If you’ve been following gold prices over the last month, you know that prices have been rising. A lot of theories are circulating about why this is happening, including:
Read MoreThe GoldRefiners.com editorial team had a very busy 2016, writing a total of 45 blog posts on a variety of topics. Some posts contained only nuts-and-bolts advice on finding gold. Others covered politics and trends. And some were a little wacky. Yet we did our utmost to deliver practical, usable advice in every post we wrote. In today’s post, we’ll organize those 2016 posts by topic, so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for.
Read MoreUnless you’ve been hiding in the mountains for the last six months, you know that we have been experiencing a period of political and economic uncertainty in our United States. And do you know what? Now that the election is over, that uncertainty is not going away. It is settling in for a nice long stay and we had better get accustomed to it.
Read MoreYes, things are about to change in Great Britain, and possibly in other countries that might also chose to withdraw from the E.U. But before we get too concerned about our English and European cousins, let’s ask an even more important question: Do you have to pay duties on gold that you bring into the U.S. today?
Read MoreThe good news is that you found a lot of gold. The bad news is that you probably have to declare the value of the gold as income when you file your taxes and then pay income tax on it. That’s the lesson we learn from a now-classic court 1969 case called Cesarini v. United States. We’ll tell you all about that court case in a minute, but for now let us say that we’re only telling you about it for informational purposes and are not offering you legal advice.
Read MoreDuring the great gold rush, some prospectors were fooled by fool’s gold. It doesn’t happen often these days but sad to say, people continue to make other foolish mistakes about gold – and lose money. Let’s take a look at some of costly blunders people still make when buying or selling gold today.
Read MoreNonetheless, we still get to ask a “what’s next?” question about gold prices when our next president, whoever that may be, takes office. Today, we’d like to look at only two candidates – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. What could happen to gold trading prices if Hillary or Bernie wins?
Read MoreWhat will happen to gold prices if Donald J. Trump becomes our next president? We don’t have a crystal ball and we don’t know for certain. But it is still interesting to look at the platform that he has posted on donaldjtrump.com, his campaign website. He lists a number of actions that he says he will take if he gets elected. Let’s see how they might affect gold markets.
Read MoreMost gold investors tend to be pretty conservative investors. They hold onto their gold and think, “it’s a quiet market right now...prices are stable and relatively low...and not much is happening...I can relax and just wait until something changes.” But they’re wrong, because unexpected things do happen in the precious metals markets. We’ve just learned that from the recent strong uptick in gold trading prices that was triggered by instability in the Chinese stock market. Who saw that coming? Everyone was motoring along and thinking that nothing much was happening and then suddenly something unpredictable really did.
Read MoreGold bullion offers one of our favorite precious metal investments. If you read that last sentence, you’re probably thinking, “Hey, you’re a precious metal recycling company, aren’t you? So why are you writing about investing in bullion bars? You don’t have to test, refine and recycle them, right?” We have a simple answer. When we see a good investing opportunity, we want you to know about it. And then there’s the fact that we can help you select, buy, store and sell gold bullion bars. So we’re happy to share this advice with you.
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