http://www.thegoldeconomy.com Gold Price, Gold History, Gold Trade and Gold News Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:46:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In January 1848, James Marshall was overseeing the construction of a saw mill for his boss, when he saw an unusual rock glinting in the upturned soil. He was not certain whether it was gold or not and did not want to get people's aspirations up. So Marshall tried to break ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/02/california-and-the-gold-rush/ Investing in gold mining stocks can be a good addition to your portfolio but as a growth investment which cannot be considered equivalent to hedging with gold bullion. The reason for this is that stocks in gold mining companies face many more challenges than simply the price of gold. The ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/gold-mining-companies-a-good-investment-opportunity/ The main type of gold extraction today is hard rock mining using either open pit methods or sub-surface mines. Mining gold from water was a method that was widely used during the California gold rush but is not commercially viable today and is used mainly by artisan gold miners. Gold ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/gold-mining/ Gold futures refers to a deals made to trade gold at current market prices but with settlement at a future date. In other words you don't have to pay everything now nor does the seller have to deliver the gold immediately either. The date of settlement signifies the actual date ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/gold-futures-trading-demystified/ If you are looking into gold trading as a form of revenue or purely for investment purposes there are certain factors you need to consider beforehand. First and foremost, you will need to decide what type of gold you want to trade, whether bullion or equity. Each of these can ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/gold-trading/ If you want to buy gold coins there are certain factors you need to consider as it is not quite like buying gold bullion. Since most countries allow the free import of legal tender gold coins and do not tax their trade, with a few restrictions , you have the ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/should-you-buy-gold-coins-as-an-investment/ Most investors buy gold to use as a hedge against an economic and financial crisis which would lead to the devaluation of paper currency while others buy hoping to turn a profit. Your end goal is the main factor which will influence your decision on how to buy gold, whether ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/how-to-buy-gold/ The current gold market price is a clear reflection of the value of gold for risk protection of other financial assets. Gold prices are affected by supply and demand, as with any other type of commodity, but the demand for gold increases in a difficult market as investors hurry to ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/current-gold-market-price/ Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The Phoenix Resource Investment Conference, to be held Thursday and Friday, February 4 and 5, 2010, will include an evening of fun and laughter -- a dinner roasting GATA's irrepressible chairman, Bill Murphy. The conference will be held where it was held last year, at the ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/help-roast-gatas-murphy-in-balmy-phoenix-next-month/ Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins are a way for investors who are wary of acquiring intangible assets, such as stocks or bonds. Gold bullion coins are something you can touch. Compare this with investments such as shares, bonds, hedge funds and mutual funds. When you buy these assets, you ... http://www.thegoldeconomy.com/2010/01/buy-canadian-gold-maple-leaf-bullion-coins-to-protect-your-wealth-in-troubled-times/