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Peter Reagan is a financial market strategist at Birch Gold Group, one of America’s leading precious metals dealers, specializing in providing gold IRAs and retirement-focused precious metals portfolios.

Peter’s in-depth analysis and commentary is published across major investment portals, news channels, popular US conservative websites and most frequently on Birch Gold Group’s own website.

Red-Hot Inflation Burning Up Budgets, Plans and Futures…

Red-Hot Inflation Burning Up Budgets, Plans and Futures…

At this point, it has almost become cliché to say that “inflation is accelerating,” and that it’s taking a bite out of retirement savers income. But just how big is that bite? According to this Moody’s analysis, that bite amounts to hundreds of dollars a month consumed by the tax nobody voted for

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Buy Silver, Gold or Both? Finally, a Useful Answer

Buy Silver, Gold or Both? Finally, a Useful Answer

Economists agree both gold and silver share many virtues: Easily accessible and redeemable, highly liquid, historically money, intrinsically valuable and free of counterparty risk. The parallels lead some to call silver “poor man’s gold.” That’s not a helpful description…

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The Everything Bubble…

The Everything Bubble...

If you pay any attention to financial news (or if you’re a regular reader of my columns), you’re probably familiar with the term “bubble.” We’ve seen the 2008 housing bubble, the dot-com stock bubble, some are referring to the recent collapse in bonds as the end of a bond bubble and so on…

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This Conventional Wisdom Is Toxic Today…

This Conventional Wisdom Is Toxic Today...

Bonds are generally considered a conservative investment vehicle. Corporate bond-holders get paid before shareholders, and even in the worst-case scenario of a bankruptcy, bond owners are likely to recoup some of their investment, while shareholders are usually wiped out.

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Ray Dalio: Gold Reduces Risks, Enhances Returns

Ray Dalio: Gold Reduces Risks, Enhances Returns

The times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—but similar to those that have happened many times before. Studying history lets us find recurring patterns that determine likely future developments.

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Here’s Why The Fed’s Soft Landing is Still a Crash

Here's Why The Fed's Soft Landing is Still a Crash

In response to the recent Fed announcements, on Thursday the Dow Jones tumbled almost 1,100 points. The NASDAQ also lost 5% of its value. Both losses completely erased their relief-rally gains from the day before – when stock bulls were excited the Fed didn’t raise rates higher.

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Ron Paul: ‘Inflation is a Polite Word for Theft’

Ron Paul: 'Inflation is a Polite Word for Theft'

Inflation isn’t a scary word, is it? It makes you think of blowing up balloons for birthday parties, the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, maybe helping a toddler get their water wings on before an adventure in the swimming pool. It just sounds so innocuous.

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Analyst Reveals Number One Reason to Buy Gold Now

Analyst Reveals Number One Reason to Buy Gold Now

Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, says that the economy is heading towards something they label a “Quad 4,” a state of emergency warranting government intervention. A Quad 4 means disappointing growth and inflation, year after year.

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Fed Can Print More Money – But Food?

Fed Can Print More Money - But Food?

The head of the UN World Food Program is warning that this is going to be the worst worldwide food crisis since World War II, and even Joe Biden is admitting that the approaching food shortages “are going to be real”. Unfortunately, there have been some new developments…

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Why is Gold the Best Alternative Asset?

Why is Gold the Best Alternative Asset?

SPOILER ALERT: So, what if there was an investment that offered the benefits of diversification, return on investment and hedging? An investment that could help capitalize on both upside growth opportunities while also protecting against downside risks of loss?

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The Only Thing Rising Faster Than Inflation?

The Only Thing Rising Faster Than Inflation?

Even the most hawkish Federal Reserve estimates that inflation for March could come in as high as 8.41%, with forecasts of a quarter-over-quarter rise to 9.1%. That’s not quite double-digit inflation, not yet, but it’s plenty alarming…

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Russia Launches Gold Standard

Russia Launches Gold Standard

Essentially, Russia has done exactly what we predicted and created a gold-backed currency. What this will mean for international trade involving Russia, let alone gold’s role in it, will undoubtedly become incredibly influential on future efforts to return to a gold standard.

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This Surprise Expense Could Wreck Economy for a Decade

This Surprise Expense Could Wreck Economy for a Decade

The last time America saw such a vast surge in gas prices was the 1970s energy crisis. That crisis led directly to a decade of stagflation, a toxic brew of rapidly-rising prices, a 50% drop in the stock market, unemployment over 10%, shrinking GDP and widespread civil disorder.

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Here’s Why This “New Normal” Is Great News for Gold

Here’s Why This “New Normal” Is Great News for Gold

The number of black swan events since mid-2019 is astounding. These days, investors are constantly waiting for the next financial or geopolitical calamity, with some new sources of disruptive events added to the mix.

