Gold Prices Waver… Should You?
Posted: January 5, 2009
Gold Prices Waver… Should You?
Remember that little hit of satisfaction when you heard that the first day of trading in the new year showed the first real gains in some months? The result? The dollar rose just slightly, crude oil prices fell nearly 5%, and gold came down just a... Read More →
Invest in Platinum: 2009?
Posted: January 3, 2009
Invest in Platinum: 2009?
At face value, it seems that now is the right time to invest in platinum when you consider the highs and lows of the past 52 weeks. Platinum reached an all-time high of just over $2,300 per ounce in March of 2008 and today tries to hold firm around $940... Read More →
Gold Prices Hit Historic High!
Posted: December 29, 2008
Gold Prices Hit Historic High!
I was going to write about making resolutions relating to buying and investing and enjoying gold in coin, jewelry and investment gold this week, but when I took a look at the news of the day, I felt compelled to discussed what is going on in the markets.... Read More →
Holiday Gold Giving!
Posted: December 24, 2008
Holiday Gold Giving!
Have you been in the malls in the last month or so? Gold prices are up, but so are the “sale” and “deep discount” signs. But gold is expected to do okay this season, as retailers sink deep into the worry zone that has clinched... Read More →
Gold Takes Lead Over Platinum by Head
Posted: December 15, 2008
Gold Takes Lead Over Platinum by Head
With a front-running style, favored Precious Gold takes the lead by a head December 15th, 2008, 5:30 Eastern, with Price of Platinum coming in second at a price of $835 per ounce–$2 below gold. The prelude to this historical event was Friday, December... Read More →
Gold: Time to Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Posted: December 15, 2008
Gold: Time to Buy, Sell, or Hold?
The price of gold is doing the rollercoaster thing again. Up sharply in the last week, then dropping precipitously in the last several days, and why? Experts tag this to the fact that it did go sharply up and then come screaming downward as everyone... Read More →
Platinum and Gold: When Metals Collide
Posted: December 12, 2008
Platinum and Gold: When Metals Collide
Although platinum is 30 times rarer than gold, the two metals’ prices collided throughout the day and finally closed with gold at $822 per ounce and platinum at $823! Today’s $1 spread was nothing short of historical for precious metals;... Read More →
Marketwatch: Gold Prices Waver
Posted: December 8, 2008
Marketwatch: Gold Prices Waver
Gold prices are already starting to rebound, after two weeks of falling prices brought on by a steep crude oil decline and worries about deflation. But let’s factor in a few other things, like predictions in the past week that the price of a gallon... Read More →
Snapshot: Gold Mining in the Philippines
Posted: December 1, 2008
Snapshot: Gold Mining in the Philippines
The interesting thing about the internet these days is that we can see the inter-play of gold prices and the international economic climate. We can read about laid-off retail workers in England, nervous buyers in Israel and the Mideast, and frightened consumers... Read More →
Gold Prices Going Up!
Posted: November 24, 2008
Gold Prices Going Up!
For the first time in some weeks, the prices of gold have started to rise. It happened on Friday, after a week of miserable financial news and word that deflation was on the way as fuel prices fall, food and retail prices fall, and inflation backs... Read More →