Saturday, September 03, 2011

How to Invest in Gold Today after the Gold Price is high

Whenever we're invest and buying gold, the first rule we're must remember is dollar cost averaging -- putting a fixed amount of money towards gold every month regardless of the price. For the average investor, this technique spreads risk out over time and lessens the downside.Most money managers advocate anywhere from 3%-10% in gold. More bullish managers recommend an allocation as high as 20%.

Gold is very high custody, insurance against inflation, currency debasement, and global uncertainty. Here are 4 strategy we can used before invest GOLD. 

1.Only Buy GOLD BULLION or GOLD BARS

Only buy physical gold at various prices: Gold bullion/bars. After we're buying gold bullion,we can store gold in bank safety deposit boxes or at home. Buy gold bullion with avoid big premiums. We want to buy gold as close to the spot price as possible, or a 10% premium at most. The higher the premium, the higher the gold price will have to rise in order for we to get more profit.

2.ETFs

Gold exchange-traded funds are a popular route to have gold exposure in we're portfolio without the hassle of storing the physical metal. First, you can invest in one of three physically backed ETFs, which track gold's spot price.

3.ETNs

If we're want to get more risk, try exchange-traded notes, debt instruments that track an index. You give a bank money for an allotted amount of time and, upon maturity, the bank pays you a return based on the performance of what the ETN is based on, in this case the gold futures market.

4.Gold Miners

Gold miners are higher treacherous because they trade with the broader equity market. Some tips to consider when picking gold stocks are to find companies with strong production and reserve growth. Make sure they have good management and inventory supported by either buying smaller-cap companies or by maintaining consistent production.  

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