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For gold price predictions, don’t listen to the big media pundits.

When gold prices jump up or down, the media gets all over it. When gold prices remain the same, the media isn’t interested. In other words, big media – whether that be TV or radio – is always looking for a story. But let’s say gold prices are moving up this week, which they are, …

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Owning Gold News Roundup, Feb 11th.

This week I have included recent news items, but also a couple of articles about moving your gold overseas. Bottom line – if you want to move your gold outside of the US, learn the rules first. Investing in gold: a beginner's guide – MoneyWeek Beautiful, indestructible, rare and conferred the unique status of universal …

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How high will gold prices rise in 2011?

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 …

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Keep your gold, because you don’t know what’s coming.

Gold prices go up and down largely as a result of what is happening this week, and today. These are knee-jerk price moves, often influenced by announcements from one government department or another. As for analysts, experts and financial journalists…all they can do is make predictions based on the past. When applied to the future, …

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Gold prices are a lot less volatile than you might think.

When you are buying gold coins or bars with your own hard-earned cash, the ups and downs in gold prices can feel downright scary. For professional investors and traders, it’s different. It isn’t their money they are spending, and they are used to seeing some volatility in prices. As a gold owner, how can you …

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Gold has both a trading price, and an investment price.

Any given day’s gold price may not reflect its real value to you, as a long-term investor in gold. The recent fall is gold prices is largely the result of gold traders selling their gold positions in gold ETF holdings. And the volume of sales has driven the price of gold down. Here is an …

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Owning Gold News Roundup, January 28

Here is this week’s roundup of gold in the news. As you can see, much of the news touches on the continued decline in gold prices. However, this is not a reason to rush into selling your gold. The only reason to sell gold would be if you truly felt that all the world’s economic …

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Troy grams? I think you mean Troy ounces.

I received a question the other day about “Troy grams”. There is no such thing. But that did give me the opportunity to answer the question I was really being asked. And that was, “Is a Troy ounce the same as a regular ounce?” The answer is no. A “regular’ ounce, technically known as an …

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Is now the time to sell gold?

Sell gold? I wouldn’t if I were you. I know, with prices falling this much it’s easy to lose one’s nerve and decide to sell some or all of your gold. Well, I have a couple of opinions on that. First, if you own gold as a safety net, as a hedge against hard times, …

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The gold ATM machine is Boca Raton, Florida, is just the first.

Buying gold bullion from an ATM style machine is a lot more convenient than buying from a traditional dealer. If you happen to live close to Boca Raton, Florida, you can buy your gold from this machine… If you don’t live close by, just be patient, as it seems there are plans to install these …

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