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What Gold Investors Still Need To Watch Out For In 2017
- October 20, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold Investing
No CommentsAn exciting, dramatic 2017 is in its waning months. Gold experienced steady growth throughout the first nine-plus months, despite unexpected stability from the U.S. dollar and continued bubble-like gains in stock markets. This puts gold investors in a very strong position heading into 2018. That said, much could happen over the final quarter of 2017.
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California’s Modern Day Gold Rush Is On
- October 17, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Not every California gold claim always pans out, but miners and prospectors are finding more and more of the yellow metal throughout the West Coast. California has suffered from a record-setting drought over the past few years, drying up lawns and forcing restaurants to forgo the automatic round of water glasses on each table. But
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Where Will The Economy Head If We Go To War With North Korea?
- October 12, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Government
The United States doesn’t want a second installment of the Korean War, but what would happen to the domestic and world economy if fighting were to occur? Though political rhetoric around the North Korean crisis has been dialed up to an 11 via social media, the 24-hour news cycle, and other sources of information, few
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Who Will Replace Janet Yellen At The Fed?
- October 9, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Government
Janet Yellen appears to be on her way out as head of the Federal Reserve, and all eyes are on a shortlist of potential replacement candidates, particularly those with pull in the Trump administration. Each Federal Reserve chair serves four-year terms, and Yellen’s expires in February 2018. It appears President Trump carries a shortlist of
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401Ks And IRAs: Whats The Difference?
- October 6, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
You probably hear a lot of talk about 401(k)s, IRAs and other retirement accounts, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of the two big options – the 401(k) and the IRA? Investing for retirement is one of the smartest decisions you can make in life, and doing so with a clear vision for the
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The Fed Has Painted Themselves Into A Corner
- September 29, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Government
Realistically, the Fed has no direct control over the country’s inflation, GDP, or employment. Instead, it has to utilize monetary policy tools, like an adjustment to the federal funds rate, to affect the aforementioned economic variables indirectly. It must use the rate to stimulate or slow the economy, as well as the tool of adjusting
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The Market Reacts When New Uses Of Gold Are Found
- September 25, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Gold never spoils, won’t oxidize, and only grows in value every year. Investors tend to predictably react when the world finds a new and exciting use for this classic investment vehicle. Think gold is only good for use in jewelry, electrical connectors, or coins? Think again! There are dozens of applications for this universally-appealing, valuable
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Top 10 Countries With The Largest Gold Reserves
- September 21, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Banks are buying gold in record amounts these days, and the following list contains the ten nations who are currently holding the largest reserves of the precious metal. Gold is a pretty unique animal. It never rusts, spoils, degrades, or tarnishes. The fact that it doesn’t change colors when left out for hundreds of years
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India And Its Changing Relationship With Gold
- September 15, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
As part of the nation’s big push for transparency, the gold industry in India is feeling the tug of new financial regulations. Concerns about gold smuggling in India and the black market have been extensively documented before, but the situation seems to have gotten to the point where the government feels the need to step
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Expert Thinks Gold Will Hit $10,000
- September 13, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Geopolitical strife almost always causes a gold price increase – so will recent events on the world’s stage push the precious metal beyond five figures? One expert thinks so. Just a month ago, global financial insider Jim Rickards boldly proclaimed that gold may hit $10,000 an ounce in response to the possibility of a war
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