Paul Singer, the hedge-fund billionaire behind Elliott Management, warned last month that the ultimate path of global stock markets is a drop of at least 50% from February highs. What’s an investor to do in the face of such a grim outlook? Load up on gold, perhaps. After all, according to a report this week from the Financial…

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Gold will rally 80% over the next 18 months as central-bank stimulus and economic turmoil drive record interest, Bank of America analysts forecast in a Monday note. Monetary authorities are spending trillions of dollars to keep economies above water. The widespread spending will place incredible pressure on currencies, pushing investors to gold and its scarcity, the bank’s analysts…

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Can you imagine your little old traditional or Roth IRA is worth millions of dollars? It happens for some people. According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), 791 individuals have IRA balances between $10 million and $25 million, while 314 are worth over $25 million. That was in 2011. There are probably many more today.…

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Trump’s willingness to open new fronts in trade war unnerves markets Gold futures marked their highest finish in nearly a month on Tuesday, finding haven-related buying interest after President Donald Trump said it might be preferable to hold off on completing a long-awaited U.S.-China trade deal until after the November 2020 presidential election. Trump’s comments…

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