Precious Metals

Precious metals, most notably gold, silver, and platinum, have always held monumental value in economies, partly because of their grandiose glimmer and partly because of their practical use. These metals are usually seen as safe bets, as they keep their value and are limited in quantity. Today, these metals are traded as commodities, though many investors opt to invest in precious metal funds like Vanguard Precious Metals And Mining Fund Investor Shares (MUTF:VGPMX) and USAA Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (MUTF:USAGX) instead.

How to Buy Silver for Just $4 an Ounce

By Jeff Reeves
Silver Wheaton offers unique fixed-cost exposure to silver. In a Q&A, CEO Randy Smallwood explains how SLW does this, and what moves silver prices.

Gold, Silver Both Sharply Up Wednesday

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver prices rocketed Wednesday afternoon amid reports of further economic weakness in the eurozone; mining stocks also headed skyward.

Gold Treads Water, Silver Higher as G7 Meets

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Spain's budget minister, Cristobal Montoro, is urging EU leaders to act faster to aid his country.

Gold, Silver Lower on Weak U.S. Factory Orders

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Ongoing eurozone troubles and further indications of a slowing U.S. economy continue to weigh on investors.

Gold, Silver Up Sharply on U.S., Eurozone Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. job creation essentially stalled in May, while the ranks of the long-term unemployed -- those out of work for 27 weeks or more -- jumped to 5.4 million.

Gold Steady, Silver Lower on U.S. GDP, Jobs, Spanish Aid

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Private-sector U.S. jobs came in less than expected as the EC moved to stem Spain's brewing financial crisis.

Gold and Silver Fall as EU Issues Financial Report Cards

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The precious metals kept sliding as eurozone concerns continue to mount and as April U.S. pending home sales dropped the most in a year.

Gold, Silver Lower on U.S., Eurozone News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Eurozone debt worries and weak U.S. home prices and consumer confidence took a toll.

Gold Makes Slight Gains as Markets Remain on Eurozone Watch

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold gained and silver slid Friday morning as EU members continue to press Germany to agree to the issuance of eurobonds. Mining stocks' trading was mixed.

Gold, Silver Higher on U.S. Durable Goods, Eurozone News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Concerns rise on further indications of weakening among Europe's economies, tepid U.S. employment and durable-goods data and an uneventful EU summit.

Gold, Silver Fall as Euro Leaders Set to Meet

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
New measures to be planned as the EU is effectively experiencing its second recession of the past four years.

Silver Higher, Gold Lower Tuesday Morning

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Markets are hanging on eurozone, U.S. and China economic news in advance of Greece's mid-June elections.

Gold Up, Silver Down on Eurozone News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A more pro-growth policy stance was evident in statements out of the weekend meeting of G8 leaders.

Gold, Silver Gain for Second Day

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Precious metals stage a mini-rally on Friday to end an otherwise rough week.

Strong Rally in Gold, Silver as Euro Weakens Further

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver were solidy higher Thursday even as the euro slipped lower versus the dollar and weekly U.S. unemployment claims were unchanged.

Selling Continues in Gold and Silver

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. housing starts and industrial output weighed on gold and silver prices, but numerous mining stocks were heading upward.

Gold, Silver Up on Eurozone, U.S. News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Weaker U.S. retail sales and an increasingly likely Greek exit from the euro weigh in.

Gold, Silver Resume Downward Trend

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Concerns grow about a global economic slowdown and a restructuring of the European Monetary Union.

Gold Ending Week on Downward Path

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. and Chinese economic reports contributed to gold's slide to end the week. Mining stocks mostly were a mixed bag.
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