View from the Vault

A Different View of the Silver Price

Miguel Perez-Santalla — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:16:16 -0600

Why does the silver price move so much further, and faster, than gold...?

Really Real Interest Rates vs. Gold

Adrian Ash — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:03:43 -0600

Quantitative easing and zero rates haven't worked. So let's have much more of 'em, eh...?

The US Fed's May Day Riot

Adrian Ash — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:21:25 -0600

The people's flag is deepest red, and so is public spending if Ben Bernanke gets his wish...!

How Gold Prices Work in the Post-Crash Shortage

Adrian Ash — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:57:53 -0600

Spying direction is hard enough without confusing chocolate for cocoa...

Gold Market Speculation: Who, What and Why?

Ben Traynor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:51:00 -0600

Making sense of the Comex...

Arizona's Hard Currency Law: How Much Gold Is Needed?

Miguel Perez-Santalla — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:45:17 -0600

What happens to gold & silver prices if Arizona, Utah and the others did use metal-backed currency...?

Gold Price Crash: A Calming Thought

Paul Tustain — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:05:45 -0600

A gold bull's broken confidence? Not just yet...

4 Things You Should Know About the Gold Price Drop

Adrian Ash — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:57:31 -0600

With the price in free fall, talk of a gold bear market has taken off...

How to Avoid Fake Gold Bars & Coins

Miguel Perez-Santalla — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:55:41 -0600

Very few buying gold or silver bars today can say they are experts with the physical metal...

Thatcher, Gold & the Freedom to Save

Adrian Ash — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:48:19 -0600

Abolishing exchange controls, Margaret Thatcher also abolished the need for savers to seek an escape...

Happy 80th Birthday to Gold Confiscation

Ben Traynor — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:18:55 -0600

Quantitative easing 1933-style with FDR and the threat of 10 years in prison...

Cyprus: Will We Ever Learn?

Miguel Perez-Santalla — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:01:48 -0600

Bank savers outside Cyrpus seem undisturbed by its crisis. What does it take...?

Why Savers Should Be Wary of 'Best Buy' Interest Rates

Ben Traynor — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:18:56 -0600

Cyprus is merely the latest cautionary tale savers and investors should heed...

Cyprus: Couldn't Happen Here

Adrian Ash — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:02:22 -0600

Except when it does...

How BullionVault Got Started

Hard Assets Investor — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:44:22 -0600

Paul Tustain, CEO of the world's #1 gold and silver provider online, explains why and how it began...

What is the London Gold Fix, and Why?

Adrian Ash — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:42:00 -0600

US regulator the CFTC is anxious about the London gold fix. Apparently...

Putting Gold into Your Self-Directed IRA

Miguel Perez-Santalla — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:31:09 -0600

How to add physical gold to your IRA retirement savings...

Insuring Italian Savers Against Italy's Debt Crisis

Alessandra Pilloni — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:35:57 -0600

Rome will have a new pope before Italy gets a government. Good job there's no rush...

Dow/Gold Ratio Spikes as Stocks Hit Record

Adrian Ash — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:04:27 -0700

How to dispell money illusion in the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Real Rates vs. Gold: The Direction of Travel

Adrian Ash — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:31:30 -0700

How and why real interest rates matter to the gold price...