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Gold Will Need More Bad News to Keep Prospering
If an economic recovery continues, expect the precious metal to suffer Questions about gold often get to the heart of what’s going on in finance and economics. Ask why the price is up so much this year, and the most popular answers are ones that might make the heart miss a beat: The Federal Reserve…
Read MoreMohamed El-Erian warns gold’s status as a ‘must-have’ asset has made it develop a ‘bipolar personality’
Reuters/Phil McCarten Mohamed El-Erian has warned that gold’s status as a “must-have” asset has led to its “bipolar personality”, as investors buy it as a hedge against both inflation and deflation. Gold’s rapid price rise “is yet another unintended result in a lengthening list of the exceptional involvement of central banks in the functioning of…
Read MoreOpinion: Gold is a foolish place to put your money right now if you check the facts
Gold slumps when its inflation-adjusted price is as high as it is now PAUL FAITH / AFP Gold today is nearly as overvalued as it’s ever been over the past five decades. That’s the conclusion reached by just-released research from Campbell Harvey, a finance professor at Duke University; Claude Erb, a former commodities portfolio manager at TCW…
Read MoreBrent from Metairie: How do I invest in gold without buying physical gold?
Gregory Ricks and James Parker discuss different ways to invest in gold other than buying coins and bars with Brent from Metairie on Winning at Life.
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