The gold price is creeping higher. And lot of smart people are getting bullish on gold. Are they right? Or is it another false dawn? Dominic Frisby finds out.
Gold – here’s why it just might be different this time
At MoneyWeek, we've been tipping gold since 2001. In that time it went from $250 to $1,900 an ounce in 2011 (a 660% increase), hitting record highs each year since 2002.
Successful investing is about the diversification and management of risk. It makes sense to have a part of your wealth invested in gold. At MoneyWeek, we show you the best ways to do that.
Guides to investing gold
The lowdown on gold – Part one
Ed Bowsher looks at the pros and cons of investing in gold, and examines the idea that gold can provide insurance against disaster in any portfolio.
The lowdown on gold – Part two
In part two of this video series on gold, Ed Bowsher looks at the different ways you can invest in gold – from physical bullion to gold futures.
If you want to know where to get hold of physical gold, take a look at our directory of leading gold brokers where you can buy gold bullion, coins and bars online, over the phone or even in branch.
Latest articles on investing in gold
Gold is back in season
At this time of year the price of gold often gets a boost as demand for the metal picks up.
What should you be buying today: gold or US stocks?
If you had played the ratio between stocks and gold right over time, you would have profited handsomely, says Dominic Frisby. So which should you buy now: gold or stocks?
By: Dominic Frisby
I hate to say it, but a gold bull market seems a long way away
It’s been very a disappointing year for gold. Its time will certainly come again, says Dominic Frisby, but for now, a bull market is a very long way off.
By: Dominic Frisby
Gold investors are going to need all their patience this year
For many years, gold performed outstandingly, rising up to 20% a year. But the tide turned. Now the price is meandering frustratingly. Dominic Frisby asks where it will go next.
By: Dominic Frisby
Hang on to your gold
Gold has slipped to a two-month low of around $1,220 an ounce. But hang on to some, just in case.
A bad week for gold – but a belter for bitcoin
There have been some interesting moves in our six “charts that matter” this week, says John Stepek.
By: John Stepek
