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Turkish Gold Sales To Iran Soar As Sanctions Bite

May 18, 2012 – 10:07 AM No Comment

Turkish gold sales to Iran in March soared over 30 times and gold companies said Iranians were turning to gold for savings and possibly trade as Western sanctions tighten.
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4 Ways to Evaluate Precious Metals Mines

April 7, 2012 – 6:55 AM | No Comment
4 Ways to Evaluate Precious Metals Mines

Investing in precious metals mining firms requires a good understanding of the mining process as well as mining operations. A mining company can be looked at various ways depending on the evaluation perspective, whether it …

The Best Inflation Hedge For The Coming Shock In Consumer Prices

March 13, 2012 – 11:01 AM | No Comment
The Best Inflation Hedge For The Coming Shock In Consumer Prices

Inflation has been with us ever since the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, but it really started to escalate when Nixon took us off the gold standard in 1971. However, the loose monetary …

6 Keys to Finding the Best Junior Gold Stocks

February 8, 2012 – 2:55 PM | No Comment
6 Keys to Finding the Best Junior Gold Stocks

Speculating and investing in this sector is difficult. It is a far more difficult industry than others and that is why companies continue to struggle and fail even with the luxury of high metals prices. …

Investing in Precious Metals: A Beginners’ Guide

January 9, 2012 – 8:50 AM | No Comment
Investing in Precious Metals: A Beginners’ Guide

The most common precious metals investments are financial instruments like shares or mutual funds and physical investments such as coins and bars. It is also possible to invest in other financial instruments like the precious …

Gold Stocks Versus Gold Bullion

December 5, 2011 – 5:19 AM | One Comment
Gold Stocks Versus Gold Bullion

Since 2006, every 1 percent rise in gold stocks has approximately equaled a 2 percent rise on the precious metal. This seems strange and begs the question: Why are gold stocks performing so poorly in …

Palladium Prices to Rise, Palladium Production at Risk

November 24, 2011 – 6:15 AM | No Comment
Palladium Prices to Rise, Palladium Production at Risk

In the last five years, palladium prices peaked at nearly $572 late February 2008. This was the peak of the global financial crisis when banks and financial institutions were either getting a bailout package or …

The Gold Standard: Could Gold price per ounce reach $10,000?

October 26, 2011 – 2:12 PM | No Comment
The Gold Standard: Could Gold price per ounce reach $10,000?

Debasing currency is common practice as countries try to repair damaged economies. There is a possibility that the gold standard could be resurrected if the financial woes of major countries are not altered. We have …

How is Gold Used?

October 23, 2011 – 5:43 AM | No Comment
How is Gold Used?

Gold has been an important and valuable asset during the course of human history. It has been used for more than 5,000 years but its primary uses remain unchanged over all this time. The fashion …

Gold will stay strong according to fund managers

October 21, 2011 – 6:13 AM | No Comment
Gold will stay strong according to fund managers

It seems as if gold will retain its position of strength because investors cannot see any alternatives and need a safe option. This is despite the fact that gold had a weak September which saw …

Palladium Mining: A Primer

October 3, 2011 – 10:56 AM | No Comment
Palladium Mining: A Primer

Although it does not get the headlines like gold does, palladium is still one of the world’s most expensive and sought after precious metals and is often grouped with the equally rare and even more …