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Geopolitical risks are escalating, warranting a portfolio repositioning for potential war-driven volatility. Read full analysis here.

Gold and silver are attempting to regain their footing after another brutal week. Gold plunged roughly 4%, finishing just above $4,000 an ounce in its sharpest weekly decline since June.

Most of my income comes from a set and forget layer of the portfolio that gets surprisingly little of my time.

Gold and silver hit extreme oversold levels as analysts signal selloff exhaustion. Discover why top traders are turning bullish.

Gold ETFs GLD, IAU and GLDM could regain momentum if easing rate expectations and geopolitical risks outweigh inflationary pressures.
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Jim Cramer prefers gold bullion to Bitcoin for portfolio insurance, yet calls Bitcoin and Ethereum the more vetted crypto.
Higher rates have created winners and losers across income strategies. Classic dividend growth investing faces new headwinds.

If CPI prints come in hot and prompt more Fed rate hikes, gold could see short-term selling pressure. Softer inflation data that signals an end to tightening could mean tailwinds for gold.
Investors poured half a billion dollars into a gold fund that most people have never heard of, bypassing the world's most famous bullion ETF for a quiet reason buried in the fine print.
American News Group News Commentary - China held $590.7 billion of U.S. Treasury securities at the end of August, down from $699.7 billion a year earlier, according to U.S. Treasury data released Friday. Fortune called it the lowest level in 18 years, and for anyone watching de-dollarization, the trend looks clear. But over the same year, holdings attributed to Belgium and Canada kept climbing, and a former Treasury official who follows the data says some of China's bonds may simply be sitting i
Higher energy prices are driving inflation and rates higher, and that is beginning to create waves for gold and other metals, says Bart Melek, Head of Commodity Strategy with TD Securities.

Dividend stocks face pressure from rising long-term rates. Read my list of dividend investment ideas here.
Leveraged loan prices reversed lower, falling 22 cents to a two-month low of 95.27. Read more here.

The final jobs report before the midterm elections starkly contrasts with White House messaging that the U.S. economy is booming under Trump.

Todayâs revised GMI return forecast is 8.3%, up slightly from last monthâs estimate but still well below the benchmarkâs trailing return over the past 10 years. Read more here.

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Commodities and cash were the only winners among the major asset classes in September.

GLD's structural bull case remains intact, but at gold already embeds a historically elevated insurance premium. Read why the GLD ETF is a hold.
Retiring on dividends offers steady income, but investors must actively avoid yield traps, macro shocks, and inflation. Read what investors need to know.

Bearish NUGT outlook: strong jobs data may drive rate hikes, pressuring gold and leveraged miners. Learn more about the NUGT ETF here.
The Rule of 20 is poised to regain relevance for S&P 500 valuation by 2027 given key ongoing market forces. Read full analysis here.

Silver just recorded one of its worst stretches in decades, and the forces behind the selloff are still building pressure. Understanding what broke the metals trade could be the difference between catching a bounce and holding through another leg down.
Gold just suffered its steepest single-session drop in months, and the culprit had nothing to do with the metal itself. Tracing the chain of events reveals whether long-term holders should worry or whether something outside the gold market triggered a very temporary panic.