Gold has been a popular investment lately, but that's only one reason it's worth considering. Whatever the broader economy is doing, having gold in your portfolio can protect your money from inflation, help you weather economic turmoil that damages the value of other assets and provide steady ...
Why gold may not be a safe investment optionBy Harish Rao
In a portion ofBuffett's annual letter in 2011 on why gold was not a good investment, he used 16 Exxon Mobils and all of the farmland in the U.S. to make an analogy about assets equal to the then value of the gold market: $9.6 trillion. "A century from now, the 400 million ac...
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. Part of the appeal of g...
"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 has been both desired for its beauty and a means of exchange around the world. And it's still coveted by investors for good reason.(REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) / Reuters Photos) 4. Autonomy in investment Gold's value is not dictated by any single entity. This makes it a ...
Alternative Investment Considerations While gold is a good bet on inflation, it's certainly not the only one. Commodities in general benefit from inflation because they have pricing power. The key consideration when investing in commodity-based businesses is to go for low-cost producers. More conse...
Analysts believe Fitch's downgrading is an overestimation of the risks China faces and an under-estimation of its growth potential. In the realm of economics, confidence is more precious than gold. And the recent decision by Fitch Ratings appears to be a deliberate attempt to undermine that conf...
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