The yellow precious metal, used in jewelry, and as money, as well as in the industry and medicine.
Questions tagged [gold]
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If I were to store gold for an Internet-less dystopian future, what form should it have? Is this actually done?
Let's say I buy a 1 kg gold bar right now for 1 Bitcoin. I put it in my safe. Then the entire "modern world" collapses the next day, and I have to defend my home and my few valuable pieces of property in this new world... And there's my 1 kg gold…
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If gold's price implodes then what goes up?
Everywhere I turn I am hearing about investing in gold. It's to the point where I hear about it so much that it's a mania. That just seems to indicate to me that the best thing to do is to be a contrarian.
So my question is this: if gold prices…
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Gold drops on every piece of negative news from Europe/debt crisis, why?
I've watched gold drop right along side the equities as we get bad news out of Europe for the last several months. A threatened Euro means the dollar is more of a (temporary) safe-haven, driving the dollar up. But I can't totally square in my…
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Investing in gold with a foreign currency
I watched a commentator on television state that they're bullish on gold but only in yen terms. Are there financial instruments similar to the gld that let me choose the currency that gold is bought in? I assume that they think the price of gold…
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Investing in precious metals and keeping them safe
My intention is to invest once each month or each other month.
What are my options?
Physically buy some American Eagle/Krugerrand/Maple leaf Gold Coins? I have to admit that they look really good, but storing them at home seems like a security risk,…
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How can a "gold" coin look nothing like gold?
Example: https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bullion/bullion-coins/gold-coins/double-sovereign-2021-gold-bullion-coin/
I've tried my best to look up and translate what a "bullion" is, or "gold bullion", but I only find references to gold bars.
That…
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What explains the enormous increase in gold price in the early 21st century?
I just saw a chart of gold price over the last few decades. Between 1980 and 2000, gold price actually fell, but not at a steep rate. Then suddenly, in 2002-2011, its price nearly decupled (10x).
I'm sure an explanation to this has been offered,…
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Why is it 100 oz and not one ounce?
Why is gold measured in USD / 100 oz and not 1 ounce (as reported everywhere else) on the Financial Times web site, http://markets.ft.com/research/markets/Commodities?
To clarify, http://www.goldpriceoz.com/gold-price-per-ounce/ says it is 1174 USD…
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Why gold prices are affected by interest rates?
At this article:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/some-gold-bulls-say-its-time-to-cash-in/article2139949/
What does this mean:
The current environment of low interest rates and a weak dollar remain
supportive of gold prices, Ms. Ong…
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May one buy gold coins from wholesalers vs the retail dealers?
I am interested in buying a lot of American Gold Eagle coins. I live in Irvine CA.
The local gold dealers in my city tell me I should come into their store, bring them a check, and come back one week later to pick up the coins.
They say they need…
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Is it better to have gold cfd contract or real bullion gold bars?
Title says it all, I'd like to know the advantages and disadvantages of both.
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Ideas about Gold Investment
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Pros & cons of buying gold directly vs. investing in a gold ETF like GLD, IAU, SGOL?
I’m a new player in this so I hope someone can offer me some suggestions.
I want to invest in gold, maybe buy a small lot of gold coins or…
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Why did the Greek debt crisis raise gold prices?
Greece is a small country. Shouldn't the bad economic practices of just one small country not drive prices up so high?
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Can someone confirm the standard contract for XAUUSD?
Am getting nothing but click bait these days that is purposely vague. Broker omits it on the dash.
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What is a good size distribution for buying gold?
I am living in Europe and I am considering buying gold to protect my money in case of a possible crash. My first idea was to get bars of gold and leave them inside the vault of my bank. The main problem seems to be that I will not be able to utilize…
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