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How gold and silver prices work, how metals compare with other investments, and related topics such as crypto and retirement saving.
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How interest rates affect gold prices
Why gold usually weakens when real interest rates rise, why that pattern broke down after 2022, and what the Fed’s September 2026 rate hike means for gold.
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Gold ETFs vs. physical gold: costs, risks and taxes compared
What a gold ETF actually holds, what it costs next to coins and bars, the risks of each, how both are taxed, and how to decide which suits you.
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What moves the price of gold
What drives the gold price: interest rates, the dollar, central banks, investment flows, jewelry demand, mine supply and fear, with 2025 and 2026 data.
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What was the Washington Agreement on Gold?
In 1999, 15 European central banks agreed to cap their gold sales. Why they did it, how the four agreements worked, and why they ended in 2019.
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Gold vs. stocks: returns, risks and how they fit together
How gold and stocks compare decade by decade since 1972, why they often move differently, and how taxes, income and costs differ between the two.
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How bitcoin is taxed: selling, spending, earning and the new Form 1099-DA
When you owe tax on bitcoin and other crypto, how gains and income are worked out, what the new Form 1099-DA reports, and which records to keep.
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Ways to invest in gold, compared
Coins and bars, gold IRAs, gold ETFs, mining stocks, futures and digital gold compared on cost, risk, taxes and how easy each is to sell.
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How much should you put in your 401(k)?
The 2026 401(k) limits, a common savings target, the order to prioritize the match, debt and an IRA, how to invest the money, and where gold fits.
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Is gold a safe investment? What the record shows
Gold has protected wealth over some stretches and lost half its value over others. What its history shows about risk, returns and its place in a portfolio.
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How gold and oil prices relate
Gold and oil can rise together on inflation, a weak dollar or Middle East conflict, and often split apart. What links them and what the gold-oil ratio shows.
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Giving gold to children: coins, custodial accounts and the tax rules
How to give gold to a child or grandchild: coins as gifts, gold funds in custodial accounts, what 529 plans and Trump Accounts can’t hold, and the tax rules.
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How to buy bitcoin safely
The main ways to buy bitcoin and ether: spot ETFs, crypto exchanges and brokerage apps, plus how to store it, what protections you lack, and the scams to avoid.