Tag: physical gold
Gold: The Great Diversifier
It’s no secret to you that I am still more bearish on gold than bullish. And it’s no secret to me that a lot of our subscribers still like gold and feel that it is still a safe haven and a good store of value long term. Despite having argued that gold was one of the largest bubbles […]
Is This Often-Overlooked Gold Sector About To Take Off?
Do you remember what happened to the price of gold in 2011? It was a banner year for commodities as the US Dollar was down and demand from China was soaring. But perhaps no commodity had a more memorable run that year than gold. If you remember, central banks around the world were buying gold […]
6 Concrete Reasons Why Smart Investors Own Gold
Gold has always been a smart, long term investment for investors. It hasn’t been until the housing bubble crushed the stock market and volatility started to become a daily occurrence when owning gold has become a common thing. But smart investors own gold. And for good reason. In fact, in this post, I highlight 6 […]
Worse Than The 2008 Crisis?
When it seems like all the odds are against you, and failure is your only option, which of these options do you choose: If at first you don’t succeed … you run as far away as possible. You hold on and keep trying until you succeed. If you’re like me, you opt for No. 2 […]
Gold Hits Lowest Point In 9 Years
This week, the World Gold Council announced that the third quarter demand for gold has hit its lowest point since the third quarter of 2009. The final reading was for 915 metric tons, as seen in this graph: This shockingly low worldwide gold demand largely stems from the low demand coming out of India, which has seen a meager […]
Combining Bitcoin With Gold
The Bitcoin system has the great virtue of securely sending value directly from stranger to stranger. It is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The sender does not need to trust the recipient, nor any bank or other institution, to accurately record the transfer. The Bitcoin “blockchain” provides a readily consulted online public ledger […]
Jim Rogers: Buy Gold; Being “Fearless” Is Good… Sometimes
Earlier this week, we shared some of Jim Rogers’ insights from his recent interview with Real Vision Television. Jim is a legendary investor, best-selling author and Guinness World Record holder. So when he speaks, smart investors listen. Today, we’re sharing a few more of Jim’s insights… on fear in the market, how to buy gold […]
World Powers Are Stockpiling Gold
Last week, I talked about my husband’s adventure in the emergency room with his collapsed lung. Let me say that it’s not an experience I would wish on anyone. But as doctors and nurses were rushing about preparing the chest tube and snapping X-rays, there was one person who I wasn’t worried about in this chaos. […]
Gold Will Be Priceless By 2020
Over the next few years as debt, currencies, and countries start to fall apart, individuals will be looking to place their money where it will hold its value and buying power during times of extreme uncertainty. If you eliminate fiat currencies, which are created out of this air and are nothing more than a credit, […]
