From the Desk of Shanon Davis, CEO — American Alternative Assets
You know, I was sitting at my desk this morning with my coffee, flipping through the headlines, and I had to set my cup down. Gold — five thousand dollars an ounce. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I remember when people laughed at me for saying gold would hit three thousand. Now we’re at five, and nobody’s laughing.
Here’s what happened overnight: Iran launched another round of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf. They’ve mined the Strait of Hormuz — that’s where twenty percent of the world’s oil flows through. Oil jumped to $103 a barrel this morning. Gas prices? They’re going up. Grocery prices? Going up. Everything regular Americans need to survive is getting more expensive by the day.
And the Federal Reserve? They started their big two-day meeting today. Markets are saying there’s a 99% chance they do absolutely nothing. Think about that. The people who are supposed to protect our economy are sitting in a room right now, and they can’t cut rates because inflation is at 3.1%, and they can’t raise them because we’re in the middle of a war that’s strangling global trade. They’re stuck. Completely stuck.
Now, if you’re retired or you’re getting close to retirement, this isn’t some abstract news story. This is about YOUR money. Your 401(k). Your IRA. The savings you worked your whole life to build. When gold is screaming past five thousand dollars, it’s not because things are going great — it’s because the smart money is running for safety. That’s what gold does. It tells you the truth when nobody else will.
The stock market rallied yesterday — sure — on “hope” that the Hormuz situation might calm down. Then Iran attacked again overnight. Hope is not a retirement strategy, folks. It’s not that hard to understand: when every warning signal is flashing red at the same time, you need to pay attention.
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