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No question, having a small amount of precious metals in your global portfolio serves as sort of a “shock absorber” in times of crisis and uncertainty. Obviously, the most logical strategy is to be a buyer of gold when prices dip and the Read more…
Przemyslaw Radomski: The New York Times reported on a growing phenomenon in Europe:“suicide by economic crisis.”Apparently people are taking their own lives in despair over unemployment and economic failure. Paul Krugman in his column in the New York Times wonders if it isn’t the case that European Read more…
Jared Cummans: Now that the first quarter of 2012 is in the books, investors will reflect on their holdings to see if it is time to make any adjustments. While most equities turned in one of the best first quarters in recent memory, not all commodities were quite as lucky. As always, commodity price drivers often Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Even gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) and silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) investors need to diversify. That’s why investing in precious metals means more than simply buying the “barbaric relics” that have served as money in the past. Read more…
Jared Cummans: As 2012 wears on, investors seem less and less sure how the year will end. Some feel that the early bull market we experienced is here to stay and that strong U.S. data only supports that claim. But others feel that such rapid appreciations in stock markets mean that we are about due for a Read more…
Daily Capitalist: Here is a chart of the main silver ETF from yesterday. Not shown on the chart is today’s volume, nearly 100 million. This makes today’s volume in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca:SLV) close to a record save for the frenzied trading last spring. Not shown, but similarly, the SPDR Gold Read more…
I relish in the rare and undiscovered. Unsung musicians, obscure texts, the cryptic myths of ancient cultures… In all of these, I am magnetically interested. But I’m interested in scarcity even more when it presents the opportunity to make money – which is Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Few things can withstand the test of time, and perhaps even fewer will be able to retain their monetary worth in today’s unprecedented economic landscape. The recent financial meltdown has brought upon a seemingly endless expansion of the money supply and our government has Read more…
Brian Sylvester: The market isn’t rewarding fundamentals just yet for precious metal miners, according to Byron King, editor of Daily Resource Hunter, Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor published by Agora Financial of Baltimore. But in this exclusive interview with The Gold Read more…
Jared Cummans: 2012 may have started off like a bull, but it appears that the bears are lurking in the shadows, waiting to make their move. This week has already seen a disappointing halt to the surge that general markets had enjoyed to start the new year, as drama from overseas as well as lackluster Read more…
Scott Pluschau: When most people think of precious metals, they think of gold (NYSEArca:IAU) and silver (NYSEArca:PSLV) since these are the most popular metals that are used for coinage and Read more…
There are certain dogmas held sacrosanct by precious metals investors and one of them is that platinum is supposed to be more expensive than gold (NYSEARCA:GLD). That’s just the way it is. Quite a few eyebrows lifted and jaws dropped last fall when the yellow metals price overtook that of platinum Read more…
Kevin McElroy: Which precious metal should you buy today? Before I get into it, I think if you’re serious about getting the best price on your precious metals investments, you should be averaging in Read more…
Jonathan Yates: Traders should look to monitor and profit from the inverse correlationship between copper (NYSEARCA:JJC) and gold (NYSEARCA:GLD). The red metal is mined almost entirely for industrial usage while the yellow metal is produced, in the great majority, for investment Read more…
Jonathan Yates: Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) is trading far below its traditional investing correlationship with gold (NYSEARCA:GLD), as is platinum (NYSEARCA:PPLT). Read more…
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