In our last market analysis, we noted that gold continued to struggle. After bottoming at around $1170-$1180 in June, the metal rallied to retest resistance levels of $1350 in late October. Since this peak, gold has slid back to the low-mid $1200 range on a variety of factors, the most notable being jobs and Fed…
12 Days of Christmas: Gifts for Beginner Stackers
Welcome your family and friends to precious metals investing by making sure they have all the basics covered. Our list for the third day of Christmas below features recommendations to help a new stacker. 10 Power Chrome Jeweler’s Loupe A beginner stacker is still learning the ropes of coin grading, and this loupe will allow…
A Sovereign History to Uphold
The British gold Sovereign bears a long legacy, first minted under order of King Henry VII in 1489. Today it remains a popular store of wealth as well as a physical testimony to the duration of the British empire. A Tudor Currency Though England had been circulating gold coins for nearly 150 years, in 1489…
Wages & Gold: An Ugly Reality
Inflation — or rather some of the effects of inflation, like rising prices — is a common theme among gold and silver enthusiasts. We often point to data and trends that show an increase in prices as a reason to invest in one or both metals. If you took a minute to go through our…
LBMA Good Delivery — So What?
It’s one of those terms that shows up sometimes in conversations about precious metals, or buried in product descriptions: LBMA Good Delivery refinery. But what does it mean? The LBMA is the London Bullion Market Association. It’s an international trade association for those involved in the bullion investment market–particularly gold and silver–and includes refiners, dealers,…
Dollar-Cost Averaging: How to Start
It’s easy to fall into the habit of “chasing lows” — constantly looking for the bottom in silver prices, waiting to increase your position only to wind up missing the low. That kind of market-watching can be stressful, and with so many factors to consider, it isn’t the ideal way to effectively maximize profits. Precious…
