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Why is China Buying So Much Gold?

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 16, 2026 ·

It’s the last call for cheap gold… New York Yankee great Yogi Berra said it best: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” In this case, the vu that …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 14, 2026 ·

It Doesn’t Matter What the Fed Does. Inflation would just… go away. That’s what then-chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, told the …

Ted Baumann · July 10, 2026 ·

96% of stocks are losers. For years, we've been told that the stock market is the best place to build long-term wealth. And for the handful of …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 8, 2026 ·

Good instinct. Wrong execution. Donald Trump wants to take America down under. On the surface, it’s not a bad idea. Beneath the hood, however, …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 7, 2026 ·

The burgers cost more. So will everything else. I celebrated the 4th of July last Saturday with sushi. Honestly, I wanted a grilled burger and a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 6, 2026 ·

Forget the Number... The problem with American television is that too often it reminds me of what I miss about those fruited plains. Recently, …

Ted Baumann · July 4, 2026 ·

My latest scouting trip took him somewhere few Americans ever consider. This weekend I’m winging my way to Mauritius, an island nation in the …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 1, 2026 ·

And the dice may already have been rolled… A stranger knocks on your front door this afternoon. "Got a proposition for you," they say when you …

Ted Baumann · June 26, 2026 ·

It has nothing to do with stocks—and everything to do with freedom. There’s a predictable scene in every spy movie… One that you could soon be …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 26, 2026 ·

Don’t just take my word for it. Don't listen to anything I'm about to share with you. Instead, listen to the people who approve the message of …