Ben Bernanke can’t print gold. Thank goodness.

As you know, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, recently outlined his plan for ongoing quantitative easing with QE3. Basically the Fed will keep printing money, pass it down the line to the banks, and then hope it will stimulate some positive economic activity on Main Street. Will it work? Probably not. But we’ll …

Buying gold bullion is like establishing your own personal bank reserve.

National central banks buy gold bullion for the security it provides. While currencies can become devalued to such a degree that they become almost worthless, that won’t happen to gold. Gold prices may rise and fall, but they will never fall to zero. In fact, at the exact time that paper currencies go into free-fall, …

Buying and owning physical gold can be a great way to build your savings.

First, let me qualify that headline by saying this applies only if gold continue to at least hold its value. If the price of gold suddenly drops significantly, then your savings will take a corresponding hit. So while using gold as vehicle for savings has been a good bet for several years now, there is …

If you store your gold at home, protect it from discovery by metal detectors.

Some people like to store their gold at home, hiding it either within their house or buried in the yard. If you choose not to install a safe, and decide either to hide your gold coins or bars in hard-to-find places in the house, or your yard, don’t forget to think about thieves with metal …

Cash-for-gold stores are the perfect place for thieves to convert stolen gold into cash.

As you have probably noticed, since the crash of 2008, tens of thousands of cash-for-gold businesses have sprung up all over the country.   You’ll find them in most malls, and online. In fact, last time I went to my local dry cleaners, they had put a cash-for-gold sign in their window. It makes sense, …