Store closures and corporate bankruptcies are on the rise. It's a sign of the times as we pay the price for decades of Federal Reserve monetary malfeasance.

Still, the pace of this bull run is impressive. Consider that the price of gold has increased sixfold since it first hit $500 an ounce in 2005. That annualizes to a 9.7 percent yearly rise. Meanwhile, ...

Today marks a historic milestone as the spot price of gold has officially closed above $3,000 an ounce for the first time! While gold futures —typically priced higher than spot gold—briefly tested ...