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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Gold finishes at fresh six-year high Wednesday as Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio declared the commodity a good ‘portfolio diversifier’ Ray Dalio is jumping on the gold bandwagon. That’s ultimately the take-away of a nearly 7,000-word screed by the founder of Bridgewater Associates posted Wednesday on LinkedIn. The hedge-fund luminary muses on monetary policy and the markets over…

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Gold prices climbed Friday as mounting concerns about the health of China’s economy hit riskier commodities and tensions in the Middle East pushed investors into haven assets. Gold futures for August delivery, the most-actively traded U.S. contract, jumped 1.2% to $1,359.50 a troy ounce, the highest level since April 2018. The rise accelerated after the National Bureau…

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New York (CNN Business)For someone like me that can’t afford to buy an ounce of gold, would it be just as good owning several ounces of silver vs. a half ounce of gold? Great question. Gold, trading for more than $1,300 an ounce, is a much pricier investment than silver, which currently costs about $15…

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