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How to Buy Gold While Prices Are Still Low

By , Money Morning -

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Current prices offer one of the best chances to buy gold we've seen in a decade. And with governments around the world printing money to support their flailing economies and stock market volatility surging, there's no shortage of reasons to own gold.

But not all gold is created equal - and the same applies to gold investments.

Here are the most crucial aspects of investing in the yellow metal and what to consider when buying gold...

How to Buy Gold in the 21st Century

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler -

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How to buy gold has taken a big leap into the digital age, thanks to something called HayekGold.

The HayekGold token is a digital representation of stored physical gold. And it's linked to the Bitcoin blockchain - the digital ledger that verifies and stores every Bitcoin transaction.

Here's why AnthemVault's tech-based spin on how to buy gold should have every gold bug's attention...

What to Take Away from This Bold Peter Schiff Gold Prediction  

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 -

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You don’t have to live in the world of Peter Schiff gold hysteria to find the yellow metal an attractive investment.

Whereas the Peter Schiff gold price predictions are predicated on gloom-and-doom forecasts of massive hyperinflation and a worldwide financial meltdown, this shouldn’t be why you buy gold.

Economic calamity may not be imminent, but here's why you should still buy gold...

New Gold Price Chart, Plus the Latest Gold News

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -

Gold shifted higher today (Monday) following recent record lows – our up-to-date gold price chart shows that in late May, gold tumbled to its lowest level in four months, to $1,243.00.

Gold for August delivery was up 0.1% at $1,253.90 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. London gold was up 0.1% at $1,253.77 an ounce.

Here’s the top news affecting the yellow metal right now…

Why Gold Mutual Funds Are Attractive Investments

By , Money Morning -

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Gold mutual funds are gaining attention as a safe-haven investment to hedge against the market volatility 2014 has brought so far.

These types of investments are managed by professionals who analyze and monitor the movement of gold and invest accordingly in bullions and equities.

Here we examine one method for how to invest in gold, using gold mutual funds.

Plus we’ve highlighted a few to get you started today…

A Gold Price History from Nixon to Obama

By , Money Morning -

Analysts look to the gold price history as a tool to make predictions about the yellow metal's direction.

A good place to start when examining the gold price history is the 1970s. Up until the early '70s, gold prices hardly fluctuated by more than a dollar or two.

But U.S. President Richard Nixon, who was in office from 1969-1974, decoupled the dollar from gold in 1971 due to various economic pressures.

And this had a major effect on where gold went after that…