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Russia Could Be Planning the Ultimate Gold Move

Russia Could Be Planning the Ultimate Gold Move

Say what you will about Russia’s government, you can’t deny they understand the importance of investing in physical gold. Accumulating $140 billion of an asset with zero counterparty risk was a smart move. Now Russia’s gold bullion is likely to prove its merit once again.

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Safe-Haven Gold Soars, but Not as High as This…

Safe-Haven Gold Soars, but Not as High as This...

After a steady week of gains, gold has had a volatile Friday, of the kind that is very much to the gold bug’s liking. Bullish forecasts for $2,000 gold this year were expedited with force by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We’re now thinking $2,000 will be the price that could define the long-term trajectory of gold’s price.

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In a Volatile World is Gold Still the Best Safe Haven?

In a Volatile World is Gold Still the Best Safe Haven?

Last week has been a volatility showcase that is rarely seen in the gold market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gold flying past its 2011 high and up to $1,976, the highest level in a year and a half. The next day gold posted considerable losses and ended Friday’s trading session around $1,890

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Can Gold Outperform – Even During a Rate Hike Cycle?

Can Gold Outperform - Even During a Rate Hike Cycle?

One good thing that can be said about this is that rate hikes get priced in far ahead and in succession. As far as the markets are concerned, three rate hikes have already happened. But that’s where speculators stop doing gold any favors.

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What Investors Get Wrong About Gold’s True Value

What Investors Get Wrong About Gold’s True Value

In his new research paper, Wharton finance and economics professor Urban Jermann proposed that investors and market participants have been misinterpreting the true value of gold as an investment asset. In particular, more attention should be paid to…

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UBS: Gold is ‘Tried-and-Tested Insurance’

UBS: Gold is 'Tried-and-Tested Insurance'

UBS strategists said that gold’s “tried-and-tested insurance characteristics” had again shined brightly, especially compared to other common portfolio diversifiers, including digital assets such as bitcoin. (Recently, bitcoin’s price has been more closely correlated with stocks than previously, reducing its effectiveness as a hedge.)

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Goldman Sachs Rushes to Buy Up Gold in 2022

Goldman Sachs Rushes to Buy Up Gold in 2022

Financial reporter Emma Dunkley directed our attention to the latest commodities research report from Goldman Sachs, titled Gold: Time to buy the defensive real asset. Goldman’s researchers offer a number of compelling reasons for concerned investors to consider…

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Retiring in the Next 10 Years? Read This.

Retiring in the Next 10 Years? Read This.

It looks as though the next few years will be a bumpy ride for retirement savers. Not welcome news, considering the fact that today’s “stubbornly, persistently high” inflation looks like it will stick around. Worse yet, some projections forecast a negative annual return on stocks for the next decade.

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The Many Paths to Successful Retirement Savings

The Many Paths to Successful Retirement Savings

There are so many ways for retirement savers to invest their hard-earned dollars it can make your head spin. There are high risk investments like options. There are lower risk investments like Treasuries. There are both long-term investments and short-term investments. No wonder retirement savers get confused.

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Fidelity Triggers Frenzy Among Gold Investors

Fidelity Triggers Frenzy Among Gold Investors

Fidelity International recently dove into an issue we’re grappling with every day: food, gas, rent, everything is getting more expensive. Though we’re most interested in how that affects us here in the U.S., nations around the world have been recording their highest inflation in decades. Across the board, prices have spiked in a relatively brief span of time.

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Powell’s Toughest Choice So Far: Frying Pan or Fire?

Powell’s Toughest Choice So Far: Frying Pan or Fire?

The U.S. economy teeters between two catastrophes: wild and untamed hyperinflation that turns cash into wallpaper, or an epic crash that would make 2008 look like a day at the beach. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has led the U.S. government’s monetary policy to this point.

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The Dark Side of Dividends

The Dark Side of Dividends

There’s no question, we are living in uncertain economic times. This year is already off to a roaring start, as easily spooked Wall Street investors are “bracing for” the Fed’s first rate hike in three years. Of course, that’s just one piece of the uncertainty puzzle as 2022 starts to take shape…

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The Economic Depression Is Already Here

The Economic Depression Is Already Here

One of, if not the primary concerns of the stock market boom over the past two years is that it’s powered by printed money instead of a strong economy. Given that the U.S. stock market was already in its longest bull run in history prior to 2019, and that seemingly every analyst was already tapping a foot…

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How High Inflation Wrecks Nations

How High Inflation Wrecks Nations

Will Inflation Crash the Economy in 2022? It’s understandable if you’re tired of hearing about rising inflation. But it has become an economic mainstay in the Biden Administration. And each month seems to bring fresh records not experienced in decades.

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Peter Reaganbullion.directory author Peter Reagan

Peter Reagan is a financial market strategist at Birch Gold Group, one of America’s leading precious metals dealers, specializing in providing gold IRAs and retirement-focused precious metals portfolios.

Peter’s in-depth analysis and commentary is published across major investment portals, news channels, popular US conservative websites and most frequently on Birch Gold Group’s own website.

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