The stock market is getting plenty of attention right now, and along with it, so is “paper gold,” which is a conversational way of referring to gold-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures, and options. Though similar, paper gold and physical gold are not the same. Here we compare and contrast the two forms of gold to…
A gold ETF (exchange-traded fund) is a commodity ETF that consists of only one principal asset: gold. But if you have a gold ETF, do you really own any gold? In this crash course on gold ETFs, you’ll learn what gold ETFs are, how they’re bought and sold, and how their role can differ from…
Maybe silver’s recent rally has you thinking, researching, and investigating. When there’s demand for a precious metal, will that metal be available to you? And at what price? How can you go about buying gold when you want to, and what’s the best form to buy it in? Physical gold or ETFs? As America’s Gold…
You know you want to buy gold to help diversify your portfolio, but you’re not sure whether you should buy gold stocks or physical gold. Are they mostly the same thing? Does your portfolio reap the same benefits if you buy physical gold or gold stocks? The answer to both of those questions is…not quite.…
Financial giant Barclays has rolled out a new way to obtain precious metals: exchange-traded notes (ETNs). How do they work and are there hidden costs? Learn more in this episode of USMR Market Insights with Coy Wells. What You Might Not Know About Gold ETNs – Video Transcription Coy Wells: 00:00 The UK based…
For some, buying gold exchange traded funds (ETF) can seem like a good deal. You gain some exposure to gold‘s performance, but without having to arrange for receipt or storage of actual gold. How? A gold ETF trades like a stock, generally tracks the price of gold, and aims to replicate the performance of gold.…
Read Part 1. In my last post, I discussed three myths about gold that Gary Alexander describes in a piece on Seeking Alpha. Understanding these myths is important because they deter many investors from making gold part of their financial portfolios. I’ll address four additional myths here. Myth #4: Gold is primarily a hedge against…
This weekend’s NY Times article about Goldman Sachs cornering the aluminum warehousing market has generated heated speculation about the lending practices of big banks that warehouse gold. This matter draws great interest because such lending practices could lead to delivery obligations rising to levels significantly higher than gold stocks can support. Moreover, because these lending arrangements…
This is the first in a series of posts in which I’ll make the case for why, even in these turbulent markets conditions, you should be considering buying physical gold. By physical gold I mean gold coins and bars as opposed to paper gold sold by exchange-trade funds, or ETFs. Your very first question might well…
