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Experts Suggest Stocks May Be Overpriced, Federal Reserve May “Tank” Economy It’s never a bad idea to enjoy the good times. We work hard to build the lives we lead, and when we see positive results from that hard work, I think it’s important to take time to appreciate the rewards we’ve earned. But sometimes, it seems, times can be a...

If you have accumulated wealth, you may be wondering if you should focus on preserving that wealth or accumulating more. While many people may automatically think accumulating more wealth is the way to go, that may not always be the case for every financial situation. It may be beneficial to understand the key differences between wealth...

Sometimes we can feel lost when faced with uncertainty. How can we know whether a decision we’re about to make will benefit us if we don’t know what the future holds? But with the right frame of mind, uncertainty itself can help provide clarity for our decision making. For example—right now, we’re continuing to see a wide variety of...

The U.S. political landscape has become more polarized than ever before. In fact, a study of developed democracies around the world found that the political polarization trend in the U.S. is more dramatic than in any other country in the study. In the months prior to the 2020 election, the overwhelming majority of both Biden and Trump...

Recently, I read an article discussing how private investors and central banks in Asian markets are now driving the price of gold. This is probably a surprise to most of us in the United States. In fact, China and India alone account for half of world demand for gold, while U.S. investors represent less than 10% of the market. These...

I’m a big believer that in every supposedly negative situation, we can find opportunities to seize. For example, during the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth slowed, but according to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, “Households rapidly accumulated unprecedented levels of excess savings,” which it...

On August 14, 2023, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, released a two-part blog titled “No take-off, no landing—a tale of two unprecedented shocks.” In it, writers Jean Boivin and Alex Brazier, head and deputy head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, respectively, discuss how the United States may be headed for another...

Debt doesn’t have to be bad. Loans allow many Americans to own homes, drive their own vehicles to work, and achieve higher levels of education. But how much debt is too much? According to information released on July 26, 2023, by the St. Louis Federal Reserve, consumer credit card and other revolving debt has risen to an astonishing $1...

“When is the right time to buy gold?” As America’s Gold Authority®, we at U.S. Money Reserve hear this question a lot. But the short and simple answer is that it can always be a good time to buy physical gold depending on your current financial situation and goals. This is because gold is recognized by many as a hedge against market...