Archive for July, 2009
Silver ETF Anomalies, National Gold Exchange, Regan Gold and Silver Coins
I'm still catching up after a vacation in Europe. For now here are links to some recommended articles about gold, silver, and precious metals from around the net. Multiple Anomalies Detected in Silver ETFs A recently released
More Articles
Gold Investment Report – 2009 Second Quarter
The World Gold Council is out with their latest Gold Investment Digest, providing an analysis of gold for the second quarter. The most notable aspect of the report is the incredible slow down in investment demand experienced during the quarter. During the second quarter,
Gold and Silver Eagle Bullion Sales June 2009
The US Mint's sales of gold and silver bullion coins during June 2009 showed increases from both the prior month and year ago levels. The increases came amidst two interesting developments for the US Mint's bullion coin programs. In the middle of the month, the US Mint announced that their long standing
Gold, Silver & Platinum 2009 Second Quarter Performance
With the second quarter behind us, let's take a look at the performance of gold, silver, and platinum for the second quarter of 2009 and year to date. All of the metals posted gains, but at single digit levels. The best performer for the second quarter was silver with a gain of 6.33%, followed by platinum
Precious Metals Investment Tax Rates
Gains from the sale of investments in precious metals are currently subject to a tax rate of 28%. This compares to the current long term capital gains rate of 15%, which applies to other investment classes such as stocks and bonds. A bill has been introduced which seeks to tax precious metals investors
