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It’s been a seemingly endless flurry of geopolitical and economic disruptions: war in the Middle East, a Venezuela intervention, tariff disputes, the Ukraine/Russia conflict, soaring inflation and a global pandemic — all within five years. As the saying goes, “history is just one (darned) thing after another.”

Volatility returned to start the year, not just in financial markets, but in U.S. policy, driving geopolitical uncertainty amid widening global conflict. Even before recent events, this drove a flight to safety in precious metals, with swings in gold and silver prices, alongside a weakening U.S. dollar.

In many ways, we may be living through a golden age of investing. Lower costs, technological advances and unprecedented access to information make markets more accessible than ever.
Consider how the investing landscape has evolved over the decades. Technology has automated trading systems, drastically lowering transaction costs, increasing access and fuelling trading activity.