Consultants Corner

Paper currencies have come and gone through the ages but gold has always maintained its value. While cultures have cherished gold for its beauty and viewed it as a symbol of wealth, investors... Read More »

The Federal Reserve, or “the Fed” as it is more commonly known, is the central bank system of the U.S. Nearly every country has a central bank, which started appearing in Europe in the 18th century... Read More »

Countries around the world used a concept now called quantitative easing to control damage from the 2008 economic meltdown. This process is actually part of the evolving theory of using monetary policy to... Read More »

A number of political and economic factors influence gold prices. Government actions play a major role in precious metals market trends. A nation’s monetary policy, or management of interest rates and the money... Read More »

Quantitative easing, or QE, is a widely discussed phenomenon since the global financial crisis of 2008. What is QE and how does it work? Is it beneficial or detrimental to the economy? How... Read More »

Crumbling economies, soaring debt, extremist political states—such scenarios may seem like the stuff of dystopian novels, but they are our current global reality. How did we get here? Many economists believe the downfall... Read More »