HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD AND SILVER

Time for a sneak inside look at what's covered by the new book HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD AND SILVER, by ALAN DUNWIDDIE. Here's the contents page, to give you a taster :-

• INTRODUCTION
  
• INFLATION
  
• GOLD AND SILVER AS MONEY
  
• GOLD CONSPIRACIES
  
• GOLD AND SILVER COINS
  
• GOLD AND SILVER BARS
  
• JEWELLERY
  
• OTHER GOLD AND SILVER ITEMS
  
• STORING YOUR GOLD AND SILVER SAFELY
  
• INVESTMENT FUNDS AND MINING STOCKS
  
• EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
  
• SPREAD BETTING
  
• THE FUTURES MARKET
  
• DERIVATIVES
  
• PERTH MINT CERTIFICATES
  
• ELECTRONIC GOLD AND SILVER
  
• E-GOLD
  
• GOLDMONEY
  
• BULLIONVAULT
  
• OTHER WAYS TO INVEST
  
• GOLD AND SILVER INVESTING SCAMS
  
• SUMMARY
  
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  
• RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Should Britain join the Euro?

I used to be strongly in favour of a single European currency, and my partner is from the continent, but after living over there for 3 years, I've completely revised my opinion.

Culturally, Europe is much more socialist and controlling, when compared with the historic British attitude of an island nation based on international trade and financial freedoms, as evidenced by our reputation as one of the best places to conduct international business, and our base as the world's leading financial centre.

Using the old dictum that "he who controls the currency controls the nation", by giving up the national currency, you are also giving up much of the control and handing it to another power, with vested interests of its own.

Fortunately, at this point in time, most Britons realise this and are opposed to the single currency. We all know this, so why even bother going to the expense and hassle of a referendum?

How to Invest in Gold and Silver New Book Release

How to Invest in Gold and Silver is now available at all good bookshops, including Amazon and Book Depository.

This is a major release to allow greater access to this this unique guide for beginners to the world of investing in precious metals.

How to Invest in Gold and Silver explains in laymans terms the weaknesses behind the present day financial system and why gold has endured throughout history. It gives clear reasons why you should be investing at least some of your savings in the worlds oldest currency and explains the various ways you can invest profitably. Some of these ways have previously been open to experts and the very wealthy only, but are now available to all. Some of the ways like digital currency are completely newly created by the internet and offer great scope for diversifying your portfolio and improving your investment returns. Unlike many books of this type, the information inside and investing options are just as valid for UK, European Union (EU) or worldwide residents.

An unmissable book full of money-saving information that will help you add a major pillar of safety to your investment portfolio.

GoldMoney changes its charging structure

Goldmoney has decided to change it's Gold storage charging structure from a fixed fraction of a goldgram per month, regardless of holding size, to a % of the total value of gold held. I must admit, that for me, this fixed fee was one of the best features of Goldmoney, since it gave me extra encouragement to add even small regular sums to my Goldmoney holding, since they would not be subject to an extra storage fee.

If you're still looking for fixed fee gold storage, the best deal for larger holdings, then consider BullionVault, which continues to adopt this policy.

t must be said that you will need to calculate your own costs, since even though the Goldmoney fee could add a lot to the expense of your gold holding, whether it is worth selling and then paying new buying fees is another matter. I guess this is the attitude Goldmoney expect the majority of their customers to have.

Silver shortages

There are rumours these past few days, partly thanks to Jason Hommels Silver Stock Report, of a silver shortage in the USA and Canada. Interestingly, for all the conspiracy theorists out there, Silver has dropped approx 10% these past few days alone. Now, if that doesn't fit the description of a conspiracy theory, what does? Desperate short-sellers trying to flush out a few naive sellers?

No such problems in Europe, where the mainstream are not at all onto this story thanks to a strong Euro and the disappointing rule where VAT of between 15-25% is added to the price of Silver bullion. They may regret missing their chance though, and there are in fact many ways to buy silver and avoid paying the VAT even in if you live in the EU.

You can find out what they are in the new book on How to Invest in Gold and Silver. It will repay its purchase price many times over.

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Why Silver is on the up too

Gold is a purer representative of true wealth than silver. Although both metals have been heavily used throughout history as currency and to represent wealth, Gold has few uses apart from as money, whereas Silver is a heavily used industrial commodity and that can affect its price and desirability outside of any investment considerations. For example, some commentators are convinced that the rise of digital photography and the resultant downturn in traditional photography will result in a massive decrease in demand for silver, affecting the price as a result. This may or may not turn out to be true.

As a much used industrial commodity, it is in the best interests of many to keep the price as low as possible for as long as possible. It is thought by many commentators that the price has been manipulated for many years to be artificially low, and is in no way representative of how much Silver exists in physical form. For example, on COMEX, the main New York USA exchange for trading silver, there may be more short sales than there is silver to back them up. If this is true, then imagine what would happen if those sellers were all forced to buy silver on the open market to meet their promises? And more importantly, would they even be able to? In the USA, there is even a Silver Users Association, representing the viewpoint of businesses that consume silver, and lobbying government when necessary to protect those interests. They successfully managed to delay, but not stop, the introduction of the first ever Silver investment fund, the Barclays iShares Silver ETF in 2006 (for an explanation of ETFs, see the Exchange-Traded Funds chapter).

You can read more about this, and other gold and silver government conspiracies, in the new book on How to Invest in Gold and Silver. It will repay its purchase price many times over.