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Why I Just Started Buying Gold Coins Again

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

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This week I bought more American Eagles.

My wife and I keep lockboxes - one for each of my three children - in secure places, and every month I buy and throw a few more gold coins in each one.

That strategy may look old-fashioned. But soon it will look smart.

In fact, I view these boxes as the single most "sure" asset I own. And now's the moment to fill them up.

I'm sure it's no surprise to you that I like gold. But here's the key to how valuable gold really is - it's something a lot of investors are missing...

Gold Investing Myths: What Gold's Critics Don't Get

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 -

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Gold Investing Myths: Gold prices have fallen for the better part of two years, but that doesn't mean that its detractors have somehow been vindicated.

Gold has often been chided by some who have mischaracterized the allure.

In the right allocations gold is an important part of a healthy portfolio. It can hedge against market crisis and provide returns when other assets underperform.

Here four myths gold's critics harp on - and how they get it wrong.

How China Makes Investing in Gold a Winning Move

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Gold prices today touched over $1,346 an ounce - continuing this week's rise to the highest level in three weeks.

This move came despite news that larger investors are no longer investing in gold as much as earlier this year.

Billionaire investor George Soros sold his entire position in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEArca: GLD) in the second quarter of 2013. Another billionaire investor, John Paulson, reduced his holdings in GLD by 53% in Q2.

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Gold Prices: Here's Why All the Hype Goes Beyond QE3

By , Money Morning -

It was another bumpy week for gold prices that included two-week lows and a surge to seven-month highs.

On Thursday, December gold futures increased $26.90 (1.5%) and settled at $1,780.50 an ounce on the COMEX.

This represented gold's highest close since the end of the February.

As the week comes to an end and traders waited for more news from Spain, December gold was down on Friday morning to $4.10 to $1,776.40 an ounce.

Gold's price moves came from a number of factors this week including bargain hunters and weak U.S. macroeconomic data.

The bottom line is that the QE3 rally might have fizzled, but the long-term gold outlook still shines brightly.

Here's why.

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