Gold

As an investor, one must always understand the “why” and the “when” one should be a buyer of gold - and there are many reasons why people buy gold: as a trade; as an investment; and as “insurance” so, before you buy gold, you must understand which buyer you are so that you first understand the “why” of your gold purchases. Once you understand your own “why,” then you can begin to work on the “when.”

Our theory explains about 88% of actual $USD gold prices and 92% of actual gold returns on a quarterly basis, including the peak prices of gold, over the 1979-2002 period. Words: 1497

'Real money' must be a 'store of value, 'precious' or scarce, uniform and be evenly divisible which fiat money is NOT and gold and silver IS.

The precious metals sector is entrenched in a seemingly forever bear market while the U.S. dollar’s bull market remains strong and is likely to continue. In this article we discuss our 2016 big picture outlook for the U.S. dollar, gold and gold stocks.

The price of gold fell some 10 percent in 2015, leaving many investors, analysts, and financial-market pundits despondent about the prospects for gold in this New Year but the tide may now be turning what with equity markets here and abroad stumbling out of the 2016 gate.

The following article outlines 4 factors which I believe will drive gold prices starting this year and beyond.

For Canadians, with their weak domestic currency, gold has been behaving just fine. It’s up 17% in C$ terms over the past two years and looks ready to rally from here.

Owning gold is saving, which by definition is civilized, i.e. NOT barbarous. Debt, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. It is a lack of savings that shows a complete disregard for the future.

Many widely held beliefs about gold are lies – propaganda hammered home to have us believe the only true measure of wealth is government-issued debt. It’s hard to say which of the 7 lies about gold is the biggest whopper. You be the judge. Read on.

The World Gold Council provides below a table of changes in gold reserves by country month-by-month and year-to-date. It shows the in- and out-flows of central banks around the world.