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Topic: Gold as an investment

	Gold as an investment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gold was in use as a form of money, in one form or another, at least from 560 BC until the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1971.
		Gold may be included in portfolios as an insurance against unforeseen calamities which may affect the price of other investments negatively.
		Gold is a very soft metal, meaning that (assuming the gold is in the physical possession of the owner) the bar's serial number can be altered or obliterated with a hammer and chisel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_as_an_investment (4776 words)

	Investment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An asset is usually purchased, or equivalently a deposit is made in a bank, in hopes of getting a future return or interest from it.
		In finance, investment means buying securities or other monetary or paper (financial) assets in the money markets or capital markets, or in fairly liquid real assets, such as gold as an investment, real estate, or collectibles.
		Investments are often made indirectly through intermediaries, such as banks, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, collective investment schemes, or even investment clubs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Investment (650 words)

	World Gold Council > value > market intelligence > supply & demand > investment
		Gold’s use as an investment is rooted in history and derives from its roles as a safe haven, a store of value and a monetary asset.
		Gold price charts, correlation and volatility analysis, and a range of research relating to gold investment can be found in our Research and Statistics area.
		The investment demand numbers reported on this website relate only to investment in coins and small bars and other identifiable retail investment; and investment in the exchange traded gold funds that are listed in a number of countries.
	www.gold.org /value/markets/supply_demand/investment.html (470 words)

	Gold Investment - why invest in gold?
		Gold investment offers an attractive store of value in times of uncertainty caused by factors such as global political instability, the war against terrorism, weak stockmarkets and US dollar volatility.
		The demand for gold as an alternative investment asset increases when confidence in paper assets declines - this is particularly relevant when investors are faced with weak stockmarkets and generally poor corporate profitability combined with questionable accounting practices.
		Gold is still inexpensive relative to financial assets on a historical basis and can be seen as being - despite recent rises - in the early stages of a long term bull market.
	www.global-gold-fund.com /gold_investment.html (195 words)

	Gold Investment
		Gold is well known to retain its value well, no matter how uncertain the political and economic climate of the times – it’s a well known fact when the outlook is grim, gold investment increases.
		After the false gold rush that was the dot com boom, many investors are rediscovering gold and are using gold as the stabilising element of a balanced investment portfolio.
		Gold investment is not as difficult as you might imagine and no, it won’t entail a visit to your local river with a sieve.
	www.ukinvestmentadvice.co.uk /gold-investment.htm (836 words)

	Gold Council mulls investment unit spin-off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The World Gold Council Committee, which met in London on Wednesday, is reported to be considering spinning out its gold investment interests, possibly in time as a public company.
		Members are bearing legal and administrative costs as part of their contributions to the gold advocacy and marketing group which adopted an investment focus in 2002.
		The assessment that rising gold prices would stimulate interest in gold as an investment was mostly correct, but execution was not what it might have been.
	www.gold-investments-comprehensive-guide.net /news040625.html (920 words)

	Gold as an Investment
		In the West pension funds and mutual funds keep typically around 4% of their assets in gold partly as a hedge against inflation, partly as an alternative to major currencies such as the dollar and partly as an insurance against a major financial crisis.
		This interesting paper shows that the real price of gold varies inversely to the stock market P/E. If you are looking to buy shares in a gold company Kingsgate Consolidated is worth considering, in part because of their dividend policy.
		In the USA gold bullion is considered a collectible, so any long-term capital gains when you sell shares of GLD for example, will be taxed at a maximum 28 percent rate rather than the typical 5 percent or 15 percent max rate you pay on gains for regular stock investments.
	gold.yabz.com /nvestment.htm (830 words)

	Gold Investor - Is Gold Investing for you?
		Internationally, their status as an influential powerhouse is still apparent though light is now shining through their veil of lies which they have used to insulate the world concerning the truth of their oil resources.
		Gold futures for May delivery climbed as high as $601.90 overnight in New York and peaked at $600 during teh regular trading session.
		Individuals, companies, and financial institutions default on an ongoing basis as part of the rejuvenation mechanism that is both capitalism's hallmark and its comparative advantage; a process Joseph Shumpeter called constructive destruction.
	www.gold-investor.com (1312 words)

