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Angela Roberts
CEO
Chief Executive Officer Angela Roberts joined U.S. Money Reserve in 2003. Roberts has held numerous positions within the organization, culminating in her promotion to CEO in 2015. She is credited with creating the analytic and KPI structure at U.S. Money Reserve. Believing strongly that the people make the business, Roberts has positioned U.S. Money Reserve to be a trusted precious metal leader that always puts their customers and employees first. Learn more in her interview with Forbes.
John Rothans
Master Numismatist
Chief Procurement Officer and Master Numismatist John Rothans has been a key fixture in the numismatic industry for over 30 years. Rothans joined U.S. Money Reserve as a consultant in 2004, eventually becoming Chief Procurement Officer and overseeing all wholesale operations, new product lines, and coin strategy. Rothans is credited with the development, production, and distribution of proprietary product offerings, including U.S. Money Reserve’s best-selling Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima coin series.
Philip Diehl
President
Philip N. Diehl is the president of U.S. Money Reserve and a published analyst of the precious metals markets. As 35th Director of the U.S. Mint (1994–2000), Diehl oversaw one of the most impressive government agency turnarounds in recent U.S. history through new product initiatives, increased oversight, strategic reorganization, and fiscal responsibility. His experience and expert knowledge in the field of precious metals strengthens U.S. Money Reserve’s commitment to a superior customer experience.
Edmund C. Moy
Senior IRA Strategist
Edmund C. Moy collaborates with U.S. Money Reserve as Senior IRA Strategist. A recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal for public service, awarded to him by then-Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Moy served as the 38th Director of the United States Mint (2006–2011). Among many accomplishments during his tenure, Moy oversaw one of the largest increases in volume of precious metals output in Mint history, as Americans turned to safe-haven assets in the wake of the Great Recession.
Recent Articles
Nervousness about Global Banking Giants Intensifies
An unsettling trend has emerged from the heavy selling that sent global markets tumbling this year: Investors are getting nervous about the world’s biggest banks. The concerns about the banks are clearly reflected in the stock markets, where shares in banking giants are plunging. But there are also ominous signs in markets that...
Is gold’s recent rally a sign you should be worried?
Gold prices have soared $150 per ounce since the first of January and, if prices rise another $60, the yellow metal will officially cross the threshold into bull market territory. Gold is soaring because investors around the world are panicking about the state of the global economy. And when large investors panic, they run to the safety...
$12.3 Trillion of QE has Added Up to…This?
Central banks have been pumping money into the global economy without a whole lot to show for it other than sharply higher stock prices, and even that has been on the downturn for the past year. Growth remains anemic, and worries are escalating that the U.S. and the rest of the world are on the brink of a recession, despite...
Gold's Best Day in Seven Years Has Metal on Verge of Bull Market
As global stocks enter a bear market, gold is on the verge of bull status. Global stocks slumped Thursday as investors shunned risk worldwide amid concern that central-bank efforts to support economic growth are losing potency. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen yesterday told Congress that market turbulence may weigh on the outlook for...
Gold Jumps to 1-year High as Global Market Rout Spurs Safe-Haven Buying
Gold prices surged on Thursday as investors tried to escape the global market rout by hiding in safe-haven assets. Gold for April delivery GCJ6 jumped $41.30, or 3.5%, to $1,235.90 an ounce, setting it on track for the highest close in about a year. The move came as equities tanked in Asia and Europe and U.S. stock futures pointed to a...
Gold Eyes Longest Winning Run since 2011 as Safe Havens Rule
Gold edged up to near its highest since June on Tuesday, as uncertainty over global growth that has hammered stocks puts the precious metal on course for its longest rally since 2011. Tuesday would mark gold's eighth straight day of gains as investors sought safe havens in the face of instability in other financial markets, although...
Gold Tops $1,200 as Risk-Off Mode Sweeps Through World Markets
Gold rallied for an eighth straight day after topping $1,200 an ounce for the first time since June as increased concern about the state of the global economy hurt equity markets and boosted demand for a haven. Producers’ shares rallied. Bullion for immediate delivery rose as much as 0.5 percent to $1,195.66 and traded at $1,190.21 at...
European Banks near ‘Terrifying' Crisis: Raoul Pal
With European banks sitting at multiyear lows, one widely followed market watcher said some of the biggest ones could go bankrupt. Former hedge fund manager and Goldman Sachs alumnus Raoul Pal said his scenario is one most investors aren't looking at right now. Pal said the banking issues have the potential to overtake risks associated...
Negative Rates in US? Here's Why It Could Happen
Less than two months after the Fed enacted its first rate hike in more than nine years, market talk already has turned to whether the central bank's future may not be more hikes, but rather negative rates. Intensifying recession fears, volatile financial markets and moves toward negative rates by other central banks have triggered...
Gold Hits 3.5-Month High; Bullish Momentum Building; Silver Bulls Also Come to Life
Gold prices are higher and hit a 3.5-month high in early U.S. trading Thursday. Add the slumping U.S. dollar index to the list of bullish elements helping to drive gold and silver prices north recently. Silver prices also scored a 3.5-month high Thursday. Safe-haven and technical buying continue to support the yellow metal amid volatile...
Gold is 2016's Most Beloved Asset
Gold bugs are among the only smiling investors these days. Prices have jumped 6% this year to $1,127 an ounce. That makes gold the best performing commodity and one of the only major assets to post a sizable gain in 2016. By comparison, stocks have had a dismal start to the year: The Dowis down more than 1,000 points this year, while...
Gold Futures Book Best Settlement in 3 Months
Gold futures on Monday register their highest settlement in about three months, as a slide in oil and the U.S. stock market highlighted continued demand for assets perceived as havens amid jitters about the global economy. April gold GCJ6, -0.08% gained $11.60, or 1%, to settle at $1,128 an ounce. The settlement was the highest since...
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