From the Desk of Shanon Davis, CEO — American Alternative Assets
You know, I was sitting at my desk this morning with the news on, and I watched gold tick up nearly 2% before my coffee got cold. Yesterday, it was down. Last week? It fell over 10% — the worst week for gold in more than 40 years. And I thought to myself: if I’m watching this with my jaw on the floor, what’s the average American with a retirement account feeling right now?
Here’s what’s going on. The U.S.-Iran conflict has pushed oil above $100 a barrel. That’s driving inflation higher. And when inflation goes up, the Fed can’t cut rates — which means the 10-year Treasury yield is sitting at 4.37% and mortgage rates just cracked 6.22% again. The whole system is stuck.
Now, Trump sent Iran a 15-point ceasefire proposal today and markets rallied on the news. Gold bounced to $4,547. The S&P jumped over 1%. But then Iran rejected the deal, and the Pentagon started deploying more troops to the Gulf. So where does that leave us? Right back on the roller coaster.
Look — regular Americans saving for retirement didn’t sign up for this. A 10% swing in gold in one week means if you had $500,000 in precious metals, you just watched $50,000 disappear and come back like a magic trick. That’s not investing. That’s chaos.
But here’s what I tell people all the time: it’s not that hard to get ahead of this stuff. You just have to know which signals to watch. Not the cable news headlines — those are designed to scare you. I’m talking about the real indicators. The yield curve. Central bank buying patterns. Money supply shifts. The things that actually predicted the 2008 crash, the 2020 sell-off, and what we’re living through right now.
We put together a free guide called The Bellwether Signal that breaks down exactly which 5 indicators matter — and which ones are just noise. Get educated. Then decide for yourself what makes sense for your family.
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