Platinum may be a precious metal, but it has more industrial uses than gold (the chief use being the metal used for catalytic converters in cars). For that reason, and because it is traded less than gold, platinum costs more per ounce.
So if you want to make a hybrid infrastructure/precious metals play, platinum might be [...]
You might have some places around the house where you keep some extra cash “just in case,” but these places may not work equally well for storing and hiding your gold. Besides, there may be good reasons for not storing your gold in just the same place you store your cash. “Don’t keep all your [...]
Here’s another example of inflation. When the coins are worth more for their metal value than they are worth as money. It’s already happened with the US pennies produced from 1909-1982. They’re made of 95% copper and worth 117% more than “one cent.” Check it out here.
Needless to say, pennies made after 1982 have been [...]
Here’s an unusual change in focus that reflects the urgency of the world’s food needs: what was primarily a metals and minerals company has at least temporarily expanded into agriculture.
Hinterland Metals (HMI: TSX.V)) announced this week that it has applied for an exploration license for potash in the area of Malagawatch near Cape [...]
I just wrote about what Peter Schiff has to say on the topic yet in his new book Bull Moves In Bear Markets.
In a previous post, I said that I thought the best way to invest in precious metals was to go through GoldMoney (read what I had to say about GoldMoney here). [...]
A few people I have talked to have been wondering about how they can invest in gold. Well, as Jim Rogers once said – once your local newspaper starts talking about how the dog next door just got started in commodites, then it’s probably time to get out. I’ve read more [...]
