3 Reasons why traditional investors don’t like gold.
Gold buyers and gold owners love gold. But traditional investors? Not so much. Here are three reasons why not. 1. Gold doesn’t pay a dividend. Many stock investments, in addition to offering capital growth, also often annual dividends. In fact, many investors seek out those companies which consistently pay dividends to their investors. Even when …
More on the benefits of allocated gold storage.
We have already written about the difference between allocated and unallocated gold storage. But I thought I would share this video with you, as it covers the ground quite well. One point raised in the video is very much worth noting. If you are buying physical gold, and you get to the point where you …
Does this week’s fall in gold prices make it worth less to you?
As you may have noticed, the price of gold has been falling this week. It hasn’t fallen enough to significantly diminish this year’s gains, but any kind of fall in price can make people nervous. The fall came about as a result of the strengthening of the dollar. When that happens, big gold investors cash …
Now you can use Twitter to predict gold prices.
I know, it sounds unlikely. How can one possibly use Twitter to provide an accurate forecast of gold prices over the days ahead? It may sound crazy, but researchers at Indiana University have demonstrated how they can use Twitter to predict stock prices. They haven’t tried it specifically on gold, but they have tried it …
When the Fed wants more inflation, it’s a good time to buy more gold.
The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee recently released a statement saying, in part, “policymakers signaled that they’re worried that inflation has fallen too low, with the ‘core’ consumer price index rising year-over-year at a rate of less than 1.0% in recent months, a 44-year low.” Inflation is too low? That’s a novel idea. Those of …