I see the differences in appearance - cast vs. "minted" but am not sure what and where "stamped" fits in (usually silver?). Can someone explain the different processes?
My gold, aside from a few coins, are bars in assay packaging
Government digital currency is not the same as cryptocurrency. A government digital currency is a centralized, regulated network. It is regulated such that transactions and accounts can be frozen or canceled. It is nothing more than a debit card/account instead of physical currency. It can be...
I wish silver would hit USD 30 or 40 - got too much of it that owes me a decent return - but I think USD 20 tops and not hopeful it'll get there. Gold and cryptocurrencies (mostly BitCoin) have proven to be the preferred investments to hedge stock and currency markets.
Good historical view of G-S ratio:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/thousands-of-years-of-data-suggest-its-time-for-this-investment-to-shine-2020-06-21?mod=mw_latestnews
Of course, but the price of physical gold is greatly influenced also by supply (availability of physical gold), as we have all seen lately, with much higher premiums for metals.
Prediction du jour:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-market-may-get-cut-in-half-but-this-most-undervalued-asset-is-about-to-surge-billionaire-investor-says-2020-05-05?mod=home-page
I've done far more buying than selling of my 100 oz bars, but when I have sold no one has paid me a premium for the name on the bar, such as Johnson Matthey, Engelhard, etc. or appearance. Silver is silver.
Very interesting read on spot prices vs. futures and the current large discrepancy. To me it shows that while precious metal retailers of physical bullion like to quote the spot and futures prices, the "real" market for physical metals can be otherwise and will "pull" prices towards it despite...
It's an amazing business to me - like few other businesses (maybe wholesale oil market similar), coin and bullion retailers face the risk of wild decline in the value of their inventory overnight. They become bookies taking a position on the outcome of a bet just to be in the position of being...
Thanks. Difficult to compare prices currently since the market is out of whack so much. Not adding now, but if I do in the future I think I'll add Maples over Eagles.