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Gains on the sale of precious metals and related exchange-traded funds are subject to tax rates as high as 28% when such investments have been held for more than a year.
Long considered the ultimate refuge for nervous investors, gold has climbed as the dollar has steadily weakened, budget deficits have expanded in the United States and Europe, and central banks...
Recently, gold hit $1000/ounce even though gold purchased by jewellers dropped by 22% during the last quarter. The investors’ enthusiasm towards gold thinking they need more protection against...
Instead of foreign currency, gold or a diversified basket of commodities, the article claims that international stocks can make for a better option for those worried about the falling dollar:...
This perma-bear, who has been right much more than he has been wrong over the last several years, says that the stock market will go 20-30% below the March lows. He also says that holding cash is...
Many people are buying gold due to inflation and stock market fears, but as the article describes, there are risks:
As an inflation hedge, gold's record isn't perfect either. After reaching a...
Investment bubbles usually begin as legitimate bull markets, and I wouldn't be surprised if gold were next.
First, there's a serious investment case. Central banks are flooding the world economy...
There is a lot of skepticism about the plans of the Federal Government and the FED to defrost the credit markets through its many stimulus plans. One of the biggest fears for some investors is that...
All the talk of metal investing in recent months has focused on the safe-haven and inflation hedge of gold. Yet other metals, notably copper and silver, have been starting to attract investor...
Gold is valuable today simply because many people want to own it. Some think it will make them rich, perhaps because of gold’s historical connection to wealth. But that is wrongheaded. Gold...