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I love writing about little baby steps in personal finance. Like how to invest your first $1000 or how to earn $100 in a day legally. This is another baby step guide. As an investor, you might want small exposure in metals, for diversity’s sake.
Without enough money, today, it’s still possible to invest in the future of gold and silver. This post is about finding ways for you to invest your first $100 in metal future.
Many investors understand that owning precious metals is not as glamorous as owning shares of Apple or Tesla. Yet, precious metals hold an important position in the portfolio of any investor that wants to hedge against economic uncertainty and volatility.
We are currently living in highly uncertain and volatile times as a new wave of populism and military adventurism sweeps over the geopolitical landscape. 31The article provides a no-frills straightforward guide on investing in precious metals.
According to research in 2010, precious metals were some of the most lucrative assets over the previous five years – earning investors an impressive 42% return from their 2010 precious metal investments.
Despite these optimistic numbers, investors should research the current economy and metals market before diving into investments. The value of precious metals tends to fluctuate over time, so taking the time to consider current market trends is crucial to achieving the highest rates of returns.
While it may not be entirely suitable for everyone, there is no doubt that gold is a unique and potentially lucrative investment that remains enduringly popular. It remains one of the few assets that can be traded either physically or on paper, but it is the status of gold as an actual measure of wealth that earmarks the commodity as a unique haven during every economic austerity.
Its consistent historical performance also offers solace to investors and is extremely unusual in an increasingly volatile financial market. Since the days of early monarchies, gold has been the primary mode of investment, until recently, when stocks took over that role. Still, experts recommend having 10-15% of investment in gold.
So why does gold present itself as such an essential asset to hold onto?
In recent past we have seen gold prices coming down and it is predicted to come down further by the year-end. where as wine as an investment is gaining momentum and expected to increase further,as per Bloomberg news. Enjoy this guest post which discusses this matter further.
Gold and Wine that have been tracking each other’s prices for over a decade have finally diverged. As a result, it is essential to analyze the reasons behind this trend as several investors are losing faith in bullion.
Before I go about with the post, a disclaimer. We do not have gold invested in such a variety of ways that I am going to describe here. Our gold is entirely in Jewelry form. As you might have heard by now, India is one of largest gold buying countries in the world. The reason being a social culture, where gold is given by the parents to their daughter on her marriage. It’s a social custom.
There, as soon as a daughter is born, parents start buying gold for her future marriage. No wonder that in our marriage SMB got lots of gold. We had to open a bank safety locker for their safe keeping. Apart from the jewelry, we used to own gold ETFs which we sold off last year, fearing about a gold bubble, after almost doubling my money in 4 years. But, the sad part is gold is even higher now.
I am not complaining for that, I can’t sell at the peak, no matter how hard I try. No one can time the market correctly. We are happy we sold off our position at a fantastic profit. And we have all our jewelry intact which we will probably not sell ever. Let’s now begin with the rest of the article. This may be useful to you if you are looking for gold investing in near future.
I have been buying silver since past few years through BGASC. somehow Silver is my personal favorite and I bid for it to do well in next 20 years. Better than it had performed in last 20 years. But can I convince you to be a silver investor? Read my other post Gold or Silver, which is better investment.
Let me try with a few reasoning with which I am convinced pretty much.
Investing in silver is considered a good source of making money. Although silver has been lagging recently, it should not be overlooked (either long or short) because it still is in a 17 year, secular bull market.