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At a time when the economy is weak, earnings growth is slowing and central banks all over the world are printing money, demand for so-called safe havens is outpacing supply. Simply put, there are not a lot of good, low risk places to park money Read more…
Christian Magoon: What is the best gold ETF in 2012? Probably not one you own. Many are familiar with the four largest gold ETFs which account for the majority of all assets in gold ETFs. On the physical gold side there is the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) Read more…
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Thomas Carreno: The gold price is in potentially serious trouble longer term. I called the bull market in gold way back in 2003 after it was still getting its ‘sea legs’. Read more…
Christian Magoon: There are a variety of gold ETF and ETN products available in the U.S. marketplace — over 20 at last count. However, if you want to buy a gold ETF backed by physical bars of gold stored in a vault, there are only four product choices — albeit with over $84 billion of investor assets. To quickly Read more…
Larry D. Spears: With few exceptions, most leading financial gurus agree that every portfolio should include some physical gold. But while the yellow metal itself is great as a long-term hedge against turmoil and inflation, it’s a lousy trading vehicle. Read more…
Richard Rittorno: Bullion-hungry Asian consumers are often touted as the fundamental support for gold prices. But India’s demand for gold has weakened as the combination of high inflation and a Read more…
Ron Rowland: Inflation can be deadly to your investments. It’s a silent killer, too — one that reduces your “real” asset value even when the “nominal” worth looks higher. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: If you own stocks, you want gold and economically-sensitive silver to perform well. Weakness in precious metals is reflective of diminished concerns about future inflation and increasing concerns about deflation. The Fed, via money-printing exercises such as quantitative easing Read more…
The world markets held their collective breaths over the political spectacle regarding raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Ultimately, a half-baked plan that essentially kicks most of the cans down the road emerged. Our trust that politicians would come up with something productive went out the Read more…
Thomas Carreno: I just went long the November GLD 170 Call Options at 3.30. I think gold is about to bounce back up to the old highs like a boomerang. We are still in the very favorable seasonal time frame for precious metals. Read more…
Jared Cummans: Gold investing has been a popular choice for quite some time now. This elusive commodity has a long list on functional uses, including its abilities to act as an inflation hedge and the fact that it is often sought out as a safe haven in times of market turmoil. The popularity of this precious metal Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: In recent years, exchange-traded funds have become popular as vehicles for financial advisors and individual investors looking to establish exposure to gold, a precious metal that has tremendous appeal both as a means of enhancing returns and smoothing overall portfolio volatility. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The Gold SPDR (NYSE:GLD) is the 800 pound gorilla in the gold ETF space; this fund has become one of the largest exchange-traded products in the world, and one of the largest holders of physical bullion (GLD’s holdings dwarf reserves of some countries). This behemoth of a fund is physically Read more…
Common gold-valuation metrics, which measure several ratios, are likely to be wrong because gold doesn’t have a core value, says Read more…
George Maniere: Politicians should stick to what they’re good at, groveling for money to fund their next re-election campaign and making pompous speeches to stir up even more partisan bickering. What they should not do is stop making believe that they know anything about economics. Read more…
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