Gold and Silver Taxes Explained (IRS + State Rules)
This article offers a comprehensive overview of U.S. state and federal tax rules for precious metals.
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Comparing Ancient Babylonian Prices to Today
This article uses gold as a stable benchmark to translate wages and prices from Hammurabi’s Code into modern terms.
7 Reasons Behind the Silver Surge
In 2025, silver experienced a radical repricing—from a low of $28.3/oz to a high of $87.7/oz (a 210% move). In this article, we will explain the forces that caused the silver surge.
100 Years of Silver Price History
We’ll explore the silver price history from 1925 to today and zoom in on recent decades (30-year and 10-year price trends).
Why is Silver Valuable?
Silver is one of the most attractive investment opportunities today. Despite its growing applications in technology, silver remains extremely undervalued.
Momentum is hot in the metals market
An unexpected slowdown in the CPI caused a sharp drop in the dollar, incentivizing buyers to chase gold and silver.
10 Key Factors That Determine the Price of Silver
The price of silver is determined by supply and demand on major exchanges, as traders react to inflation expectations, interest rates, industrial demand, and geopolitical events.
Silver rises 18% in a record-breaking May
Silver skyrocketed this month as the market realized the world will demand much more industrial metal than miners can provide. And yet, silver remains far below its 2011 high.
Gold surges in the face of rising yields
Typically, rising yields are bad for gold. Not this year. Rising yields represent an increasing risk of a public debt crisis, for which gold may be the only remedy.
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.
Gold soars to all-time high, China leads the charge
Gold has risen 6% in less than a week, achieving an all-time high.
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.
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.
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.