I am considering investing in gold, any suggestions?

Question

Does anybody know any good investment web sites i can invest gold on.

Answer 1

The easiest way to buy and sell gold is to open a brokerage account and buy the gold exchange traded fund: GLD. Doing it this way, you don't have to pay 15% or whatever it is that the first guy suggested when you buy actual physical gold, you just pay the brokerage fee just like if you bought a stock. Here's some more info:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gld

Answer 2

Gold is a bad investment. The commercials with the glistening golden bricks make it look and sound like a great investment, but it's not.

Basically the price of gold increases at about the same rate as inflation. So while you might make money, it most likely won't be a lot. The gold market also fluctuates quite a lot.

Don't let the argument that "when the government collapses and the dollar is worth nothing that we'll revert to a gold economy". That's completely untrue and is just short of being a scare-tactic.

When Katrina hit New Orleans and supplies were grossly insufficient, what did people use as "currency"?

It sure wasn't gold. Supplies needed to survive became currency. Water, food, medical supplies, etc.

If, God forbid, anything ever happens where the dollar looses all of it's value, you won't find people trading gold for goods and services.

Don't waste your money. I would suggest investing in mutual funds with at least a 5 to 10 year track record. People who worry about investing in the stock market because another "Enron" might happen often are fearing the wrong thing. Don't invest in single stocks. If one company in a well diversified fund tanks and their stock plummets chances are you won't feel a thing.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

if you do decide to buy gold, and have the wherewithal, by all means take physical possession. and as long as you buy bullion and coins that are internationally recognizable, there will be no problem selling them back to a dealer. i have been buying Krugerrands regularly, and i will not have to pay anyone any extra to prove that they are K-rands.

i usually buy my stock at MTB here in NYC, and depending on what i bought at the moment, i've paid out anywhere from 2% above spot for K-rands to 2-10% above spot for silver. they also do remote business, so you may want to contact them and see what they can do for you.

buying a gold ETF is not a bad idea, but it is one degree less secure that holding physical gold outright (apart from any storage issues you may have). what you have to consider on an ETF is the integrity of the issuing company, as well as the legal structure of the ETF. you are likely to discover corporate malfeasance and incompetence only after the fact. the gold that the company claims in its accounts may not be there at all. also, an ETF is a form of debenture, a bond that is not secured by anything, so even though unlikely, should your ETF go belly up, you would end up being no more than a general creditor, since you did not really own the gold in your own name.

the best alternative i know of to holding physical metal is a certificate from the Perth Mint, a sovereign mint in the state of Western Australia and insured by Lloyd's of London, which is an actual claim in your name on specific ounces of allocated and/or unallocated gold stored at the Mint. whenever you decide to sell you can have physical bullion or a major currency delivered to you anywhere in the world.

Answer 4

The best place to invest in gold is in your grill, but by platinum gold...that is what the rap artists buy.

Answer 5

Well, if USD keeps getting lower in values everyday, gold price will go up. But I'm pretty bullish with US currency, so I won't buy gold now. Unless gold price reaches $750, I might consider buying some

Answer 6

Gold price is at all time high. Don't buy or you will be stuck buying higher and selling lower. You lose money. Put your money in a safe investment like CDs.

Answer 7

don't.....
if you take physical possession and later want to sell, you will have to pay a fee to prove it is gold, often the fee is 15-20 % of the value

it you choose to store it at the place you bought it, you won't have to pay the fee to prove it is gold, but you are charged a storage fee usually 1-2% a month

the only one making money are the sellers, never the buyers

Answer 8

uh save your money.

Answer 9

see chart and target on

stockcharts.com