How do I invest in gold? I do not want to invest in coins just raw gold? Thanks?
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Gold in the raw form can be bought in many ways. The first thing you need to ask many questions. For example, Do you want to have it physically, or on paper. The fact is there are many funds that will buy gold. If yo want to hold in your hand then you must look at the Swiss site or rethink about gold coins. You really need to due a great deal of homework.
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High Yield Investment Program. 80% are scams. The only 20% which are real--which are also really fantastic ways to make money--are listed at http://www.goldrankings.com\n\nGood luck!
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There is a place in Nevada the town of Dayton that has a mint that may do something like this they were called Medallic, though I don't think the prices will be exactly to your liking.... I can't advertise here but my husband could do this..... Don't know what to do about this situation... My understanding is that you want 10,000 coins that way 1 gram each made of gold, easy enough once the logo is cut into the proper die.....if you want let me know I guess and I will turn on my email address for you.... but I am not certain of how this should work here.... if you are serious. I will leave this address open for two days
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I see two opportunities currently, the Chinese market and metals. For specific currency, investing in the Chinese Market is a great route; this is a boom economy and will be a major superpower/economic power in the future. \n\nAn even better choice would be to change the money into metals, such as gold or silver. As inflation increases and the US dollar decreases, it would be a solid investment to put your money in metal. If I were you and had only $1000, I would invest in silver. I have actually bought silver over the Internet from an exchange and seen a return within the last year.
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I've found Evergreen's Precious Metals Fund to be the one I use the most.  Franklin's Gold & Precious Metals Fund is good, too, but the Evergreen one was better numbers.\n\nA better question is why in the hell you'd want to put your money into precious metals right now.  I guess a nearly year-long run-up and prices at 25-year highs seems like buying signals to you.\n\nHint: Try buying quality investments when they are "on sale".  Not when the herd is moving towards them and pushing the prices beyond reasonable levels.
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gold is alway very volatile.  I prefer it as a hedge rather than an investment. And I prefer gold mining shares to gold. A better bet is oil. People can live without gold. They can not live without oil.\n\nTo present you with sound advice, I would need to know your acceptance to risk, what per cent of your total assests does $25,000 represent, how old you are, what your annual income is and whether you have dependent children.  \n\nAssuming that you wish to assume average risk and that $25,000 represents 80% of your total liquid assests and that you earn over $50,000 a year and that you are under 30 years old and that you have no children:\n\nI do not recomment REIT's.  Real estate is way overvalued in my oppinion and very subject to interest rates. \n\nGive some thought to these potential investments:\n\nHome Depot-HD.  A solid company trading at a very reasonable price with a execellent track record. \n\nChina Mobile-CHL. There is more growth in China than any where else in the world today. CHL is a "relatively" conservative way to play the Chinese market.\n\nCanon-CAJ.  An outstanding Japanese company with solid growth prospects and Japan appears to be turning around.  \n\nConoco-Philips-COP.  An oil stock, only one of many.  However, if the price of oil drops below $50 a barrel within the next 3 years, you will loose money. That might occur in the event of a financial collapse due to a snowball of mortgage defaults.  A good possiblity. \n\nIf that does occur, your only safe bet is T-bills which currently pay 4.7% for 6 mo.
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If I took one of my bars in to a coin shop to sell, and they wanted to drill in hole in my J/M serialized bar - I would give them a piece of my mind (loudly) and leave!\n\nyou should have NO problem selling them as long as they are a known refiner / assayer.\n\nAs far as the fees - thats a different matter.  I have only bought from a coin store, never sold to them.  Always sell to individuals - as they should atleast pay spot price (if price is in down trend) or more then spot if price is in uptrend.  I doubt a coin shop will pay over spot price, as they can get it AT spot price or just a tiny bit over, and thats thier worst case scenario.\n\nAnd along the same lines.  SHOP AROUND - can't stress that enough.  I found that coin shops in my area had very noticable price differences for the same thing - call each coin shop one morning, and ask for the price of a 10oz .999 silver bar.  Go visit the lowest 3 or 4 prices you get - (visit with empty pockets) just a get the feel of the place and see if you like who you'll be giving your money too.\n\nI should also say (since you asked), take it with you!  DO NOT pay for storage - its no good if you can't get to it when/if you need it.  Also, any fees over time will eat up some profit you will make if the price goes up, and it will add to the lose if the price goes down.\n\nIf its just an investment, buy in on a physical 'pool', like at kitco.com. Its about 1/3 the way down on this page:\nhttps://online.kitco.com/sellprice/selling.html  \nI only mention this as an option.  Personally, I would suggest getting physical if your interested in it.\n\nLast but not least - If you do decide to purchase some silver from a local coin shop - PAY IN CASH!!  No credit cards, no debit cards, no checks, no names, no nothing - just pay, say thanks and leave. \n\nGood luck!\n\nedited:\n"Nobody buys the actual metal as an investment anymore."\nNobody???  really???  Check E-bay - find a .999 silver "anything" that sells for less then spot price.  1000's of oz.'s per week are sold on E-bay at what I consider high prices, especially when you take shipping into consideration.
