I don’t know if it is better to take physical possession of the gold or just invest at a place like TD Waterhouse or Scottrade. I’ve never invested in Gold and have no idea how to do it. With all the shakiness in the market it sounds like it may be a wise thing to do.

Since man has been on this planet, men and woman have held gold in high esteem. Gold bullion has always been sought. It is a form of investment that has pretty much been stable for centuries. It goes up, and also down, but generally has gone up over the years.

In this investing in gold article, you will discover:

* About Gold

* Why Do People Invest In Gold Bullion Bars?

* Why Every Good Investment Strategy Has Gold Bullion

* About Gold

Gold can be purchased in many forms. It can be pure, it can be tainted, and it can be colored. Gold can be used as a way to save, to wear, to invest, and even to make computer processors, and some cars to be possible.

* Why Do People Invest In Gold Bullion Bars?

The main reason people invest in gold bullion bars is that it is a great investment strategy and wealth building strategy. Money could easily disappear.

Imagine for example what happened in Germany during and after the Second World War. When recession hit, money became literally worthless. People would have to buy bread with money in a wheelbarrow, and kids could play with money on the streets, because of what happened with the inflation there.

Gold however, is relatively safe. This does not mean you need to buy more gold bullion than you have cash. Nor does it mean you need to convert all your stocks to gold bullion! However, it is a stable way to protect wealth.

* Every Good Investment Strategy Has Gold Bullion

We know some things about investing. We know that we want our money to grow, and we want our seed capital to be protected.

This is a fundamental of good investment strategy. Taking that, we can have different goals with our investments. Some want good returns, while others want more stability.

In either case, we all want to protect some of our wealth. Wealth can come and go. We can see this with stocks and shares. If Bill Gates were to check his daily worth everyday - in light of his stocks in Microsoft - he could easily jump in joy one day, and be sad the next!

There is nothing like buying gold bullion. Once used to measure the wealth of nations. Gold bullion is available to most people. There is nothing stopping you from buying gold bullion within your means. You could buy 1 gram gold bars; you could buy 10kg gold bars. And this is what makes buying gold bullion fun.

There are many ways to get started with buying gold bullion. The first key step is to decide how much you want to invest. Investing in gold bullion can pay off over the years. As you find some of your investment decisions were good, while others were bad - gold bullion will always be a good decision.

What is the format, whom to purchase gold ounce ect. I am extremely new at investing but I do keep my eye on the various markets.

Also now that gold is so high what is the best way to invest in gold thru the stock market.

Keeping gold yourself is a risk to theft and you can’t always trust a bank? What’s the best way?

I’m preparing for a total economic collapse.

Also, which is better to invest in before a depression, gold or silver?

The Gold Yield Enhancement Analysis Program (Gold YEAP)

As a trader who is extremely bullish on gold for the foreseeable future, I look for a multitude of ways to make money on the metal. Options are extremely efficient and liquid and provide ample leverage for producing gains. It’s not enough to simply buy a December strike price of $1050 and wait for gold to go up. Trading options means trading the premium on the option instead of simply buying the option and waiting for gold to hopefully hit $1050 by December. However, the average investor may not be savvy enough or have the time to trade options successfully.

After trading client funds in gold and silver options and after experiencing the efficiency of the futures and currency markets, I came to appreciate and prefer the flexibility and efficiency of the currency markets.

Gold is traded on the London exchange in precisely the same way any other currency is traded. The symbol is XAU/USD. With a modest amount of leverage (optional), an enhanced return can be had over the spot price. Fees on the London exchange are lower and regulation is stringent. Bottom line: In my opinion, the simplicity, flexibility and efficiency of trading the XAU/USD on the London Exchange far outweigh any other type of gold investment.

Gold Coins/Bullion If you like collecting coins then buy numismatics. If you like holding the gold in your hand and don’t care about the “rarity” factor, then purchase gold bullion coins or bars. If you’re looking for a hedge against inflation and a way to protect the purchasing power of your cash and/or you actually want to make money off of a rise in gold prices, then invest in the Gold YEAP.

Why? The Gold YEAP is simply the most efficient, cost effective way to maintain exposure to gold while simultaneously adding additional gains in your account.

How it works.

Both execution and cost efficiencies are superior in the currency markets. The XAU/USD is traded like any other currency. That is to say, you can buy XAU/USD and profit from a rise in the price of gold on a dollar for dollar basis. Due to the efficiency of the currency markets, the investor need only use a portion of their actual deposit to maintain a 1-1 position in gold.

Example: A $100k investment in the Gold YEAP will utilize approximately 30% of the equity to establish a $100K position in gold by buying the XAU/USD. This leaves a 70% cash balance in the account. The remaining 70% can be re-invested in other cash management strategies to add additional gains to the account (approximately 7% annually in excess interest as of 6-22-09). If the price of gold goes down, this additional interest will help offset losses that are not yet realized. If the price of gold moves higher, the additional interest helps to increase and compound the rate of return.

Lower Fees.

