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Why physical gold is probably worth a lot more than you think.

It would be reasonable to think that the price of gold is determined solely by the supply and demand of the physical product – gold bullion. But that is not the case. Most of the “gold” traded each day is paper gold, not physical gold. This paper gold is traded in the form of ETFs, …

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I bet you have never seen this much gold before.

Here is a sight you won’t see very often. In fact, I’m not sure this gold vault has ever been made public before. This video shows you just some of the gold that is stored by the Bank of England. As you watch the video, you’ll get a sense of just how much is there, …

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Turkey is paying for Iranian oil with gold bars carried over the border.

Since March of this year Turkey has exported $11.7 billion in gold bullion, over 90% of which was carried over the border on its way to Iran or the United Arab Emirates. What’s happening? Turkey is buying oil. Not with wire transfers or cash, but with gold bullion. They can’t buy Iranian oil through the …

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Gold bullion or cash – which provides the best safety net?

Gold bullion and cash both have a long history when it comes to creating a safety net for a rainy day. We have all heard stories of people hiding cash in their mattresses, or in cookie tins in their attics and basements. Another group of people have long favored stashes of gold coins, and have …

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The intrinsic value of gold depends on who you are, and what you want.

Gold has a spot price value, measured in dollars. We can look at that each day and, recently, we can watch it rise and rise, seemingly with no end in sight. But gold’s value isn`t always measured just in dollars. And that’s what makes it such an interesting, complex and sometimes confusing asset. For …

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The demand for storage space in bullion vaults is rising.

You and I may not have to worry about finding vault space for hundreds of 400 ounce gold bars, but the growth in demand for secure storage for gold bullion is telling. As gold prices rise, high-wealth individuals and fund management companies with funds backed by physical gold, are having a tough time finding space …

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