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Every investor is in search of an investment strategy that protects their nest egg while safely increasing its size. It's been documented that more and more individuals as well as institutional investors are securing and multiplying their wealth with Gold and other Precious Metals.
The world's top investors (Sir John Templeton, Jim Rogers, Robert Kiyosaki and Warren Buffet) all agree; making a move into "physical" Precious Metals will be the best financial decision you will ever make.
After choosing from the three basic types of Investment Metals (Gold, Silver, Platinum) the next step is to choose the specific type such as: Bars (which are only bullion) and Coins (which can be bullion, numismatic, semi-numismatic, graded and proofs). Each have different characteristics and advantages along with different premiums over market spot price.
Remember all Investment Metals carry a premium above the current spot price, bullion being the lowest and graded coins being the highest. The market premium is determined by factors such as fabrication cost, levels of minting, insuring, grading, rarity, collectability etc..
Premium on investment metals can be compared to other tangible investments such as Real estate.
Ex: A 3 Bedroom/2 Bath home in a low income neighborhood, compared to a 3 bedroom/2 bath home in an upscale neighborhood, of course the upscale neighborhood has certain benefits. However, those benefits come at a cost; that being a higher premium. The home in the upscale neighborhood has always carried the higher premium. It was there prior to you buying the home; it's there now (when you purchased) and will be there when you decide to sell the home (cash out) deciding to take profits.
Investment Metals offer different premiums & benefits such as Government reporting and protection from confiscation. The following informational guide is designed to give you the pros & cons of the different types of investment metals.
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