Gold •142 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 975.10 | +4.60 | +0.47% | |
WTI Crude •11 hours | 71.24 | +1.14 | +1.63% | |
Gasoline •11 hours | 2.061 | +0.002 | +0.10% | |
Ethanol •142 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •142 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 142 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 142 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 hours | 75.17 | +0.94 | +1.27% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 hours | 3.129 | -0.210 | -6.29% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 hours | 2.275 | +0.001 | +0.02% |
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Continental Capital Advisors, LLC was formed to offset the destruction of wealth caused by the global devaluation of currencies by central banks. The name Continental Capital symbolizes the 1775 US Currency, "the Continental", which was backed by nothing and quickly became devalued.
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