1st American Reserve Blog

There have been only two times in the last 40 years when the Democrats have swept all three branches of government – the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Those two elections were in 1992 (Bill Clinton) and 2008 (Barack Obama). In the following two years, in each case, gold, silver and stocks soared, so there is hope for investors in all three investments over the next two years.

• In 1993 and 1994, silver gained 32%, from $3.67 to $4.85, and gold gained 15%, from $333 to $383. During the same two years, the Dow Jones index gained 16.3%
• In 2009 and 2010, silver tripled, from $10.79 to $30.63, and gold soared 61.5%, from $870 to $1,405. During the same two years, the Dow Jones index gained 29.2%

The outlook gets even better, politically. When you look back at the first two years of both Clinton and Obama, they over-extended their mandates with healthcare plans and they were chastised by an outraged electorate, which delivered historic rebukes at the ballot box. First came the Republican Revolution in the 1994 mid-term elections in a massive 104-seat swing, from a 78-seat Democrat majority (256 to 178) to a 26 Republican majority (230 to 204). In the Senate, Republicans went from 14 seats down to 4 seats up.

In a nearly exact replay in 2009, President Barack Obama passed a national healthcare plan that Hillary Clinton had once envisioned, and there was another Republican Revolution, spurred by a Tea Party. The turnaround in House seats was even greater than in 1994 – from a 256-179 Democrat majority of 77 seats to a strong 49-seat 242-193 Republican majority. Gold and stocks continued rising after that election.

This time around, Biden does not have a massive mandate in either house. Unlike the 77 or 78 seat majority in the House (as in 1993 or 2009), he has a narrow 11-seat majority. Instead of a 14 or 15 seat margin in the Senate, Biden has a 50-50 tie.  There is always the possibility of a renegade Democrat voting with the Republicans on some issues, so he has no strong mandate. Biden was in Washington in 1994 and 2010 to learn the lessons of the past, so he knows that if he takes an aggressive course of “reforming America” in the left-leaning direction of his progressive wing, he will likely lose both Houses of Congress in 2022.

That’s good news in either direction: If Biden is moderate, America wins; if he’s radical, the Republicans should win in 2022. In the meantime, history indicates that gold, silver and stocks will enjoy a good run.

Our 2021 price projections of $2,350 gold and $32 silver represent a 24% gain in gold and 21% in silver, which could be conservative based on the historical precedent of President Obama’s first two years. If you don’t yet hold gold in your IRA, contact your representative to see how easy it is to properly diversify your IRA holdings in precious metals for better returns in the long run.