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…
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…