Precious Metal Investing
Precious Metal Rounds, Coins, Medallions
Government mints are certainly best known for the coins that they produce. However, some mints like the Royal Canadian Mint also produce bullion bars. Other product types that some mints produce are precious metal rounds and medallions. So what is the difference between a coin, a round and a medallion? Coins can only be minted ... Continue reading
Precious Metals IRA – what to include?
While some of our American readers may already own a precious metals IRA, others may not be familiar with that form of investment yet. The basic laws that stipulate the rules and regulations for precious metals IRA’s can be found on the website of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The most important thing that you ... Continue reading
Bitcoin vs. Gold 2018
Most people who read this are probably aware of the fact that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are surging at the moment whereas the prices of precious metals hardly budge. Will this trend continue in 2018? This short article is meant to give you my perspective on this issue. Keep in mind that I’m not an expert ... Continue reading
Glint – the new gold app
Many older investors remember the time when the major world currencies were tied to the gold standard. Now, the startup company Glint has launched an app that aims to introduce a sort of new gold standard in our digital age. The UK-based company was founded by Jason Cozens and Ben Davies. Both of these individuals ... Continue reading
The Gold Spot Price
One of the special terms that you will hear often when you begin to research gold investments is the “gold spot price”. This short article will attempt to clear up any confusion about what the gold spot price is and how it is determined. There are basically two types of precious metal deals. One type ... Continue reading
Divisible Gold Bars
As I mentioned before in previous articles, one of the main benefits of buying smaller quantities of gold is to have something valuable, tangible and portable to barter with for the time of the coming financial meltdown. The two private mints PAMP Suisse and Valcambi Suisse have each created their own type of divisible gold ... Continue reading
Silver – the perhaps best reason to buy it
Many precious metals investors neglect silver, perhaps because of its relative abundance and therefore much lower price. There are however several good reasons not to overlook that cheaper shiny metal that has attracted buyers for millennia already. The famous investor Warren Buffett once purchased 129.7 million ounces of it for his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. ... Continue reading
Why buy historic gold coins?
As physical gold can be bought in the shape of gold coins (contemporary gold bullion coins or historic gold coins that are no longer minted), gold rounds or gold bars, gold buyers will generally decide at one point which of these options they should focus on. There are advantages and disadvantages associated with all three ... Continue reading
Why buy Palladium?
The last blog article focused on why you should buy platinum. This article will be another precious metal that actually has many things in common with platinum. That metal is palladium. It is silver white in color and known for its high density. “Why buy palladium?” is the question that I will attempt to answer ... Continue reading
Why buy Platinum?
When reading articles online that deal with investing in precious metals, almost all of them focus on gold and/or silver. However, most precious metals dealers online also offer platinum and palladium bullion products, yet few investors are well informed about investing in these metals. This month, Buy-Gold.Link will publish two articles that will deal with ... Continue reading
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