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TOP 7 WAYS TO INVEST IN PRECIOUS METALS
About the Commodity: Gold, Silver and Platinum.
Precious Metals is one of the most popular commodities used for investing. It’s unique in that commodities such as Oil, Corn, and Coffee are not exactly something you can physically stockpile at home or put in your individual retirement fund. These commodities are very old and have a pretty amazing track record. The most common types of metal used as a vehicle of investment are;
Gold – Gold as a metal is unique in that the ancients used it to produce coinage and ornaments to display wealth. This is actually something that humans haven’t stopped doing since. Modern-day usage has increased and spread to a new industry (due to its unique characteristics) only increasing demand for the reddish-yellow metal.
Silver – Similar to Gold in that its usage has gone way up and it to has been used as a form of wealth. In fact, Silver translates to 'wealth' or 'money' in as many as 30 different languages.
Platinum – Platinum (as well as Palladium and Rhodium) is why, when you go to replace your catalytic converter in your car, the costs are astronomical. These metals are very unique in that they are an oxidizer. This means when carbon monoxide is released in the form of exhaust from your vehicle, the metal adds an oxygen molecule to the CO, creating CO2. The difference between a deadly gas and much more safe gas.
Palladium and Copper – Unfortunately, we no longer carry Palladium or Copper Bullion but are working on a few different avenues and suppliers to be able to bring those crates back to our service!
Driving Demands: New Tech.
'Physical or Digital?'
The over-time demand for Precious Metals does not seem to be decreasing any time soon. Besides the already popular demand for things like the medical field and for uses with Jewelry, the aerospace and technology sectors are using them in record quantities. For example, there is approximately .001 troy ounce of Gold and .35 grams of Silver in every smartphone.
These are not necessarily in order from the best investment strategy to worst. In fact, the top investment option in the list is only number 1 because its what we do! We would like to make it clear, that this blog is by no means made to be advice or to persuade you to start investing in Precious Metals or anything for that matter. As a company, we decided long ago that we would never try to sell you on speculative market data or predatory persuasion tactics, we simply wanted to provide a fun, affordable way to build your stack of Gold, Silver and Platinum should you want to. We recommend ALL of our customers or prospective clients to seek financial advisement from a certified adviser before utilizing any portion of our service.
"Bitcoin is cool but what about Gold and Silver backed crypto?" - Makayla
THE 7 MOST POPULAR PRECIOUS METAL INVESTMENTS
- Dollar-Cost Average (physical) – You don’t own it unless you hold it! The idea behind dollar-cost averaging your investment is either, invest the money as you earn it from your job and/or purchase all year long. This is helpful in that its decreasing downside risk and buying at the annual market price average. This means buying all year long, through the peaks and valleys, essentially drawing a straight line through the annual chart. This is a particularly useful tactic when dealing with commodities because market prices are not usually volatile like you might see in the Crypto Currency markets.
- Precious Metals IRA – Certain individual retirement accounts allow for a custodian depository to purchase and store precious metals at a secure facility. We have all seen the companies who sell these advertising on TV. These are useful for huge accounts where it wouldn’t be practical for you to have pallets of Gold and Silver bars laying around your garage. These facilities are heavily guarded, very secure, insured though they do have additional (usually monthly) storage fees.
- Precious Metal backed Crypto Currency – This is something that is still very new. Some will say it defeats the purpose and point of physical Precious Metal ownership, others say this could bring back a more secure currency like we had in the U.S. prior to 1933. Either way, certain companies and mints such as the Perth Mint and Dillon Gage Inc, are introducing these block chains and we are excited to keep our eye on them.
- Exchange-traded funds (ETF) – ETFs are one of the fastest-growing vehicles of investment globally. This is likely due to its ease of trading as well as new wave investment apps there are to choose from. ETFs differ from stocks in that it's like a basket of funds that are available to be utilized. The value of a particular ETF is measured in the value of all the assets and investments within that ETF. Certain ETFs at certain political and economic times will sometimes have hard asset commodity investments such as Gold, Silver or Platinum Bullion.
- Stocks, Mining Companies and Futures – A popular way to invest in the future of Gold and Silver is picking certain mining companies that are publicly traded to buy into. Now, you are not exactly investing in Gold, Silver or other metals directly, but a mining company who already has active mining futures and contracts, even theoretical claims can become quite profitable if the precious metal prices see an uptick.
- Gold and Silver Mutual Funds – Mutual funds that are backed by Gold and Silver holdings of companies gain in popularity during uncertain economic times like war or depressions. Mutual Funds are good in that they are professionally managed which mitigates broader factor risks within industries.
- Physical one-time lump sum (Hedging) – Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Hedging isn’t necessarily to make money, instead, it is to protect your money. Generally speaking (according to past and well-documented historic data) Gold and Silver stay steady during worsening economic times and hardships. Investors, even the big-name firms and individuals will purchase Precious Metals right before a collapse.
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Loved the video. Lots of investing info.
Investing in a mining company sounds like a good idea.