Gold Investing

An exciting, dramatic 2017 is in its waning months. Gold experienced steady growth throughout the first nine-plus months, despite unexpected stability from the U.S. dollar and continued bubble-like gains in stock markets. This puts gold investors in a very strong position heading into 2018. That said, much could happen over the final quarter of 2017.

Breaking Down the Myths and Facts about Gold Investing First-time investors often shy away from gold, thinking it’s only an option for the excessively wealthy. Here are some of the leading myths about gold investing to shine a light on this valuable precious metal. Bring up gold investing in a room of average individuals and

In the aftermath of a terrorist event, stock markets tend to suffer greatly – but gold is a civilized society’s hedge against uncertainty. From San Bernardino to Brussels, Belgium; Orlando, Florida to Nice, France, the list of confirmed terrorism-related attacks seems to span across the globe and weave through various social strata and cultures. But

Investment bank Goldman Sachs made waves in late 2016 when lead equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer advised investors to look at “gold as a hedge” against then president-elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda. Many in the financial media agreed. Surely, the incoming administration would be good news for alternative assets and poor for traditional equities. Those prognostications

The U.S. dollar shows signs of cracking, and gold is already building ground as precaution. This is not entirely unexpected — there have been predictions of a weakening dollar for years, and the economic leanings of the new president only add fuel to that fire. The question is should gold investors be happy or worried