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If alchemists really could transform lead into gold, what would that do to the price of gold?

Alchemists turning lead into gold

The practice and promise of alchemy have been around for thousands of years, with roots in Europe, North Africa and the Far East. In spite of a long history and broad range of interests, alchemists are undoubtedly best known for their obsession with the transmutation of base metals into noble metals. In other words – …

Why I model my gold purchases on the buying patterns of Central Banks.

Photo of the Bank of England

During these turbulent times, how can the price of gold remain almost constant? It’s been like this for over a year now. Actually, the price of gold isn’t much different today from what it was 5 years ago… with a few ups and downs along the way. At first sight, it makes absolutely no sense. …

Wondering what to give your loved ones this holiday season? Give gold.

Here in North America we have no tradition of giving gold as a gift. That’s a pity – for the reasons I describe below. And it’s not the case in many other parts of the world. Of all countries, India stands out for the way in which families protect and distribute wealth through gifts of …

How to buy physical gold at the lowest price, and keep it safe and available.

When we think of buying physical gold, we naturally think of holding the gold in our hands and then storing it in a safe place at home, or at our bank. There is something almost irresistible about actually owning and touching the gold you buy. But that need to hold your gold in your hand …

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 …

The next big financial crash may happen for the same reasons that airplanes crash. (And if it does, you’ll be thankful you own gold.)

  Can you really compare a global financial crash with an airplane crash? I think you can.   Modern commercial aircraft are high-tech flying machines, flown most of the time by their onboard computer systems. But sometimes, as was the case with the Air France flight off the coast of Brazil, these planes crash. In …