Experienced investors know that no trend -- no matter how profitable -- lasts forever.The same is true for gold. Gold prices have risen sharply in recent years. And while any mention of shorting gold gets its fanatics' blood boiling, one day the ...

The Contrarian Bet of the Decade: Is Now the Time to Short Gold?

Gold, of all the precious metals, is the most popular among investors and traders. Gold and its derivatives are widely traded in the markets for many reasons. As a store of value, gold is a hedge against economic, social and political unrest. But as ...

The Truth About Worldwide Gold Supply & Demand

This article was originally featured in an issue of our Forever Stocks investment advisory.From the market peak in May 2008 to the market low in March 2009, the S&P 500 lost a whopping 52.8% of its value. More than eight million jobs were lost. The ...

Silver Bullion: The Most Affordable Way to Protect Your Wealth

It's the best electrical conductor of any metal, and may soon replace the lithium-ion in batteries used in future Apple (NYSE: AAPL) iPhones and laptops.It's highly reflective, making it a perfect choice for the increasingly popular photovoltaic ...

My Favorite Ways to Own Silver Today

Little can match the Olympics when it comes to drama. It's about world records falling. It's about razor-close finishes. And it's about seeing powerful athletes break down on the medal stand, tears streaming down their faces as they watch their ...

How Much Gold, Silver And Bronze Are Really In Olympic Medals?

For centuries, all that glittered actually was gold. This highly-valued precious metal has been used from everything to adorning royals to stabilizing economies, creating dental pieces, and even making your mobile phone work more efficiently.Here ...

50 Interesting Facts About Gold You Never Knew

One of gold's allures is its use as a hedge against negative economic outcomes: inflation, deflation, general economic collapse and even war. Investors and speculators enter the market based on their guesstimate of how bad things might get. But ...

The Secret Factor Driving Gold Prices

As gold flirts with its all-time highs, many investors wonder whether it can surge higher or whether gold is just in the middle of a price bubble.Admittedly, we don't have a crystal ball on that question, but we do know some basic facts that help to ...

Will Gold Prices Continue to Rise?

Hold on to that... it's worth its weight in gold.But is it really? Although it's a common figure of speech, very few things actually meet the criteria.Let's do the math:Today, one troy ounce of gold is worth about $1,250. With the help of some basic ...

The 9 Most Surprising Things Worth More Than Their Weight In Gold

History has shown that gold has been sensitive, whether that comes from inflation, production, or availability. The mere perception that world prices may be about to rise has been enough to drive up its value. And with rising prices we have ...

Why You Should Consider a Gold Investment

The United States has become a nation of savers.Where once the money management mantra was 'invest it and retire wealthy,' it is now 'save it or lose it' -- a healthy reaction to the chaos, greed and notable lack of safety in traditional investments ...

Why Gold Is Safer Than Your Savings Account

A couple of years ago, Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, told The Financial Times: 'Confidence is the most important thing, more important than gold or currency.'Confidence allows business people and investors to assume higher risks as they seek a ...

The Remarkable Chart Screaming at You to Sell Gold

A few years ago I did an appraisal for a client who was pledging his gold as collateral in a commercial real estate transaction. In the course of doing the appraisal, I was struck with the large gain in value. His original purchase in 2002 was in ...

Why Gold Is The Portfolio Choice for All Seasons

I've noticed an emerging trend from my newsletter subscribers.*Two years ago, it was just a whisper. Month by month, email by email, the whisper became a little louder. Today, I'm hearing it loud and clear.Income investors want to know if they can ...

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