Precious metals can diversify retirement portfolios, but they come with fees, risks and IRS rules. Here’s how to decide if ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Precious metals, especially gold, have historically been dependable repositories of wealth in terms of value retainage, especially during periods of government unrest and financial instability. There ...

The surge in the price of silver may not be over quite yet. Case in point? The price of the precious metal hit a new record high this week, rising past $64 per troy ounce on Thursday, according to ...

I never really understood the appeal of investing in precious metals until a friend mentioned he’d been buying silver coins as a hedge against inflation. That got me curious – why silver instead of ...