Forbes – Just five years ago, Williston, North Dakota, was a smallish town of 15,000 on the plains of western North Dakota. Then the oil boom came to town. Newly drilled shale oil wells brought a new influx of work...

Since ancient times, gold has been the enduring standard for wealth and stability. But in recent months, the value of that precious metal has taken a beating, with fluctuating process plummeting to levels not seen in a d...

It is becoming difficult to watch television, browse the internet, or listen to the radio without being bombarded with pronouncements concerning the expected future price of gold, or some other “investment” for which...