What are Precious Metals?

Precious metals is the term for any of the rare, naturally occurring metals with high economic value. For the purpose of investments the most sought after precious metals are gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.

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Precious metals investing has offered investors a consistent hedge against declining U.S. dollar value. Since 2001, the United States dollar has steadily declined more than 40% up until 2011. This decline has only further exacerbated itself and other problems for investors in the years following, especially in the year 2008. The U.S. dollar is losing its buying power.

However, precious metals are traded globally with a consistent level of interest by domestic and foreign investors. The main three metals, gold, silver, and platinum, gain the larger portion of attention during times of economic fallout due to their relatively isolated value from the U.S. dollar. For investors, looking to diversify into precious metals may be a solution to hedge against the falling fortunes of the U.S. dollar.

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Precious Metals as an Inflationary Hedge

Gold and silver investing has offered investors a safe bet in times of political, economic, and societal volatility.

The financial markets in the United States are undeniably under siege due to a litany of factors. The results, however, are sharp declines in investments, decreased U.S. dollar value, and most securities trading at nearly 40% less than their year to date value. In periods of uncertainty, tension, change, or even, panic, precious metals have offered investors incentives to hedging their losses.

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Likewise, as the events and disturbances in society worsen, the demand for these precious metals will only exponentially increase. Precious metals have previously been and more than likely will always be one of the most trusted forms of maintaining wealth and assets, regardless of turbulent economic times.

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Silver and gold investing should intrigue investors due to a large profit potential and unmatched price appreciation.

During the periods of economic downtrends in the early 2000’s, investors both small and large saw a huge decrease in the assets and securities they spent their entire lives saving. During these bear markets, however, the value of gold and silver increased nearly 40%.

As the decade continued into the economic recession in 2008, gold and silver prices continually rose in the face of economic and investor panic. When dividends, returns, and gains from paper investments, such as stocks and bonds, decline or disappear, precious metals receive a predictable and profitable increase in demand and value.

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Precious metals have no counter-party risk. Simply put – if you hold it, you own it. The same cannot be said for paper assets like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. When invested in paper assets, the holder always assumes the risk of the counter-party’s solvency. This is not an issue with precious metals.

For the first time in the history of the world, all the currencies are fiat.

You have two primary choices in your investing strategy:

  1. Invest in precious metals: That is, gold and silver which is real money and a tangible asset of stored value.
  2. Investing in fiat: That is, paper currencies and paper-backed investments which can be considered IOU’s and may waver in times of volatility.

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Congratulations on taking the first step onto a path that leads to happiness and abundance for your children’s children. We specialize in helping investors diversify a portion of their retirement portfolio into hard assets such as gold, silver, platinum, and palladium with advanced investment strategies designed to maximize your returns.

We look forward to placing you back in charge of your wealth in order to lead a life with meaning and purpose.

Terry Sacka, AAMS

Accredited Asset Management Specialist, Wealth Strategist

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