Gold

Here's an updated analysis of physical gold, silver, platinum and copper regarding their respective versatility of use, durability, fungibility, store of value, liquidity and aesthetics.

If you have not grasped the reality of what is likely to unfold over the next 6 to 12+ months in the global markets and that precious metals are the setup of the decade, then pay attention to the fact that gold and silver are poised for moves ranging from 40% to 240% over the next 12+ months depending on the scale and scope of this move...

You have no doubt read countless articles on the price of gold costing "x dollars per ounce", own a gold ring or some other piece of gold jewellery and/or wear or have bought/plan to buy a diamond ring but do you really understand exactly what you are buying? What's the difference between 1 troy ounce of gold and 1 (regular) ounce? What's the difference between 18 and 10 karat gold? What's the difference between a .75 and a 1.0 carat diamond? Let me explain. Words: 1102

One of my very favourite charts is gold in relation to the U.S. money supply and the chart below shows that gold is as cheap today as it was in 1970 at $35 or 2000 at $300.

When you take that first bite of turkey this Thanksgiving, be thankful for silver and gold.

After reading recent articles by others and listening to what continues to pass as ‘fundamentals for gold’, I think it might be helpful to restate, and elaborate on, two specific things which gold is not: (1) Gold is not an investment and (2) Gold is not a hedge against inflation.

Virtually all the gold in the world that has been mined is still around in one form or another and the following infographic visualizes all the gold in the world that’s above ground and the identified reserves that we have yet to mine.

"How much gold should you own?" This article discusses a number of different views on the subject in an attempt to help you answer that question.

Many analysts are projecting that gold will be going at least as high as $3,000/ozt over the next few years. One analyst even claims that gold will spike at $87,500/ozt.! Below is a revised list of their names and stated rationale for each of their forecasts.

Home ownership is regarded as some sort of Holy Grail of financial planning... based upon the conventional belief that owning real estate is the #1 path to (at least) financial security – if not affluence - but is there really substance to this belief? This article says, "No, not today" and explains why.