BFTKT Blog | Why And How You Should Invest In Gold And Silver

Deciding to invest in anything isn?t the easiest decision in life. After all, you know how much you have worked to accumulate your current riches and the penny-pinching day-to-day lifestyle options you had to make just so you could put more and more zeroes to your savings report. But investing, once done properly, can be a rather rewarding financial decision. In fact, despite a fluctuating worldwide economy, there are some investment prospects that can help you pull through all these shifts in the financial landscape. Take for example, gold and silver investment.

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Before we go to the details of this financial prospect, let us first discuss some of its major benefits.

• Gold and silver are not directly affected by currency devaluations, therefore, even if the dollar plummets, you are rest assured that your precious and physical treasures remain intact.

• Despite the worsening inflation rate, you can forge through with your gold and silver stocks.

• Should another major financial crisis occur, suppose the bankruptcy of a major bank, your gold and silver investment will not suffer in the wake of the disaster.

• In the event of economic catastrophes in major countries like China, US, and the European Union, you can better safeguard your finances with physical gold or silver reserves as opposed to paper money.

• Government entities follow a rather ludicrous debt paying method: they print more valueless money that leads to more debt. Someone is bound to pay for these debts and with a gold and silver reserve you can be spared from unnecessarily having to pay the price of the government?s financial mishap.

• Counterparty risk is staple to paper money or assets. Gold and silver investments, on the other hand, are conveniently off the hook.

• Financial trends show that gold and silver investment is currently gaining clout in the financial sector.

The Trends

In recent years, financial trends show that there is quite a promising prospect in gold and silver investment. Here are some of the telltale signs.

1. For the past decade, silver and gold stock prices have seen a consistent upward trend.

2. United State?s debt limit corresponds to increased gold and silver prices.

3. As gold demands more and more US dollars, other currencies become weaker and weaker.

4. There is an observable growing demand for physical gold from Central Banks from all parts of the globe.

5. Currently, gold and silver supply is lagging behind demand hence; early investors are bound to reap the eventual rewards for simply catching the investment bug earlier than the rest.

6. Less than 1% of all known investments in the world are assigned to silver and gold stocks.

7. Bull market has three stages: 1.denial, 2. Worry wall, 3. Euphoria. Gold bull market is said to be in stage 2 which is the best time to invest.

?Possible Disadvantages

Of course if there are the come-ons, we can?t deny the turnoffs. According to some experts there are also known disadvantages to silver and gold investment. These include shortage of rental profit or dividend earnings, low leverage buffer funds, and storage expenditures among others.

Now that you have learned a thing or two about gold and silver investment, the next move would be to either take the plunge or wait it out. Which move are you willing to make?

About Sharon Sussman

As a jeweler and gemologist, guest author Sharon Sussman is well-versed in the intricacies of silver, gold and diamond trading. She is also Director of Products at Brilliance, a company which specializes in the creation of custom diamond engagement rings.

Source: http://www.businessfromthekitchentable.com/blog/2012/12/invest-gold-silver.html

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