Are Gold And Silver Bullion Sales Reported To The IRS? Tips For Keeping Bullion Sales Private

Are Gold And Silver Bullion Sales Reported To The IRS? Tips For Keeping Bullion Sales Private

May 17, 2012

Long term gold and silver investors who have gradually accumulated physical precious metals over the years have seen the value of their holdings increase substantially when measured against the value of the paper dollar.   Astute investors realize that a large part of the "gains" on their precious metals have merely preserved purchasing power compared

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The Gold Barbarians Talk Back

The Gold Barbarians Talk Back

May 8, 2012

According to Warren Buffett, the decade long rally in gold has been based solely on fear and the greater fool theory.  Buffett, believed by many to be one of the greatest investors of all time, has gone out of his way lately to ridicule gold investors. In his recent 2011 Letter to Shareholders of Berkshire

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Gold And Silver Bullion Coin Sales Plunge In April – What Is John Q Public Thinking?

Gold And Silver Bullion Coin Sales Plunge In April – What Is John Q Public Thinking?

May 1, 2012

The latest sales figures from the U.S. Mint show a continuing trend of lower gold bullion coin sales. Sales of American Gold Eagle bullion coins hit an all time high in 2009 when the Mint sold 1,435,000 ounces. During 2010, sales declined to 1.2 million ounces and in 2011 only 1 million ounces of gold

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Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Sales Rise In March

Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Sales Rise In March

April 2, 2012

Production figures from the U.S. Mint for March show a sharp increase in the sale of both gold and silver bullion coins from the previous month. Total sales of the American Gold Eagle bullion coins increased in March

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What Precious Metal Has Performed Best In 2012 And Where Do We Go From Here?

What Precious Metal Has Performed Best In 2012 And Where Do We Go From Here?

March 20, 2012

After the recent volatility in precious metals, let's take a look at the year to date performance of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.  The new year started off with a strong rally across the entire precious metals group which erased some of the losses seen in the second half of 2011. The across

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Fed Manipulating Markets In Zero Sum Game To Create Higher Inflation

Fed Manipulating Markets In Zero Sum Game To Create Higher Inflation

March 8, 2012

Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney recently said that "You know, I’m not willing to light my hair on fire to try and get support. I am who I am.”  If only the Federal Reserve Chairman could be so restrained. 

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Gold and Silver News and Headlines – Gold Owners Get Nervous

Gold and Silver News and Headlines – Gold Owners Get Nervous

March 8, 2012

Precious metals advanced across the board today, with palladium the stellar performer with a 2.86% gain.  Gold gained $9.70 to $1685.30, silver tacked on $0.48 to $33.53, platinum rose $18 to $1633.00 and palladium

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Bernanke Broods Over New Ways To Print Money – Waiting For Gold To Explode

Bernanke Broods Over New Ways To Print Money – Waiting For Gold To Explode

March 8, 2012

Perhaps it was the realization that the U.S. Federal Reserve was losing to the ECB in the money printing race.  Perhaps it was the realization that the only way to prevent a debt imperiled economy from

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The Gold Bubble Debate And The Flash Crash In Gold

The Gold Bubble Debate And The Flash Crash In Gold

March 1, 2012

The "flash crash" in gold that occurred on Wednesday seemed to have as much logic behind it as the infamous stock market flash crash of May 6, 2010 when the Dow Jones quickly plunged 1,000 points for no particular reason. Yesterday's extraordinary price action in the precious metals has again resulted

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Gold And Silver Bullion Coin Sales Plunge In February

Gold And Silver Bullion Coin Sales Plunge In February

March 1, 2012

The latest production figures from the U.S. Mint show a dramatic decline in the sale of both gold and silver bullion coins. According to the U.S. Mint, sales of American Gold Eagle bullion coins in February 2012

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