Gold prices reached an all-time high of $2788.5 per ounce on October 30, 2024. However, gold has been sold off since the US elections. The uncertainty of Trump's policies in his second term has made the path of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions unclear for next year.
■ Gold is likely to face numerous headwinds in 2025
1. In 2025, geopolitical conflicts may tend to ease. Parties involved in both the Russia-Ukraine conflict an...

In October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) delivered a jumbo-sized cut, bringing the policy interest rate from 4.25% to 3.75%. This marks the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and represents the BoC's largest rate cut since March 2020. The rate has not been this low since December 2022.
As the BoC prepares to announce its fifth and final interest rate decision of the year on December 11th, most economists are anticipating another cut. T...

What's your take when depositing money in a bank or investing in bank stocks?
If focusing solely on interest, the stability offered by bank stocks and bank deposits can be quite comparable. At times, the dividend yield from bank stocks might even surpass that of bank deposits. However, investing in stocks involves price fluctuations, whereas bank deposits have minimal risk to the principal.
Any possible way to have your cake...