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During the worst day for gold in 46 years, options trad...
During Friday’s gold price meltdown, open interest in options on gold rose significantly with traders placing large wagers on the ...
‘I’m spooked’: Do gold and silver belong in my retireme...
“Before you ask, there is nothing extreme about 5% of my ‘alternative’ assets.”
Gold and silver rally, after 13% fall over two sessions...
Gold and silver rose for the first time in two sessions on Tuesday after last week’s record-setting shakeout.
‘This is our second marriage’: We’re in our 60s. How do...
“We have been taking turns living in his house and my house.”
Merck’s outlook for 2026 comes in lower-than-expected a...
Merck’s stock falls as the full-year revenue and profit outlooks were below expectations.
Adviser links: disappointing outcomes
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a lo...
Monday links: a bad tradeoff
MarketsHow major asset classes performed in January 2026. (capitalspectator.com)What's going on with the dollar? (ritholtz.com)Pre...
What’s Going On with the Dollar?
I am always searching for interesting and informative charts, especially ones I can include in my quarterly call, that explain...
‘I‘m facing an ethical dilemma’: My widowed mother is c...
“My mother has now hired an attorney to revise the trust and remove her late husband’s children as beneficiaries.”
Here’s what’s worth streaming in February 2026 on Netfl...
With a few notable exceptions, the Winter Olympics is putting a chill on new streaming releases
‘Melania’ documentary’s $7 million box office is a win ...
The film’s box office receipts represent a drop in the ocean for Amazon MGM’s $75 million investment.
The ‘January barometer’ for stocks comes with a big ast...
If the first month of 2026 can be any guide to the rest of the year, investors should buckle up.
There’s now a bigger risk for stocks than the economy o...
January reminded investors that even solid earnings and a strong economy can take a backseat when geopolitical shocks rattle marke...
‘I’m rich in everything but parents’: I inherited $400K...
“I’m a 40-year-old woman in a committed relationship, and I’ve experienced the loss of both of my parents.”
U.S. stock futures fall, along with bitcoin, as gold an...
U.S. stock futures fell Sunday, along with bitcoin, after Friday’s massive sell-off in precious metals capped a tumultuous first m...
Saturday links: how software looks and feels
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
Sunday links: a desperate fallback
MarketsThe S&P 500 rose 1.45% in January 2026. (on.spdji.com)A look at just how crazy the silver market was this week. (rcmalterna...