Precious Metals Insights

The gold to silver ratio is 74 today, up from 44 in January, as silver fell 55% from its record. What the ratio means, what followed past peaks, and the risks.

Bank stocks in their longest slide since 2008, a $1.2 billion penalty, 59% of S&P stocks in bear markets, Dalio short bonds, long gold. What it means for you.

How much gold belongs in a retirement portfolio? What World Gold Council research, Ray Dalio, and Morgan Stanley say, plus three questions that set your number.

Two-decade-high yields, a hiking Fed, and a dollar index at an 18-month peak are hitting gold at once. It is still above $4,100. What history says is next.

Gold IRA RMD rules explained: when required minimum distributions start, how your metal is valued, taking the RMD in coins or cash, and avoiding the penalty.

What happens to a gold IRA when you die? Who inherits the metal, the 10-year rule and RMDs your heirs face, and the beneficiary form that beats your will.

A Fed official just pointed at persistent supply shocks. Rate hikes cannot fix supply-driven inflation, and that distinction produced gold's best decade ever.

The Fed delivered its first rate hike since 2023 and gold climbed anyway. The reason has to do with what the hike admitted about inflation, not the rate itself.

Gold had its strongest decade when the Fed last faced sustained political pressure. What that period did to savings, and where gold stands now.

Why does silver keep outrunning gold? A sixth straight year of supply deficits is meeting industrial demand that consumes most of the metal.

One plank in the DSA platform speaks directly to what a 401(k) is made of. Here is what public ownership of corporations would touch in your retirement.

Gold sits a quarter below its January record while central banks buy at record pace and bank targets run higher. Why metals deserve a place in retirement now.

Is AI a bubble? Seven companies now make up a third of the S&P 500. Here is what that concentration means for retirement savers, and how gold fits.

How high will gold go? A grounded look at what moves gold and silver, what major banks forecast for 2026 and 2027, and what it means for savers.

China's banks are ending retail paper gold trading July 24. Here is what is driving it, and why record central bank buying builds a bullish gold case.

The gold-to-silver ratio helps investors weigh gold against silver. Here is how to read it, what it is signaling in 2026, and how retirement savers can use it.

AI data centers are fueling structural silver demand while the price sits off its January high. Why silver is tightening, and what it means for savers.

Gold is caught between a hawkish Fed and a renewed Iran attack on Hormuz. Here is what the crossfire means for savers, and why steady beats timing.

Gold dropped below $4,000 and silver below $62 in June 2026. Here is what triggered the sell-off and why patient retirement savers may see an opening.

Conventional wisdom said gold should fall when the Iran war ended. It rose instead. Here's the monetary premium powering precious metals that the war premium had been hiding.

Gold fell to $4,165 and silver to $65 this week. Here's the precise breakdown of what's behind the move, why Wall Street's year-end targets still sit above $5,200, and how retirees should respond.

Silver surged from $72 to over $86 per ounce in early May 2026. The Silver Institute now forecasts the largest deficit on record. Here's what's behind the move, and what comes next.

JPMorgan's chief market strategist says a 10-15% correction in 2026 would be 'shocking if it didn't happen.' Here's why that hits retirees harder than working savers, and what the math actually shows.

USA Capital Gold examines Ray Dalio's warning on the US dollar, the British pound parallel, the dedollarization timeline, and how a Gold IRA rollover protects retirement savings.

Gold is up 43% this year and your TSP can't hold it. Here's how federal employees are rolling eligible TSP funds into physical gold and silver in 2026.

The national debt crossed $39 trillion. The Fed is cornered. Iran is pushing energy higher. Gold bounced from $4,536 back to $5,061 overnight. Here's what that means for your retirement.

U.S. interest payments just crossed $1 trillion per year — exceeding defense, exceeding Medicare. This structural fiscal imbalance is why gold has climbed 25% and why retirees need diversification beyond dollars.

The Federal Reserve has missed its 2% inflation target for five consecutive years. And they just told the market to expect no change 'for quite some time.' Here's what that means for retirement savings.

James says to consider trials as pure joy. Not because trials are pleasant, but because they reveal what is real. In financial hardship, many believers discover that their security was built on a less durable foundation than they thought.

The parable of the talents asks a hard question: are you being a faithful steward of what God has provided? In an age of inflation and currency erosion, faithful stewardship means protecting the resources entrusted to you.

Four Fed presidents this week confirmed the same reality: stagflation. Rising prices, slowing growth, and no good options. The 1970s setup is reassembling. Here's how to protect your retirement.

For decades, banks told you gold was a bad investment. Now they're quietly buying massive amounts. Silver Friday, QE, and central bank accumulation reveal what the financial establishment never wanted you to understand.

A Gold IRA is one of the smartest moves a retirement investor can make — but the details matter. Here are the 5 most common and costly mistakes we see in 2026, and how to avoid every one of them.

Comprehensive ranking of the best 401k to gold IRA rollover companies. Expert reviews, pricing comparisons, and customer ratings.

Gold has hit record highs in 2025 and 2026. Silver is following with more volatility. Here's the macro framework driving precious metals this year — and how retirement investors are thinking about positioning.

Gold has hit multiple all-time highs in 2025 and 2026 while stocks and bonds have struggled. Here's what's actually driving the rally — and what it means for retirement investors.

When it comes to protecting your retirement savings, the choice isn't always either/or. Here's what you need to know about both options, and why many investors are choosing a combination.

The gold-to-silver ratio is a key metric for precious metals investors. Learn how to use this indicator to make smarter buying decisions.