Archives: Golden Nuggets

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

March 18, 2024

Trading the Gold/Silver Ratio

The gold/silver ratio = price of gold divided by the price of silver. Here is how to use the ratio to spot opportunities in the precious metals market.

March 7, 2024

What Causes the Economy to Crash?

Economic crashes begin with artificially low interest rates and credit expansion which lead to a misallocation of resources, inevitably culminating in a recession.

November 9, 2023

What Backs the United States Dollar?

Prior to 1971, the US dollar was backed by gold. Today, the dollar is backed by 2 things: the government’s ability to generate revenues (via debt or taxes), and its authority to compel economic participants to transact in dollars.

September 17, 2023

Seasonal Gold Demand: Trends 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

Silver Industrial Uses: 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: Industrial Uses of 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 Does Fiat Currency Fail?

Fiat currencies rule the world, despite their shoddy track record over the last 100 years. What can we learn from fiat currency collapses in recent history?

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

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

June 17, 2022

How Does Quantitative Easing Impact Gold?

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

May 9, 2022

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

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 supply of gold.

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 paper money, centralized banking, and fractional reserves.

Archives: Golden Nuggets

Trading the Gold/Silver Ratio

The gold/silver ratio = price of gold divided by the price of silver. Here is how to use the ratio to spot opportunities in the precious metals market.

What Causes the Economy to Crash?

Economic crashes begin with artificially low interest rates and credit expansion which lead to a misallocation of resources, inevitably culminating in a recession.

What Backs the United States Dollar?

Prior to 1971, the US dollar was backed by gold. Today, the dollar is backed by 2 things: the government’s ability to generate revenues (via debt or taxes), and its authority to compel economic participants to transact in dollars.

Seasonal Gold Demand: Trends 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.

Silver Industrial Uses: 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: Industrial Uses of Gold

Why Does Fiat Currency Fail?

Fiat currencies rule the world, despite their shoddy track record over the last 100 years. What can we learn from fiat currency collapses in recent history?

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

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

How Does Quantitative Easing Impact Gold?

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

Read more

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

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 supply of gold.

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 paper money, centralized banking, and fractional reserves.

The gold/silver ratio = price of gold divided by the price of silver. Here is how to use the ratio to spot opportunities in the precious metals market.

Economic crashes begin with artificially low interest rates and credit expansion which lead to a misallocation of resources, inevitably culminating in a recession.

Prior to 1971, the US dollar was backed by gold. Today, the dollar is backed by 2 things: the government’s ability to generate revenues (via debt or taxes), and its authority to compel economic participants to transact in dollars.

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 rule the world, despite their shoddy track record over the last 100 years. What can we learn from fiat currency collapses in recent history?

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.

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

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 supply of gold.

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 paper money, centralized banking, and fractional reserves.

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