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The best way to own a precious metal is through a diversified metals fund, like the Franklin Gold & Precious Metals Fund or the Evergreen Precious Metals Fund. Another way is through a diversifed commodity fund, like the DWS Scudder Commodity Security Fund.\n\nAs for buying the bullion itself, good luck, you will never find a dealer that will give you it's true worth when it's time to sell, and anyway, why would near 30-year highs be a buying signal to you anyway?  Are you insane?\n\nBetter to buy a diversifed series of properly asset allocated high-quality, low expense mutual funds. That's how you should be investing, not jumping on some hot fad like metals.  Gold and other precious metals should only ever make up 5-10% of your overall portfolio, depending on your risk tolerance.  They are a good diversifer and an inflation hedge, not a way to get rich quick.\n\nHope this helps!
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Looks like a scam to me.  If you are looking to invest your money, you may want to try an index fund.  You won't double your money with an index fund in 70 weeks, but you also are much less likely to lose your money in an index fund.\n\nSomething that has worked in the past was following my mothers advice, "Invest in companies that make things you like."  So if you really like Nike shoes, invest in Nike, or if you really like shopping at Walmart, invest there.  If you really like Gold, buy Gold.
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www.cboe.com\n\nyou can find the future for gold there..
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Gold started out as valuable in ancient days because it made durable, pretty looking jewelry.  Because it was rare, kings and rich people used gold jewelry, etc as a status symbol.  People then found it made a good money for expensive purchases. You can easily carry gold coins around, and the cost is easily calculated by weight.  Once it became money, even more people wanted it, pushing its value up even more.  \n\nNow that we are off the gold standard, gold still holds its allure as a rare substance, due to its history.  Also, gold has a clear value per ounce and is easily exchangeable.  When you buy many other rare things like diamonds, its hard to know exactly what they're worth.  You have to be an expert in the field to evaluate them.\n\nHowever, over the long run, gold is a very volatile investment, and there's no guarantee it will go up in the future.  It is now selling for less than it was in 1980.
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Exchange Traded Funds is the cheapest way.\nMutual Funds focused on Gold are more expensive and riskier but can give you bigger returns therefore it could be considered a better way.\nThe highest risk is on stocks of Gold Mines but once again the return is the highest.\n\nIf you are just looking for a "hold for a long time" strategy the best way to go is to buy the Gold digitally.\n\nIf you need more details I can advise you.
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None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
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Gold is a pretty good standard. :) And it should be worth...well...gold.
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gold always goes up no matter what.  and it always goes from about 285 to about 380.   so, right now, its high, but not high enough.  It will go further.  All of the jewelry stores have told me before it has gone past 400, so believe me, if it was too high, why would it even go past 420?  or even 500?  I am guessing, that it will go alot past 600.  this is just my opinion.  there is alot of upside investing in it.  people think its too high, but it hasnt reach its level yet.  we still have about or at least a year on the rise.
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Go to ishares.com and have a look at an ETF known as The COMEX Gold Trust, ticker IAU. You buy it on the open market, like a stock, but it is constructed like a mutual fund, invested in ounces of gold and gold futures that are held in a trust. You own shares of the trust, not gold outright, and thus you don't have any of the hassles of storing, or insuring, the metals. The annual expense ratio for all of this is only 0.40%, plus whatever trading costs you incur thru your broker. If you use a discount broker, they can be nominal, depending on the dollar value of your buy-in.
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Best thing would be to go to a pawn/antique shop, buy a bunch of stuff made with those metals, melt them down, and make a bar.\n\nIndividual investors cannot just buy a bar of metal.. however since those metals are more common, go to Home Depot and look for them, ie. Copper Wire. \n\nIf you want to invest in them to make money because you think their price will go up, buy an ETF or a large producer/distributor of those metals, stock.