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Investing in gold with ETF.

Tags: DBP, IGT, IAU, ETF, gold, DGL, CEF, GTU, GLD, GDX, GTU, GLD, IAU, IGT, CEF
5 Dec 2:42pm
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Recently I posted article about investing in physical gold like buying coins, ingots or bricks. This time I would like to cover the other side of gold investing which is investing without keeping or owing physical gold.One of the most common investment product that act as alternatives for those who want to invest in gold is ETF, or exchange traded funds (sometimes translated as index shares). It is a form of collective investment funds with low costs, greater flexibility and transparency, and ...

How to invest physically in gold

Tags: gold, gold investing, gold coins
29 Nov 2:07pm
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Every week gold price is reaching new highs but for many investors the peak is still well ahead. For those who believe in the long term potential of gold as inflation protection investments, is an ideal way to buy gold ingots, respectively. bricks, or investment coins. It is virtually the purest form of investment in gold, in which the investor has the physical security of tenure of the yellow metal with all advantages and disadvantages.Purchase of ingots and bricks is a relatively simple matt...

Outlook for interest rates

Tags: US markets
22 Nov 10:32am
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Zero interest rates currently works as a relatively strong attraction for investors who are borrowing cheap dollars and turning into purchases of shares and commodities.What happens on the next FED meeting nobody knows but general expectation is unchanged interest rates until summer 2010. The Federal Reserve may start raising interest rates on June. This comes from the results of the Fed Funds futures. Currently traders give 54% chance to increase the minimum rates by 0.50 basis points. The in...

Energy stocks for bull market

Tags: CHK, AEP, OK, COP, AEP, OK, CHK, COP
16 Nov 4:27pm
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One thing is for economic recovery the same as ever. Demand for energy during growth simply must grow. And for those who believe in recovery here are some of energy stocks.Chesapeake Energy (CHK) mines natural gas. While the price of gas is pushed down by the economic downturn and new technologies which allow to isolate the material from clay. But the recovery will come only with the end of the recession, but at the expense of coal, which generates more pollution. Estimated profit for 2010 is ...

The best investments for year 2010

Tags: Global markets, BNI
15 Nov 4:50pm
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Today I publish similar poll which I usually do before the year-end. What is the best investments for the next year. Which investments do you consider as the best for the year 2010. Please participate in our survey. You can choose among US stocks, international stocks, bonds, soft commodities, energy commodities and precious metals.The poll will be active until the last day of this year. And you can find it in the left sidebar at StockWeb site.I also try to post opinions for the best investmen...