Precious Metal & Rare Coin Market News

What Is a Precious Metals IRA? A Precious Metals IRA—also known as a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA)—allows you to hold alternative assets such as physical bullion inside a tax-advantaged retirement account. Unlike a traditional or Roth IRA that limits you to stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, an SDIRA expands your investment options to include IRS-approved metals. This account type is popular among investors seeking long-term stability, inflation protection, and diversification. Why Add Precious Metals to Your ... >> Read More        

Gold isn't the only precious metal moving sharply higher in 2025. If you haven't been watching the markets, silver has soared an astonishing 15% since the start of the year. It's not just investment demand that is driving silver higher. Industrial demand for silver is also growing and is helping to create an imbalance between global supply and demand. While total silver supply is forecast at 1.05 billion ounces for 2025, total silver demand is expected ... >> Read More        

Fifty days after Inauguration Day, the stock market is registering its worst performance of a new Administration since President Obama's first term in 2009. Jittery investors have sold stocks at a record pace, following the implementation of President Trump's tariffs on a wide range of countries including Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union. While stocks crash, gold and silver roar higher. Gold just reached a new record high above $3,000 an ounce. So what ... >> Read More        

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 to establish DOGE: the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, with a goal to cut spending. A number of programs, from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to Daylight Saving Time to the venerable one-cent piece—yes, the penny—are on the potential chopping block. In an X post, DOGE wrote that it costs more than 3 cents to make a penny, which cost taxpayers ... >> Read More        

Just nine days after President Trump was sworn in as our nation's new president, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25- 4.50%. Inflation remains above the Centrals bank's target and there is widespread uncertainty on how the new administration's policies will impact the economy and financial markets. This uncertainty likely played into the Fed's decision to stand pat. Today's decision from the Fed comes after three consecutive interest rate cuts in 2024. For now, ... >> Read More        

Gold is shining—trading just below its record high—as the U.S. stock market tumbles amid concerns that a Chinese artificial intelligence company may provide cheaper and better technology than American tech firms. Stocks tumbled in overseas trading to start the week and at the New York open, Nvidia crashed nearly 13%, wiping out over $400 billion in market value. In early action, the S&P 500 fell over 1.54%, the Nasdaq tumbled over 2.56% and gold is ... >> Read More        

U.S. stocks plunged and gold climbed to a four-week high after a blow-out December jobs report on January 10. The Dow sank nearly 700 points as investors fled the equity markets following news that the U.S. economy added 256,000 new jobs in December, far outpacing estimates of around 165,000 jobs. Investors once again turned to the safety of gold as expectations the Federal Reserve will not reduce interest rates as much as previously expected took ... >> Read More        

Gold and silver delivered extraordinary performances in 2024. It was a record-breaking year as gold climbed to multiple new all-time highs throughout the year. Gold's remarkable ascent to a new record above $2,700 an ounce was driven by multiple factors including central bank buying, geopolitical tensions, monetary policy easing, persistent inflation, and increased safe-haven demand from investors. Precious metals outpaced returns in most other asset classes. Gold climbed as much as 33% annually through the ... >> Read More        

Investing in physical gold is a proven way to preserve wealth and protect against economic uncertainty. Once you own it, proper storage becomes your top priority. Learning how to store gold safely ensures that your investment remains secure, undamaged, and accessible whenever you need it. In this guide, we explore the best ways to store gold at home, in bank vaults, and in professional depositories, along with practical tips to help you keep your holdings ... >> Read More        

If you are like many investors, your portfolio is on cruise control. Consider this: when is the last time you checked your allocation levels between say stocks, bonds, and precious metals? The stock market posted healthy gains in 2024. But, it's important to remember those numbers you see on your stock market brokerage account are just "paper gains." It's not an actual profit until you exit the investment and lock in the gains. That's right ... >> Read More