July 2017 ~ Gold

Monday, July 3, 2017

How GOLD Is the Perfect Insurance from Stormy Stockmarkets

IN TIMES of economic uncertainty, investors have always turned to gold. It is renowned as a storer of value, the one asset that will consistently ride out soaring prices and volatile stockmarkets. Unlike almost any other commodity, its price isn't affected by inflation and is not linked to...

HILLSVILLE, Va. - In a state far better known for coal mining than gold mining, more than 1,000 West Virginians still feel the urge to try their hand at finding the elusive yellow metal in the bottoms of their gold pans. Two years ago, West Virginia lacked a single chapter of the Gold Prospectors...

After five months of brilliance, gold mutual funds are losing their luster. Values are declining. Redemptions are rising. This is major news in the investment business, which has always been perplexed by gold. The most precious of metals dropped to $366.30 an ounce Thursday on the Commodity...

MINNEAPOLIS - For Disa Kullman and millions of gold buyers and sellers like her, the party is over. In 2009, Kullman hosted a gold party where she and 15 of her friends sold their outdated and broken herringbone necklaces, bracelets and rings for more than $1,500 in cash. "I never did it again,"...

MONTREAL - Gold is expected by many to continue to sparkle as an investment opportunity over the next two years despite a 12-year bull run that briefly took the precious metal as high as US$1,900 an ounce before pulling back. Investment strategist Gavin Graham says gold should rise from its current...