Today, names like Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are synonymous with “wealth”. For the Medieval world, the name Jakob Fugger had the same implications. Yet, adjusted for inflation, Fugger was richer than Buffett, Gates and Bezos combined! Indeed, Jakob Fugger was so rich that he was known as Read more…
Whenever you research how to start investing, you’ll probably be told that investing always has some risk. However, some investments are riskier than others, so which are the safest investments? Due to these investments being safe, there is often a trade-off. Typically, these investments will produce lower-than-average returns, however, have Read more…
Each year, thousands of people decide that they would like to invest in precious metals. Here, many of them come across gold and platinum as viable investments, but end up asking themselves: gold vs platinum? Which is the better investment? In recent weeks, we have looked at whether or not Read more…
Each year, thousands of people decide that they would like to invest in precious metals. Here, many of them come across both silver and gold, and ask the age-old question: Silver vs gold? Which is better? In recent years, many people have heralded silver as an incredibly safe investment, especially Read more…
For generations, gold and silver have been heralded as “safe bets”. However, other precious metals such as platinum, are often left out. So should you invest in platinum? Is it a good investment? In recent weeks, we’ve also looked at whether you should invest in gold and whether you should Read more…
Alongside gold, silver once backed almost every currency ever made. Today, silver is seen by many as an investment, and a good one at that. This got me thinking, should you really invest in silver? Is it actually that good? We recently wrote a similar article about whether or not Read more…
When it comes to investing, many of us get lost with just the basics. However, there are several different investment ideas that you also need to take into account. But which are the best for beginners? For the purposes of this article, I am defining “beginner” as someone who has Read more…
Gold was once the backing of most historical currencies. Once it stopped being used as currency, it was seen as an investment, but is it a good one? Should you invest in gold? For now, I’ll just focus on investing in gold, however, this could be adapted to silver, platinum, Read more…