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Gold Coins
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The Gold Was Real. The Promise Wasn’t.
July 13, 2026
Gold hit the highest price in history — and one of America's most-advertised gold dealers went bankrupt because of it. The metal was real. The promise wasn't.
Own the Gold, Not a Promise: The Rosland Lesson for Every Buyer
July 13, 2026
The metal did exactly what it was supposed to. The way people bought it is what failed them.
Gold Rebounds Toward $4,350 as a Mideast Peace Deal Cools Oil — But the Recovery Looks Unfinished
June 16, 2026
A reported U.S.–Iran peace agreement sent crude tumbling and gold to its strongest day since February. Yet the metal remains below key technical markers, and analysts caution that the bounce in bullion may prove fragile.
Gold Whipsaws Into the Fed Meeting: A Mid-June Recovery That Settled Nothing
June 16, 2026
Bullion staged a sharp washout and an equally sharp rebound in the week to June 16, 2026, leaving spot gold near $4,330 and silver back above $70 — with the metals' direction now hostage to a knife-edge FOMC decision.
Gold and the Macro Machine: How Rates, Inflation, and the Dollar Set the Tone
June 16, 2026
Real yields, inflation expectations, and dollar strength form the three-legged macro stool that explains most of gold's big swings. Here is how each works, where today's regime breaks from the textbook, and how the picture differs for long-term holders versus tactical traders.
Two Metals, Two Jobs: Why Gold and Silver Play Different Roles in a Portfolio
June 16, 2026
Gold is the market's monetary metal and reserve asset; silver wears two hats at once — half precious metal, half industrial commodity. Understanding the split explains their different volatility, liquidity, and behavior across market regimes.
The Official Bid: How Central Banks Shape the Gold Market
June 16, 2026
Central banks hold gold as a reserve asset, and their buying and selling moves on a horizon of years, not days. Understanding why they accumulate — and how to read the headlines when they do — is essential to making sense of the modern gold market.
Five Ways to Own Gold — and What Each One Actually Gets You
June 16, 2026
Physical coins and bars, allocated and unallocated accounts, gold-backed ETFs, futures, and mining or royalty shares all offer exposure to gold — but they differ sharply on liquidity, counterparty risk, cost, and leverage. A clear-eyed comparison, including the perennial "paper gold" debate.
When the Hedge Gets Tested: Tail Risks in the Gold Market
June 16, 2026
Gold is widely held as protection against the unexpected — but the metal carries its own risk catalog, and it does not behave as a safe haven in every crisis. A framework for thinking about gold's tail events and its real role in risk management.
The Slow Forces: How ESG, Technology, and Mining Supply Will Shape Gold for Decades
June 16, 2026
Beneath the daily price action sit structural currents — tightening environmental standards, harder-won community consent, and a wave of mining technology — that will quietly govern how much gold reaches the market, at what cost, and what that means for multi-decade holders.