Precious Metals News and Analysis

 

Christmas time – can you hear the silver bells ringing?

By John Fisher Have you ever wondered why they are Silver bells, and not Copper bells, or Paper bells, or Government bells?? Well, there is just something about polished, shiny, valuable, tangible silver. “Don’t sell the silver (flatware)!”, mother would say! Well, this Christmas is not just

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The “real” gold price….what is it?

By James Turk Now that the gold price has decisively climbed above the old high of $850 reached back in January 1980, many are proclaiming that the gold price is not only at a new ‘record’ but even poised to fall.   The record part is true, of

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The Gold Price Has Broken Out

By Franklin Sanders Gold Price Close Today : 1,086.70 Change: 2.40 or 0.2% Silver Price Close Today : 17.395 Change: 22.4 or 1.3% New all time highs for the gold price today: Comex gold closed $1,086.70, up $2.40; intraday high was $1,097.65, and traded much higher than

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The Truth about Precious Metals Reporting

By John Fisher Reportable Purchases Often, promoters will claim that the coins they offer are not subject to “reporting.” Such statements imply the government requires gold transactions be reported. However, no government regulations require the reporting of the purchases of any precious metals, per se. If payment

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The Biggest Myth – Gold Confiscation

By John Fisher Some precious metals firms foster the circulation of many myths, misunderstandings, and outright lies about the purchase and sale of precious metals. Generally, these misconceptions and falsehoods promote the notion that the government may again call in gold as it did in 1933 and

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8 Reasons Why Silver is a Better Investment Than Gold!

1. The historic silver/gold price ratio was 16:1, but in recent years, silver is relatively cheaper ranging from about 40:1 to 80:1. On October 12, 2009, with silver at $17.75/oz. and gold at $1,057/oz., the ratio is 60:1. This means that silver is currently undervalued, and cheaper

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Gold Jumps to Record High! Now What?

By John Fisher Gold hit a record high in the New York Spot Market today in what has been described as gold’s “longest rally since… 1948” (10/06/09, Bloomberg, “Gold Jumps to Record as Inflation Outlook Fuels Investor Demand”). The dollar is continuing to suffer from inflationary concerns

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