Financial Sense Blog

Dec 27, 2024 – Five converging forces are driving an extraordinary surge in electricity demand, creating "the next big thing" for forward-looking investors. These forces—artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, electric vehicles (EVs), reshoring...

Dec 13, 2025 – Chris Puplava analyzes recent consumer and manufacturing data, highlighting a rise in consumer confidence and auto sales. Combined with insights from the Financial Sense Wealth Management Stimulus Index, this points to...

Dec 11, 2024 – The age of productivity has just begun and there will be a resurgence in the coming years of creating smaller models because many companies will need AI models to increase productivity and efficiency, but do not have the resources to create an LLM from scratch.

Dec 3, 2024 – Rickards contrasts these historical examples with the potential dangers of integrating AI into critical decision-making systems, such as nuclear command chains. While AI can process vast amounts of data and identify patterns, it lacks the ability to question...

Nov 19, 2024 – Howell posits that the current bullish wave of liquidity is poised to peak around late 2025, a projection he has maintained consistently over the past few years. However, Howell warns of an impending "debt maturity wall"...

Nov 11, 2024 – Iran's approach involves supporting proxy forces to conduct continuous asymmetric warfare against Israel. "Their long-term strategy is to simply terrorize the Israelis with these proxy forces... implementing a 'ring of fire' strategy"...

Nov 5, 2024 – As the initial concerns about fiat currency morph into a full-blown loss of confidence, the sprint will begin. Look at silver, gold, and bitcoin prices this year. Investors, both institutional and individual, will scramble for assets...

Nov 1, 2024 – With the presidential election just a week away, the race between the two candidates is close. Recently, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget published an article titled The Fiscal Impact of the Harris and Trump Campaign Plans...

Oct 29, 2024 – When it comes to trade and economic power, Fasteau and Fletcher were emphatic that China and the US are no longer friendly trade partners, and that China is more of a threat than the Soviet Union was during the Cold War era...

Oct 24, 2024 – Risk management can mean different things to different people. For some, it involves placing stop-losses on trades or rebalancing portfolios toward cash during a bear market. In financial planning, however, it’s about identifying...