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On June 2nd, just days before the government was to run out of money to pay the nation's bills on time, congress passed a bipartisan debt ceiling deal hailed by its backers as a major budget achievement. That package, called the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, is projected to lower federal deficits by $1.5 trillion…

Hi, my name is Ed Moy, and I served as director of the United States Mint from 2006 to 2011. I'm also the senior IRA strategist for U.S. Money Reserve. You may have heard that Saudi Arabia is talking to China about using the Chinese yuan to pay for oil. Americans, especially those who have…

I'm Coy Wells for U.S. Money Reserve. On June 15th, 2023, the Federal Reserve decided against raising interest rates, pausing for the first time since March of 2022. Leading up to this decision, the central bank had raised rates eleven consecutive times, making it the fastest tightening cycle since the early 1980s, when interest rates…

I'm Philip Diehl, president of U.S. Money Reserve. Sometimes I hear people say they want to wait until after the next election before deciding to buy precious metals, gold in particular. For whatever reason, they think the occupant of the White House makes a difference in how gold prices perform. I've been following gold since…

Hi, my name is Ed Moy, and I served as the director of the United States Mint from 2006 to 2011. I'm also the senior IRA strategist for U.S. Money Reserve. When people find out who I am, some of the questions I get asked the most are: What are the long term effects of…

I'm Coy Wells for U.S. Money Reserve. Over the past few years, central banks from countries around the world have begun creating their own digital currencies. These assets are known as central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs for short. CBDCs are different from regular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin because they are backed by governments and are…

The debt ceiling drama of the last month has drawn our attention away from another matter that has the potential to affect each and every one of us: the safety and soundness of our banks, and most importantly, our money in our banks. Trust in the soundness of our banking system is a cornerstone of…

Recently I read an article by MarketWatch that reported that stable value funds are today's most popular asset to include in a 401k, despite what they called complex risks. As the article put it, these funds are both widely seen as a safe haven, but are often opaque. What are these assets and how do…

Let me start by distinguishing between two types of fake coins. One type are metals that are described and sold as coins, for example, football games start with a coin flip. Sometimes these so-called coins are produced for the express purpose of that coin flip and replicas are sold as coins. Well, they're not coins…

Long before gold bullion and proof coins reach the U.S. Money Reserve vault, the ore they are made from goes through an extensive process of mining, refining, and minting. Let's take a closer look at the transformation gold or undergo phase before becoming an integral part of someone's financial portfolio. Step one: mining. A majority…

There are a variety of well known certified and bullion coins to choose from, but gold bars are also an option that could help you reach your financial goals. And three reasons to buy gold bars are fast, high volume diversification, more ounces of gold for less, and easy storage. One: fast high volume diversification.…

Over the past two decades, gold's prices continued to climb to historic heights. Gold generally carries an inverse relationship to the valuation of the U.S. dollar, meaning as the value of the dollar declines, the price of gold begins to climb. This makes gold an excellent hedge against inflation, which is why many consider gold…