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Physical Gold Investing for Beginners
- September 25, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold Investing
No CommentsWhen first starting out as an investor, you might experience your share of confusion. Take gold, for example. Many newbie gold purchasers feel like they’ve been thrown into dark, not sure what to buy or where to buy it. But if you are looking for an investment vehicle that you can trust and accumulate over
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How to Choose a Precious Metal Depository for Your IRA Investment
- September 18, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Have you thought about your precious metal depository? Many investors don’t think twice about this, but it can make a big difference in the overall affordability, management, and security of your investments. If you open a precious metals IRA, the IRS will not allow you to maintain your gold yourself. In fact, if you touch
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Help Reduce Your Risk Exposure with A Precious Metals Retirement Plan
- September 11, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Investing in precious metals may be one of the most important and smartest decisions you will ever make for your retirement plan. Precious metals, such as gold, silver and platinum, offer security that traditional dollars and cents lack. Look at the traditional financial markets today. Buying and selling stocks and ownership of companies is risky,
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China Reveals They Have Been Hoarding Gold
- September 4, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
Reports indicate that China is the second largest purchaser of gold. Over the last six years, the country has amassed a wealth of gold and, according to most analysts and traders, the country will continue to do so well into the future. The People’s Bank of China stated that the country owns 1658 metric tons
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Gold IRA Costs & Fees: How to Get the Best Deal for Your Retirement
- August 28, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold IRA
When it comes to managing your retirement investments, who knew there were so many fees? No matter what type of IRA you have, chances are good that there are some fees associated with opening, managing, and closing the account. Ultimately, it is always best to do your homework to find the least expensive option possible.
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Infographic: The Dollar’s Falling Status as a Reserve Currency
- July 13, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Currency
The U.S. dollar has long been referred to as the world’s reserve currency. However, with the dollar stronger than ever and the United States carrying an $18 trillion national debt, more and more countries are dumping the dollar in favor of other foreign currencies. The infographic below provides a snapshot. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist Make gold
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An overview of the crazy week in financial news
- July 10, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: News
It was an eventful week in financial news, with much of the spotlight cast on China’s stock market collapse, the NYSE’s temporary shutdown, and the latest on Greece. Here is an overview. China’s stock market collapses The Chinese stock market has lost about $2.7 trillion in value since it peaked on June 12. About a quarter of
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Putting Greece and China into perspective
- July 9, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Government
Greece’s and China’s recent economic woes – Greece’s default on its debt and China’s stock market crash – may be difficult to grasp for those in other parts of the world. We’ve gathered five articles that offer some perspective on the problems these two countries are currently facing. Think Greece can’t happen here? You’re wrong “[J]ust like
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After much hard work, Iran gets 13 tons of its gold back
- July 1, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: News
Iranian officials announced Monday that Iran’s central bank has repatriated 13 tons of gold as part of a sanctions relief package provided by the U.S. and other Western powers. The gold was transferred from South Africa, where it had been held while Iran was under tough sanctions meant to squelch its nuclear program. The sanctions relief package will provide
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Concerned Greek investors put their money in gold
- June 30, 2015
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Government
Greeks wanting to secure their money in recent months before a potential bank shutdown, which indeed occurred on Monday, chose to put their money into – you guessed it – gold. The Wall Street Journal wrote: Spooked by the country’s escalating debt crisis, Greeks yanked billions of deposits out of the country’s banks in recent months until the
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