December 2021 - Week 2 Edition
Home Storage IRAs Banned Explicitly by Tax Court - Judge Warns About ‘Questionable Internet Scheme’
We strongly advise you to contact your accountant and your attorney if you have set up a home storage precious metals IRA. Then call us for assistance in setting up an IRS-approved precious metals IRA that meets all of the requirements and guidelines set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Failure to follow approved guidelines could result in a tax liability of up to 37 percent, not counting any penalties assessed by the IRS.
December 2021 - Week 1 Edition
The U.S. Mint Continues to Meet Skyrocketing Gold Bullion Coin Demand
As you know, we have been tracking detailed monthly sales at the U.S. Mint for the past few years, but seldom have we covered the long-term picture. Now we learn, according to the World Gold Council (WGC), that gold bullion sales by the U.S. Mint are on track for the best year since 1999.
December 2021 - Week 1 Edition
The U.S. Mint Continues to Meet Skyrocketing Gold Bullion Coin Demand
As you know, we have been tracking detailed monthly sales at the U.S. Mint for the past few years, but seldom have we covered the long-term picture. Now we learn, according to the World Gold Council (WGC), that gold bullion sales by the U.S. Mint are on track for the best year since 1999.
November 2021 - Week 4 Edition
$20 Liberty Coin Quadrupled in Price in 7 Years
Collectors continue to look for the best available coin in a series and they are willing to pay much higher prices than previously imaginable. One recent example is the 1870 Carson City (Nevada) Mint gold double eagle that sold for $1.62 million after only fetching $411,250 in 2014.
November 2021 - Week 4 Edition
$20 Liberty Coin Quadrupled in Price in 7 Years
Collectors continue to look for the best available coin in a series and they are willing to pay much higher prices than previously imaginable. One recent example is the 1870 Carson City (Nevada) Mint gold double eagle that sold for $1.62 million after only fetching $411,250 in 2014.
November 2021 - Week 3 Edition
Gold and Silver Jump on Inflation Reality
Gold reached $1,875 early Tuesday, November 16 following the dramatic new inflation figures released last Tuesday and Wednesday. Gold rose by nearly $100 per ounce in eight trading days, from the $1,763.45 London setting on November 3 to $1,863.80 on November 15 (+5.7%). Silver rose 6.9% in the same time span, from $23.58 to $25.21.
November 2021 - Week 2 Edition
Gold Prices On The Move
Gold shot up $28 Friday from $1,790 to $1,818, then to over $1,825 Monday morning. Last week’s major statements from the European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England and the Federal Reserve indicated that there would be no interest rate increases in the foreseeable future, gave gold a competitive advantage with zero (even below zero) interest rates in Europe and Japan. This also drove long-term U.S. interest rates lower, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury rate going below 1.5%.
November 2021 - Week 2 Edition
Gold Prices On The Move
Gold shot up $28 Friday from $1,790 to $1,818, then to over $1,825 Monday morning. Last week’s major statements from the European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England and the Federal Reserve indicated that there would be no interest rate increases in the foreseeable future, gave gold a competitive advantage with zero (even below zero) interest rates in Europe and Japan. This also drove long-term U.S. interest rates lower, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury rate going below 1.5%.
November 2021 - Week 1 Edition
U.S. Mint Continues to Meet Skyrocketing Gold & Silver Eagle Demand
Despite high premiums, occasional work stoppages and delivery delays at the U.S. Mint, the sales volume in Troy ounces for Gold and Silver American Eagle coins, once again, eclipsed last year’s totals. Despite nearly two years of COVID, October gold sales in both the American Gold Eagle series and the American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin series are up about 1,200% over totals from 2019. Comparing October 2021 to October 2020 shows a 100% sales increase in the two-gold series from the U.S. Mint.
November 2021 - Week 1 Edition
U.S. Mint Continues to Meet Skyrocketing Gold & Silver Eagle Demand
Despite high premiums, occasional work stoppages and delivery delays at the U.S. Mint, the sales volume in Troy ounces for Gold and Silver American Eagle coins, once again, eclipsed last year’s totals. Despite nearly two years of COVID, October gold sales in both the American Gold Eagle series and the American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin series are up about 1,200% over totals from 2019. Comparing October 2021 to October 2020 shows a 100% sales increase in the two-gold series from the U.S. Mint.
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