterns can significantly impact the price of gold.

History, economic theory, and empirical evidence: three arguments supporting gold as the purest form of money.

Silver is often associated with “second place.” But don’t be fooled: silver is a remarkable metal that often plays a much greater role in our everyday lives than its glamorous yellow counterpart.

Because the entire global financial system was built on gold. Today, the gold price sends important signals about the economic health of the world’s most powerful nations.

Fiat currencies fail when they violate the core characteristics of money. History is chock-full of fiat currency disasters.

How the government, central bank, and commercial banks work together to create money.

Gold bugs often debate the scope and impact of gold price manipulation. Some of these accusations are absolutely true, while others enter the realm of conspiracy.

Inflation, depression, innovation, human flourishing – the US monetary system has played an integral role in each of these issues for centuries. But where did modern money come from? How does this inform the future?

Quantitative Easing allows central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, to pull the levers of the financial system like never before. Is this strategy effective? Fair? Smart? One thing is certain: it is powerful.

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against fiat currency, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this legendary battle.

Gold’s ability to serve the role of currency, industrial material, and aesthetic symbol make it one of the most unique creations of the natural world.

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