Why Gold Sometimes Stalls When the World Is in Crisis A lot of readers write to me confused. They’ll say something like: "Frank, the world looks like it’s on fire. Why isn’t gold skyrocketing every single day?" It’s a fair question. Recently, economist Thorsten Polleit explained something that many everyday investors don’t realize: during financial stress, investors often rush into the most liquid asset available first — the U.S. dollar. Think of it like a storm hitting a crowded beach. When lightning strikes, people don’t calmly walk to their cars. They run to the closest shelter they can find. In the financial system, that shelter is usually cash and U.S. Treasuries. So in the short term, money sometimes floods into…
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