Kelsey Williams
Analyst, Author, and Owner of Kelsey's Gold Facts
Kelsey Williams has more than forty years experience in the financial services industry, including fourteen years as a full-service financial planner. His website, Kelsey's Gold Facts, contains self-authored articles written for the purpose of educating and informing others about gold within a historical context. In addition to gold, he writes about inflation and the Federal Reserve.
Kelsey is the author of two books: INFLATION, WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT ISN'T, AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT and ALL HAIL THE FED!
Kelsey Williams is available for private consultations, public speaking, and interviews at [email protected]
Kelsey Williams Articles
It is reasonable to suggest that interest rates might not have peaked. That statement applies to both short-term and long-term rates. Currently, the discount rate on short-term Treasury bills is 4.13%. Long-term Treasury bonds are yielding...
As anticipation builds regarding possible outsized performance for silver and gold stocks, it might be worthwhile to review past performance for the two upstarts versus their mentor and perennial favorite, gold.
The Federal Reserve is on autopilot. Minutes from the May 6-7 meeting said FOMC members noted that “economic activity had continued to expand at a solid pace and labor market conditions continued to be solid.”
The threat of a credit collapse and subsequent deflation currently outweigh the risks associated with higher inflation. This article explores the threat of a credit collapse and its implications for economies and societies worldwide.
The Federal Reserve is responsible for inflation. This audio dispels any concerns or doubts about other guilty parties or spontaneous events. If the Fed truly wanted to stop inflation dead in its tracks, it could do so in an instant. There...
Chair Powell has been particularly vocal about the Fed’s independence lately. His statements are the result of provocation by some, including President Trump, who have called for various actions including an audit of the Federal Reserve,...
A reader of mine who is a financial professional and educator asked about something he heard regarding flow of funds out of U.S. Treasury bonds and into other countries’ government bonds. Reference was made to Europe generally, and Germany...
U.S. Treasury Bonds turned about face and dropped more than 3% in Monday’s trading. The huge reversal and decline wiped out all of last week’s increase which I referred to in my previous article…
Gold Miners parted ways with gold immediately, confirming once again that they are not a good alternative for the yellow metal itself. Two-day losses for gold mining shares were approximately the same as for stocks in general, down close...
At its core, a tariff is a tax levied by a government on goods and services imported into the country. The primary purpose of tariffs is to generate revenue for the government.
