Jim Rickards Read the Exchange Rule Books. One Rule Decides Whether You Get the Gold.

Jim Rickards spent decades as a derivatives lawyer before turning to markets, and it shows. He explains why exchange rulebooks can restrict delivery, and why unallocated gold and ETF shares are legal claims, not ownership of a specific bar.

The London Fix Prices Unallocated Gold. Here Is What That Means for Where Yours Lives.

The London Fix officially prices unallocated gold — a credit claim against a bank’s pool, not a bar in your name. Here is what that means for how your gold is actually held.

Gold Has a 0% Risk Weight and an 85% Funding Penalty. Banks Are Finally Asking Why.

Gold has a 0% bank risk weight — the same as cash — but an 85% liquidity funding penalty under Basel III. Here’s the regulatory gap, why it exists, and what closing it means for gold demand.

Essential Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Gold Storage Provider

Before trusting any provider with your gold, ask these questions — covering insurance, auditing, security, storage type, and flexibility. Here are the answers a serious custodian should give.

The Gold Market Is Mostly Paper. Dubai Disagrees.

Most gold doesn’t move when it’s “traded” — it changes hands as a ledger entry in an unallocated account. A new report shows Dubai is building a different system entirely, where ownership means a specific bar, not a claim on a pool. Here’s what the difference means for your portfolio.

87% Dollar Devaluation Since 1971: Why Central Banks Keep Buying Gold 

Since the Nixon Shock in 1971, the U.S. dollar has lost roughly 87% of its purchasing power, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI data. Meanwhile, central banks have been net buyers of gold for 16 consecutive years. Here’s what the data shows — and what individual investors can learn from it.