What Is Sound Money? Why the Dollar Lost 87% of Its Value Since 1971

Sound money is money whose supply cannot be expanded by decree, so it holds its purchasing power over time. The principle shaped the 19th-century gold standard. Since that constraint ended in 1971, the dollar has lost roughly 87% of its purchasing power.

Gold Fell and Silver Rose on the Same Report. Here Is the Mechanism.

Gold and silver opened Thursday down together, then split after one 8:30 a.m. data batch. The Philadelphia Fed hit a five-year high and Treasury yields reversed higher. Gold stayed lower. Silver climbed anyway. The difference is mechanical.

Trump Declared Economic War on Iran. Gold Barely Blinked. Here’s Why.

Trump declared economic war on Iran and oil jumped, but gold barely moved. Here’s the disconnect, and the five forces actually driving today’s metals market.

Gold’s Pullback Isn’t About ETFs. It’s About a Treasury Buyback.

Gold and silver are cooling after a 4-6% surge this week, and the popular explanation making the rounds is incomplete. The real driver: the U.S. Treasury just doubled its own bond buybacks after a failed auction, not ETF inflows.

Rick Rule Sold 80% of His Silver. He Won’t Touch His Gold.

Rick Rule sold roughly 80% of his physical silver near $75 an ounce. He hasn’t touched his gold. The fifty-year natural resource veteran explains the framework that separates savings from speculation, why one metal earned a sell signal and the other didn’t, and what actually happens to the rest of your portfolio when gold spikes higher.