If you feel your confidence slipping, you’re not alone. Here are a couple of excerpts from commentary on a recent New York Time/CBS News poll: “Americans are more pessimistic about the nation’s economic outlook and overall direction.” “Amid rising gas prices, stubborn unemployment and a cacophonous debate in Washington over the federal government’s ability …
With the price of gold rising to record levels, and with those levels being broken on a regular basis, many people are wondering whether we are due for a major correction. Well, there are always corrections after an extended rise in gold prices. Investors sell to take profits, and then buy again at the low …
Study the mainstream media and you’ll find several financial journalist who are declaring that the recent rise in gold prices means we are now in a dangerous “gold bubble”. The implication is that the bubble will soon burst, gold prices will plummet, and we’ll all lose a ton of money. But if you pause, …
Looking at the cover of this recent issue of Newsweek, you might get the impression that the world as we know it is coming to an end. There is no doubt that the last few months have been extraordinary. Massive earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear accidents, revolution and civil war in the Middle East and in North …
First, let’s clarify the difference between gold bullion coins and numismatic gold coins. Gold bullion coins are minted on a regular basis, each containing a fixed weight in gold. They are not rare, or collectible. You buy and sell them according to the spot price of gold on any given day. Numismatic gold coins, however, …
Well, if anyone knew the answer to that question, they would be assured of a very successful year. But, of course, we don’t know. We don’t even know what the price of gold will be tomorrow. Gold prices are notoriously hard to predict because they are influenced by so many different factors. And sometimes, even …