Tuesday , 5 November 2024

Gold & Silver

I Love Gold but I've Turned Bearish! Here's Why

I love gold but I've turned bearish. [While I admit] if the Greeks were to quit the euro that gold could face a short-term bull wave I believe gold's fundamentals are [too] weak to support the current price. [Here are 8 solid reasons why.] Words: 685

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Is Now the Time to Acquire Gold – Or Run Away From It?

Is this the time to acquire gold? Or is this the time to run away from it? Either answer could be correct, depending upon what course government chooses. Government is at a decision point, one that will determine how our economic malaise next turns. [Let's review their choices.] Words: 922

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Does Gold’s "purchasing-power-protection" Price History Suggest Gold is Over-priced? (+3K Views)

The spectacular rally in the gold price over recent years [has] many observers asking if the precious metal has not moved ahead of its fundamentals...[and if it] has not entered speculative bubble territory. [To address that concern] I have calculated the purchasing-power-protection price of gold for the 43 years from 1970 to 2012 and compared it to the average market price for gold in every year [along with some background of events unfolding over each decade during that time period which should prove] useful as a framework for how to think about the [current] dollar-price of gold. [I think you will find it most enlightening. Take a look.] Words: 3973

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It’s Crucial to Challenge ‘Commentator Credibility’ When Evaluating Gold ‘Mining’ Companies – Here’s Why (+2K Views)

Every day now there is Media and Internet commentary on the current prices at which gold mining stocks are trading. Some of this commentary is excellent, some seems to be written from a "vested interest' perspective and some is very simplistic. [This article discusses unstated underlying assumptions that some commentators base their views on, endeavours to provide a greater understanding of the gold 'mining' sector and influences on pricing of sector stocks and what investors need to do before investing in said sector.] Words: 2030

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The Outlook for Gold Remains VERY Positive – Here's Why

There’s clearly a lot of fear in capital markets around the world and that’s usually represented by a rush to short-term government bonds, in particular US dollar government bonds. With this type of fear and the need for liquidity, just about all assets get sold and gold is one of those assets. If you have a longer-term view, however, and you believe these problems will be met with additional liquidity, then gold is something you should accumulate.

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