Black Friday 1869: the day Jay Gould cornered New York’s gold market
A few minutes before noon on Friday, September 24, 1869, a broker by the little fountain in the…
Borrow Against Gold Instead of Selling It: How Gold Loans Really Work
Yes, you can borrow against gold you already own, and in a year when an ounce trades near…
BRICS gold-backed currency: a fact check across four summits
There is no BRICS gold-backed currency. Nobody can spend one, no member government has signed…
The London Gold Pool: the last time governments tried to pin the price of gold
For seven years, the price of gold was not really a price. From November 1961 to March 1968,…
COMEX gold delivery: what actually happens when you take it
Somewhere in every gold conversation, someone says it: why pay a dealer’s premium when…
The Shanghai gold premium: why gold costs more in China
Pull up a live gold price and you are really looking at two prices. There is the one everybody…
What “We Pay Top Dollar” Really Means When You Sell Gold
Have you ever driven past a gold buyer and seen a sign that says “We Pay Top…
The Rosland Capital Collapse: What Went Wrong and What Gold Buyers Should Learn
On July 2, 2026, one of the most heavily advertised names in retail gold filed for…
Platinum vs gold investment: is platinum finally having its moment in 2026?
If you stack gold and haven’t looked at platinum in a while, the numbers deserve ten…
Central Banks Buying Gold: Inside the Great Dollar-to-Gold Reserve Shift of 2026
For most of the last century, a central bank that wanted safety bought US Treasuries and called…