The Gold YEAP not only performs better with an increase in gold prices but it costs less too. Gold bullion and numismatic coins carry a 5% – 40%+ commission. The bid/ask spread is typically 10% - 70% respectively. Coupled with these higher fees is the cost of shipping and storage. The “carrying costs” of physical gold are significantly higher than the Gold YEAP and may actually dilute any gains over time.

The Gold YEAP costs just 1-4% initially and carries a 1% annual management fee. The bid/ask spread on the actual trade is a mere $1.00. The sheer efficiency of the market around the XAU/USD provides superior liquidity and 24 hour trading if one needs an exit.

Mitigating the Downside risk in Gold.

It is possible that gold may go down in value. In order to mitigate any downside risk, the investor can use a STOP LOSS and decide how much they are willing to lose should gold drop significantly. If you own physical gold, you cannot use a stop loss and your investment will simply decline in value. When you hold physical gold, you are unable to take action in order to stop the decline in value.

The ability to mitigate the downside risk in gold is one of the most effective and attractive features of the Gold YEAP.

The Gold YEAP offers investors the following

Enhanced returns via additional cash management strategies The ability to mitigate the downside risk using a “stop loss”. The ability to further mitigate downside risks by utilizing an underlay strategy in tandem with the Gold YEAP. Upside exposure to the gold market via the XAU/USD on the London Exchange Lower fees and commissions. Cost efficiency Deeper market liquidity The best bid/ask spreads in the bullion market Better regulation Lower carrying costs to all other physical gold investments.

If you’re bullish and want a simple, cost effective gold investment, the Gold YEAP provides one of the best gold investment strategies available to institutions and individual investors .

For more information on Gold YEAP, contact Mr. Marc Trimble at 1-612-236-2242 or visit www.GoldYeap.com for more information.

There are many options out there to consider when looking to build your portfolio. Gold investing has proven to be a popular option these days posting gains over 100% since 2000 and steadily on the rise.

Merit Financial offers extensive options in precious metals investing with gold, silver, platinum, palladium bars, bullion, internationally recognized coins, certified numismatics and rarities for the individual investor.

It can be hard to choose what route to take when considering investing in precious metals. There are many different kinds and each has its own history of successes and failures. But, for the most part, they have proven to be a smart investment for profitability, protection and privacy.

Merit believes that owning physical metals is crucial to diversification and is suitable for 10-20 percent of an investment portfolio. Therefore they exclusively deal in gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Protection is a big aspect when considering gold investments. If you buy gold coins you have a piece of currency that is usable in almost every part of the world. The value may fluctuate but instead of gambling with the stock market and potentially large losses, you will always be in possession of gold and its value will continue to be strong.

As with many profitable investments, it is best when coins and bullion are considered a long term investment of at least 3-5 years, as this is a time frame that has shown a quality rate of return, but an optimal timeframe is 5-10 years. Gold has shown to have incredible short term growth but by considering gold and silver investment as long term can create a solid backbone to any portfolio.

It’s very important to invest wisely in any situation. Investing in precious metals is a fairly safe investment, but nothing is guaranteed. Before investing into anything be sure to do your research.

Merit Financial is a different kind of company in this respect. A lot of places strictly do business for profit. Can you blame them? It’s a refreshing change when a company like Merit not only takes their own well being into consideration but wants to make sure their clients are well informed and as successful as them.

By offering their clients current information and insight to the precious metals market it shows their knowledge and dedication to the industry. Profit is everyone’s main goal but with Merit, it’s important to gain profit around a credible business that clients come back to.

Refer to the Better Business Bureau and you will find that Merit has earned an “A” score with them by abiding to strict BBB rules and policies. It’s important to handle situations in a timely and fair manner to ensure you maintain the trust of your customers.

Say I want to invest 10% of my gross earnings annually in Gold.

What is the best most viable form to invest in? Example: Coins?

Gold is beautiful and everyone wants to have it. Gold prices go up all time and it is a sound solid investment. Before you invest in gold, do some homework. There are so many different ways you can invest in gold.

Before you invest in gold ask yourself what do you want to do with your purchase? Do you want to buy gold and store it? Do you want to trade it, or do you want to sell gold. What your goal is depends on what you will do.

If you are not too familiar with the business of buying gold it might be a good idea to visit a dealer. Make a list of all the questions you have come up with as a result of doing your research on the net. When you talk to a live person you will know if the answers you are getting are in line with what you learned from you research.

As stated earlier there are many ways to invest in gold. You may want to buy coins which seem to be a favorite of many people. You can also decide to invest in mutual funds or stock in a mining company. Then there is also the choice of futures or even gold bars.

When you do make your purchase, depending on the method you decided to make, where will you store your gold? Is your home a safe place to store gold? Remember too that how you store it matters. The more polish you keep it the greater the value of it.

You can also, as an alternative, choose to buy a certificate. This way you will solidify that you do own a piece of gold.

No matter how you go at it or what you decide to do, be very sure you do your homework before buying anything. Check up on the reliability of the dealer and find out how long they have been in business. This will give you some clues as to their reliability. You are investing in your future so don’t be stingy on the research!

“Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the ‘hidden’ confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.” This quote is by none other then the man that was in control of the Fed for years under various Presidents of the United States: Alan Greenspan!!!!! Have you asked yourself some important questions lately? Like; Are we going into Depression really? Why is the Government so intent on printing money like there is no tomorrow? How is it that the Countries of the G20, are following our lead with the decisions the Fed and the Treasury is making with your money? Are we bailing out international banks with our money on bad bets they made here in the US? Do you trust Wall Street and the fat cats that got bailed out first before you did? Are you ready to turn the page on the governments plan to leave you broke while they continue to pander to the lobbyist in Washington?

Dear concerned citizens, our Government and Economy are on the brink of a serious political and economic shift and you need to be aware of these trends as they happen. There are serious issues regarding a falling dollar, hyperinflation, rampant unemployment, destruction of the middle class, Bogus Wall street statistics, Ponzi schemes left and right, destruction of our trust in Government and the Investment class, that have led me create this group to discuss solutions that might help soften the blow when all these events lead to one of the great transfers of wealth of our time. Joining Gold Trends Magazine will give you a forum to discuss your worries post your articles and gather insights into to trading not just Gold but precious metals in general. Ask yourself when 911 transpired, why was the Government so concerned with you continuing to spend money and maintain life as normal? The answer is simple; the entire economy is one huge elaborate Ponzi scheme that the players at the top need to keep going or be found out. In fact the whole World economy is a massive Ponzi scheme, with the architects of the scheme at the top and you in the middle or at the bottom. Let’s look at the Bernie Madoff scandal and what he was able to accomplish in today’s economy. He ran a 50 billion dollar Ponzi scheme single handed (I think not) for more than 10 years which was paying quite nicely so long as he continued to get new investors to believe his unbelievable returns were real. Like the stock market, so long as there are new buyers for stocks rich people and corporations can keep producing underpaying contributions back to the investors. For so long as no one wanted there money back everything was perfect and investors could keep eating fillet mignon as long as you kept eating Spam. The minute good old Bernie couldn’t get his investors redemptions paid the scheme fell apart. Sound familiar??? Why does the government have to print trillions of dollars to keep the economy afloat now? The Government has taken the place of the investor, or consumer. The answer is clear, the money is not there, it is all credit and now the country is falling apart and the crazy thing is the Government keeps creating distractions for us so that we don’t see the truth, the country (meaning the Government) is broke. Ask yourself another question, if this is a Democracy and everyone told their congressman not to vote for the Tarp bailout for Wall Street, then why did they do it anyway? It’s because this is a Republic, and if the Government doesn’t deem you intelligent enough to make a good decision they can go against what you tell them to do anyway. This is another long discussion. Many people like you are forming communities of concern and social outreach to discuss these issues, Gold Trends Magazine is an attempt to make some sense out of these ideas and to separate fact from fiction so your decisions of how to protect your wealth with be the right ones. Please read the following;

“You always have to ask the question why is it that central banks hold so much gold which earns them no interest and which costs them money to store. The answer is obvious: they consider it of significant value, and indeed they consider it the ultimate means of payment, one which does not require any form of endorsement.” “Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the ‘hidden’ confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.” By none other then the man that in control of the Fed for years under various Presidents of the United States: Alan Greenspan!!!!! So why don’t we hear good things about gold in the media like we hear from Alan Greenspan? Is it an effort to hide or cover up or withhold this information from us? The government has other motives? Why did the Caesars’ give bread to the people during the games at the Coliseum? It is called Crowd control my friends!!! Is there a reason they don’t want us to own gold? A possible answer to that question came from Thomas Jefferson, who years ago said, “If you can control the currency of a nation you can control its people.” Listen to the attitude of Baron Nathan Mayer de Rothschild. In a quote from a book The Secrets of the Federal Reserve, by Eustace Mullins, Chapter 5, The House of Rothschild, he says “I care not what puppet is placed upon the throne of England to rule the Empire on which the sun never sets. The man that controls Britain’s money supply controls the British Empire, and I control the British money supply.” The big money people in this country who run the country behind the scenes know that gold is the world’s only money. And if they can keep the common people out of gold then they can control them during economic crises.

So with the Ponzi scheme all set up and the powers that be running the show, do we fight it or play the game? While all the brokers are telling you to buy stocks and that they are cheap, and while more and more baby boomers are trying to make back their life savings from this current crash, there are going to be a lot of people making real money in the Gold Market and Hard Assets such as commodities. Analyst are saying Gold could rise to as much as $3,000 and ounce if not much higher with today’s prices hovering around 800 to 900 dollar. That is a huge increase and a perfect hedge against the coming economic disaster you are probably not ready to absorb. Take back control of your money, join the Gold Trends Magazine Newsletter, learn how to buy Gold, get daily fundamental reports, learn how to store and keep it safe, and keep from getting ripped off more then you already have. When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” Join Gold Trends Magazine today!

Newer Posts »