The ABCs of gold investing : how to protect and build your wealth with gold / Michael J. Kosares.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kosares, Michael J., 1948-

Series:

An Addicus nonfiction book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold--Purchasing--United States.

Gold.

Investments--United States.

Investments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Omaha, Neb. : Addicus Books, c2012.

Summary:

Beginning investors will find thorough guidelines for making good decisions in this study of private gold ownership. Emphasis is placed on the asset-preservation qualities of gold at a time when investor uncertainty about the economy and recent investment scandals have led many to seek asset diversification. The economic and political trends driving gold marketing are detailed, as are the reasons why gold plays an important role in millions of investment portfolios worldwide;as both a hedge and an investment for capital gain. With revised content as well as two additional chapters, this update

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1 A is for-Asset Preservation: Why Americans Need Gold ; 2 B is for-Bullion Coins: Portable, Liquid, and a Reliable Measure of Value ; 3 C is for-Choosing a Gold Firm ; 4 D is for-Diversification: Now More than Ever ; 5 E is for-Education: The Key to Successful Gold Investing ; 6 F is for-Fundamentals: Gold's Supply and Demand ; 7 G is for-The Great American Bailout: More the End of the Beginning than the Beginning of the End ; 8 H is for-Historic Gold Coins: Perhaps Necessary, but Not Necessarily Expensive

9 I is for-The Inflation-Deflation Debate: More to It Than Meets the Eye 10 J is for-Jump-Starting Your Portfolio Plan through Gold Ownership ; 11 K is for-Kindred Metal-Silver ; 12 L is for-London, New York, Hong Kong, and Zurich: A Day in the Life of the Gold Market ; 13 M is for-Myths and Realities about Gold ; 14 N is for-Navigating Uncharted Waters: Which Investments Performed Best in the Tumultuous "Oh-Oh" Decade? ; 15 O is for-Own the Gold; Make the Rules ; 16 P is for-Post-1971 History of Gold ; 17 Q is for-Quotable Notables on Gold ; 18 R is for-Retirement Planning with Gold

19 S is for-Storing Your Gold 20 T is for-Ten Memorable Vignettes on Gold and the Value of Money ; 21 U is for-Using Gold as Money ; 22 V is for-Vital Statistics ; 23 W is for-Wealth Insurance ; 24 X is for-XYZ An Epilogue: The Once and Future Age of Economic Uncertainty ; Appendix ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-936374-86-2

OCLC:

809768833