Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire, is often described as the wealthiest person in history. In this episode, we explore his reign, his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca, and the vast gold-based ...

Marco Polo described palace walls in China covered with gold. Mansa Musa I of Mali in West Africa, on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, is said to have splashed so much gold around Cairo on the way ...

A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible. Mansa Musa: Welcome to Rattling Bars. I’m your host, Mansa Musa. We oftentimes, when we look at agriculture in society ...

That's good news for gold. Lower interest rates weaken the dollar and reduce the opportunity cost of holding gold (since you're not missing out on higher bond yields). In anticipation of this ...

When Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)'s flagship investment company took a stake in Barrick Gold in 2020, many investors were surprised. Buffett and Munger have long criticized gold as an ...

Unallocated gold accounts represent a claim against the general holdings of an institution’s gold, making investors creditors. Allocated gold, also called fully reserved or pledged, represents a ...

I agree with the idea of holding gold miners, as they can act as leverage on gold, although not cleanly. This goes doubly so for global miners indexes, which reduces country risk from my typically ...

This acquisition, the second largest since 2017, aligns with a global trend of central banks bolstering gold holdings. The RBI's gold acquisitions align with the worldwide trend of central ...

According to the WGC, about 30% of central banks say they plan to increase their gold holdings in the next 12 months—the highest level ever recorded in their survey. Why are central banks buying ...