Gold & Commodities

Prepare to skid on a carefully laid oil slick

We don’t often cover the oil price at Fortune & Freedom. This is despite energy being “the master resource” and oil being energy’s key component.…

Is World War II finally over?

[Editor’s note: this piece first appeared in Gold Stock Fortunes, but we have chosen to make it more broadly available due to the impact of…

Manipulation breakdown in gold

The gold price is a politically sensitive subject, and for good reason. Gold is the historical opt-out asset from the financial system. So, a rising…

Energy crisis, or opportunity?

While the energy crisis rages and spreads around the world, savvy investors are pondering a different problem. How can we make money from the mess?…

Is it time to mint a trillion-dollar coin?

What would you do if you were given a million-pound note… but weren’t allowed to spend it? Swagger on social media with it, and hope…

Another Winter of Discontent is… already here

We try to avoid regurgitating the news in Fortune & Freedom. Unless it’s to dish out ridicule or point out contradictions. But lately, the news…

The cryptocurrency revolution is more like Les Misérables

It’s not often I disagree with Sam Volkering, despite knowing him since 2010. He likes Australian rules football, I like rugby league… He likes crypto,…

Expert’s “back door” into the Bitcoin boom

He championed Bitcoin when it was worth only $12 back in 2011… Even when mainstream media laughed it off as a “fad”. And when some…

Is bitcoin a gateway into gold?

Following a sharp correction earlier this summer, bitcoin has since recovered and is pushing towards its previous highs. The crypto faithful are not merely relieved,…

The changing nature of money

Back when you first subscribed to Fortune & Freedom, we wrote to you about the nature of money. And recommended going on your own personal…

Central banks are addicted to QE

Central banks and governments have successfully papered over the economic and financial consequences of the pandemic surprisingly well. That is as far as the aggregate…

A problem well stated is still only half solved

Last Tuesday we dug into what was behind gold’s surprise plunge the week before. I explained what the gold and bond market may have been…

What just happened to the gold price?

The gold price plunged over 7% in short order from 11 June as the prospect of interest rate hikes in the United States that are…

Green gold?

For the past few weeks, I’ve been giving the environmental movement a hard time. Not over the science, nor the motivations behind the green machine,…

The mailbox has spoken: which gold stock is best

Whither gold? Here’s Brexiteer extraordinaire and gold follower Dominic Frisby’s answer. If you want to find out how I believe you should position your money…

When dog money is better than fiat money

I’m sure there’s a famous and most eloquent quote about how tyrants fear humour and ridicule above all else. Well, more and more people are…

Which type of gold stock booms best?

As far as I know, nobody else has identified the true nature of gold bull markets and when they happen. In fact, my speech clears…

Does anyone still believe in gold?

[Editor’s Note: Today is the official launch of our Gold Summit. It’s your last chance to ensure you receive all the Gold Summit content for…

Inflation spotted on the horizon

Financial markets have finally spotted the inflation on the horizon. And now all eyes turn to central banks. Will they move interest rates too early,…

Winners and losers in a post-pandemic world

The end of the pandemic draws ever closer. Would you like to know what the “new normal” will look like? The thing is, I was…