Unallocated, pooled, allocated, collective, segregated. All terms are related to owning and storing precious metals. Some media reports...

Over the last year, and especially over the last few months, financial markets appear to have decoupled from the real economy. Despite...

We just wrapped up our latest series of webinars we call our “Fireside Conversations”, and once again, we had tremendous participation...

A long-time client and good friend recently forwarded me an article about the “supply shortage and high prices on gold”, especially as it...

A growing number of so-called experts – economists, politicians, investment professionals – are joining the hordes of Modern Monetary...

Last week, media outlets reported that President Biden will soon propose that Congress almost doubles the tax rate applicable to...

Traditionally, highly rated bonds from developed economies, and U.S. Treasuries more than any other, have been widely seen as safe havens...

It’s only been a few months since President Biden moved into the White House, but there are already clear indications that the US is very...

Leftist policies have destroyed the vibrant economies of several U.S. states. Their effects have been most prominent in California,...

The methods of setting up and maintaining an offshore nest egg are numerous, as are the particular needs and objectives of our clients....

Investing and investment management is often thought of as finding ways to make spectacular gains. But in reality, it’s more about...

At BFI, we go out of our way to help our clients make the reporting of their international structures and investments as convenient as...

The growing hordes of EU bureaucrats continue to generate “one-size-fits-all” policies and regulations that lead to more red tape, higher...

The corona pandemic, the rise of Bitcoin, booming commodity prices and soaring stock indices are dominating the financial news. However,...

After running a survey with a good part of our clients and partners, we are ready to set off on our next series of Fireside Conversations...

As the new US administration issues executive orders en masse and seems determined to spend its way to prosperity, two things should be...

America seems intent on spending as if it had no future to worry about. The working assumption behind the fiscal excesses appears to be...

The prices of gold and silver have been in a bit of a retreat for some time now. Financial markets are bouncing back from the disastrous...

The pandemic has radically changed the world and its impact on businesses, on society, and on the global economy will persist for years...

BFI is just weeks away from offering investment mandates that will be able to include crypto allocations. A growing number of solid and...