	The Australian Gold Investment Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Never have gold investment vehicles been so varied, ranging from bars, coins and sumptuous jewellery to the less tangible levereaged securities, such as gold equities and options.
		It may appear that gold jewellery is notable by its absence as a form of physical gold investment in the listing below.
		This is likely an emotive issue for some, however, here the view is taken that frequently much of the value of a jewellery item is in the design and intricacy of fabrication, which may represent multiples of the underlying value of gold by weight.
	www.goldinvestment.com.au /how_def.asp (370 words)

	Gold Bullion Coin Investment Information about Gold Bullion Coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Previously, since President Roosevelt's 1933 "gold call-in," Americans could own only numismatic coins whose prices were determined more by the coins' condition, dates, mint marks, and rarity than by the value of their gold content.
		Still, Gold Eagles are the best selling gold bullion coins in the world, as millions of investors have made them their preferred gold investment.
		Gold investors buying for the long term should take a close look at The Perth Mint Gold Bullion Lunar Series 1-oz gold coins, which are limited production coins that can be bought at bullion coin prices.
	cmi-gold-silver.com /buy-gold-bullion-coins.html (692 words)

	Gold Central - Investment Rare Coins
		While gold bullion has had an impressive record of profitability since the mid-70's, there really is no comparison with investment rare coins.
		However, investment rare coins tend to move faster and further than gold does in inflationary setting, owing to the strong collector base.
		Gold is the “asset of last resort,” meaning that should all other investments fail, governments, societies, and institutions would turn to gold.
	www.goldcentral.com /rarecoins/1053/detail.html (474 words)

	Is Gold a Good Investment?
		But this summer, gold broke out against the euro and is showing strength against this currency as well as against the dollar.
		Gold still looks like a good investment place to be for the longer time frames.
		Any investments recommended by Investment U should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.
	www.investmentu.com /tradersu/2005/20050922.html (895 words)

	Galloping Ahead With Gold ETFs - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gold investors suffered 20 punishing years, with the price of a troy ounce falling from a hysteria-driven peak of $870 in 1980 to a pariah-like low of about $250 in 1999.
		Third--and this is the big wild card--the idea of gold as an investment class is catching fire as U.S. investors tire of skimpy returns from the benchmark S&P 500.
		Gold has a correlation coefficient of 0.008 to the S&P 500 from 1976 to 2005, indicating that there is no correlation at all between the two and, therefore, providing a powerful diversification tool.
	www.forbes.com /investmentnewsletters/2006/04/11/gold-gld-iau-cz_ls_0411soapbox_inl.html?partner=rss (1120 words)

	Gold! Today's Best Investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gold has risen from a low of around $260 an ounce to $360 an ounce in the last two years.
		And therefore, chances are gold will be an excellent place to profit from this sure fight in the years to come.
		The information herein is obtained from a variety of sources that the Gold Information Network believes to be reliable, but we cannot guarantee the accuracy or that information has not been condensed or may be incomplete.
	goldinfo.net /deflation.html (724 words)

	Featured Gold and Investment Books
		According to maverick investment writers Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin, the country’s current economic picture mirrors that of Japan’s decade-old "soft depression"—caused by an aging population and a structural reaction to its record-breaking financial boom.
		In making his case, Prechter assembles an impressive array of data that in essence suggests that the bill for the last 10 years of market excess is about to come due.
		Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, was perhaps the most influential investment figure of all time.His work laid the foundation of modern security analysis, and two of his books,The Intelligent Investor (1949) and Security Analysis(1934), are investment classics that remain bestsellers to this day.
	www.gold-investor.com /staticpages/index.php/20031106121313306 (1112 words)

	Gold Investment Demand On The Rise
		That might seem a small number to some but with gold investment demand changing and equity demand volatile at best, 50,000 ounces is but a drop in a potential ocean.
		A small gold company would be happy to produce 50,000 ounces in one year and yet this demand has come from investors without a significant marketing campaign yet.
		All in all, this is an exciting time for the gold market and the timing is right given the explosion of alternative investments and ETF's globally.
	www.gold-eagle.com /editorials_03/bienkowski050803.html (589 words)

