Financial professionals concoct various rationalizations for why gold is a bad investment. They can certainly point to periods when stocks and bonds have outperformed. Of course, no one particular asset class can be counted on to generate strong returns every single year. The whole point of divers...
Gold has long been considered asafe-haven assetknown more as an income protector versus a producer. But if you got invested in gold over the last year, however, you likely could have turned a significant profit by selling a portion (or all) of your investment. Theprice of gold per ounce...
Why a home is a better investment than gold.Byline: SEAN POULTER BRICKS and mortar have been a better bet than gold during the Queen's...By PoulterSean
"The value of gold increases as more money is created and the supply of gold [stays] static," says Tom Bruce, macro investment strategist at Tanglewood Total Wealth Management. This protective quality becomes vital when economic pressures mount, preserving purchasing power while currencies decline. ...
Gold serves few industrial purposes, unlike all other commodities, and is most revered as a shiny metal used for display or jewelry. It is precisely these facts that make gold a unique asset. Moreover, some investors consider gold a store of value and an invaluable diversifying component of ...
Investment in gold bars can be an attractive option for a variety of reasons, including: 1. Stability and Security Gold is known for its stability in unpredictable financial markets. Unlike fiat currencies and stocks, gold retains its value over time and is immune to inflationary pressures. Durin...
The price of gold exploded upward by $18.25 per ounce last week to close at $286.15 in New York. Why this dramatic rise? The "Financial Times" which falls all over itself to explain why gold is indeed a barbaric relic and which always assumes gold is a bad investment couldn't explain ...
Yet what is different about gold and other forms of money is the way they disappear, and why. Because its natural qualities recommend it as a high quality form of money gold suffers from Gresham’s Law, a common sense law in economics which states that “bad money drives good money out ...
However, if you invest in gold, you will still physically own the gold and it will retain its value. You can even purchase gold jewelry as an investment. This way, you will not only have a physical asset, but you will also have something beautiful to wear, which is another sign of lu...
Gold’s Essential Dichotomy Most would agree that gold has always had value as a component of decorative jewelry,a sometime currency, and as an investment. But in addition to these concrete values, we would add another characteristic of gold that, though harder to pinpoint, is just as real...