Keep Calm and Buy Gold & Silver: What’s Really Driving Gold Mania

At the 2025 New Orleans Investment Conference, Mike Maloney and Kerry Stevenson unpack why investors are lining up to buy gold at record highs — revealing how emotion, policy, and distrust in fiat money are driving the latest gold and silver mania.
What Premiums Are Reasonable for Gold and Silver?

If you’ve started researching how to buy gold, you’ve probably come across the term “gold silver premiums.” But what exactly is a premium, and why is understanding it critical for your investment? What is a Premium? A premium is the amount paid over and above the spot price of gold or silver when buying physical precious metals. Think of the spot price as the raw market cost—the current trading price of gold and silver on global commodity markets. The premium represents the additional expenses involved in converting that raw metal into the bullion bars or coins that you hold in […]
