Gold & Commodities

50 Shades of Green

Considered largely a fringe topic a generation ago, ESG-oriented investing – ESG standing for environmental, social and governance – today is at the heart of…

If you didn’t listen to Rob Marstrand in December and January, you will now…

Rob Marstrand of UK Independent Wealth warned readers about Ukraine, twice. Once in December and once in January. Now, in February… well, check the news……

Offset your carbon costs by profiting from economic climate change

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s Fortune & Freedom. It was about the utter nincompoopery of our national energy policy. And how the consequences seem to…

Am I watching Yes Minister or is this really UK energy policy?

Look, I know I prattle on about how everything the government does ends in disaster. But have you seen the consequences of our energy policy!?…

What if the gold price is just two steps ahead?

Last week, the gold price finally popped out of a trading range it has been in since August 2020. Technical analysis would suggest it is…

Who falls into a bear market first: stocks, Ukraine or Boris?

Markets took a hammering, Ukraine is being lined up for one, but what about Boris Johnson? Will he get off scot-free? And if you’d like…

When inflation spikes out of control, find a bear to poke

Biden takes on Putin, the Financial Conduct Authority consults on marketing restrictions for cryptocurrency, and inflation takes out the Germans, again. And if you’d like…

The Kazakh Spring? Or сары жилеттер?

Is the Kazakh uprising just the beginning? There’s a clever quote from a clever fellow (I can’t remember the details of either) along the lines…

The crypto bubble before the real boom

When it comes to crypto like bitcoin, there’s a fallacy going around. See if you can spot it when I apply it to other assets……

Inflation is everywhere and always a persistent phenomenon

Inflation just keeps getting worse around the world. In the United States, the latest figures saw inflation hit a 40-year high. And the data going…

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…