	Gold Investment - Collectible Coin - Perth Mint OX
		Gold Investment - Collectible Bullion Coins: 1997 Perth Mint Ox The 1997 1-oz Gold Ox gold investment bullion Lunar coin is the second coin in The Perth Mint's Lunar Series.
		The obverse of the 1997 Ox gold investment bullion Lunar coin carries the effigy of a young Queen Elizabeth, which is the third official likeness of the Queen released by Buckingham Palace during her reign.
		All the gold coins in the Lunar Series are minted of.9999 fine gold, and each coin comes individually encapsulated in plastic protective capsules.
	cmi-gold-silver.com /lunar-ox-gold-investment-coins.html (346 words)

	Gold Pool Investment Opportunities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For anyone who is serious about investment this is a proven blueprint idea whose time has come, with an offer you can't refuse - a revised and expanded investment options and attractive incentives for opportunity seekers - generous investment bonus and referral commission of 10% automatic payment.
		Expert opinion reveals that most investment programs can't match the sheer and enormous earning potential and the ability to change your life with a lasting impression.
		The blueprint on this system is based on tried, tested and successful strength of investment research, in association with the depth of knowledge and experiences.
	www.gpinvestment.com (267 words)

	Investment Gold
		For the purpose of the new VAT exemption, investment gold is defined as:
		Gold of a purity not less than 995 thousandths that is in the form of a bar, or a wafer, of a weight accepted by the bullion markets;
		A gold coin of a description specified in Notice 701/21A Investment gold coins.
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk /investmentgold.html (149 words)

	The Australian Gold Council - Annual Investment Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Australia's gold mining industry is forecast to spend approximately $8.1 billion in capital works, new exploration and production activities in financial year 2004/05.
		Gold producers are estimated to spend $4.7 billion in 2003-04 in capital, exploration and operations works, with a forecast increase to $4.8 billion in 2004-05.
		Total expenditure by the gold industry on environmental works by the respondents throughout Australia in 2004-5 is forecast to be $48.5.
	www.australiangold.org.au /pub-survey.asp (303 words)

	Goldline - Precious Metals Resources - Gold Investment Guides
		The Gold Guide is the latest brochure published by the World Gold Council designed as an introductory piece for the investor interested in learning about the benefits of owning gold.
		This World Gold Council publication discusses the use of gold in portfolios as a hedging instrument, the chief determinants of gold's value, and its correlation to other assets.
		Gold has long been used as a way to diversify, or "hedge," many portfolios.
	www.goldline.com /precious-metals/gold-market-guides.html (346 words)

	GOLD INVESTMENT REVIEW
		When we started the fund June 30, 1998, we were the first new gold fund startup in four years, partly on the rationale that gold and precious metals were so out of favor that it was difficult to imagine further downside.
		Because gold company managements bought into the bearish case for gold (i.e., never ending sales by central banks) they engaged in forward sales and other hedging transactions facilitated by bullion dealers.
		As gold returns to favor as an investment class, current depressed valuations of the gold mining shares should improve along with earnings.
	www.gold-eagle.com /editorials_00/hathaway011100.html (687 words)

	Gold: Mid-Year Investment Review
		During the first half of 2003, gold and gold shares consolidated their considerable gains of 2002.
		Gold is the tangible asset of choice when confidence in paper sinks.
		The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and the investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
	news.goldseek.com /Tocqueville/1059402488.php (1192 words)

	Gold Investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The fundamental difference between gold and all other commodities is that gold is not consumed, it is accumulated.
		Gold has been the prominent foundation of wealth since the days of King Solomon.
		The USAGOLD logo and stylized gold coin pile are trademarks of Michael J. Kosares.
	www.usagold.com /offer.html (183 words)

	Tax Free Gold Coins & Bars
		The 2005 gold proof Britannia sets are due to be released in June, as are the individual quarter ounce and tenth ounce proofs.
		VAT was abolished on all investment gold as from midnight December 31st 1999 in the UK and all other EU member states.
		For the purpose of the new VAT exemption, investment gold is explained briefly.
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk (2571 words)

	Gold investments - retirement accounts
		Gold is an investment that can stabilize your portfolio by offsetting losses in paper holdings.
		You are generally considered to be an active participant for a tax year if you participate in an employer-maintained retirement plan (including any pension, profit-sharing, 401(k), 403(b), SEP or Keogh plan) during any part of the year.
		You are considered an active participant regardless of whether or not you are vested under the plan.
	www.gold-investment.info /retirement_accounts.htm (1473 words)

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