Stocks

Market crashes—big ones, small ones, and everything in between—are inevitable in the global economy. That’s because stocks, bonds, commodities, and real estate tend to cycle through phases in which their values rise, reach a peak, decline, and then bottom out (crash). Therefore, while nobody can accurately predict when or how hard the market will crash,

“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” -Theodore Roosevelt No one has a crystal ball for the stock market, but what we do have to look at is history. Although past performance does not guarantee future results, when it comes to the U.S. stock market’s current situation, history

It’s been a momentous week for gold, and it’s not over yet. Spot gold jumped more than 2% on Thursday, extending gold’s now five-day rally – its longest rally in over six months. The move came after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) abandoned its national currency cap of 1.20 Swiss francs per euro, sending markets into a frenzy.

Could the market be headed for a major downturn soon? Three historically successful financial analysts seem to think so. Read below and decide for yourself based on their opinions. Mark Spitznagel, a hedge fund manager who made a successful billion dollar bet on the 2008 financial crisis, believes “We have no right to be surprised by