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.

Gold, Silver Lower on Durable-Goods Report

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
News that Chinese manufacturers' profits contracted sharply in the first two months contributed as well.

Gold, Silver Higher on Lower U.S. Home Prices

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Mixed consumer-confidence reports and a sliding dollar helped fuel the rise.

Gold, Silver Up on Bernanke Comments

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A weaker-than-expected report on February pending home sales also contributed to the rise.

Global Governments Play the Gold Game

By BullionVault
It's worth taking a look at how the governments of Vietnam, India, and Turkey have fared in managing their nations' gold activity.

Gold, Silver Jump Amid Lower U.S. Home Sales

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Precious metals were showing healthy gains Friday morning to close out a down week, recovering somewhat from recent losses.

Gold, Silver Down on Weak China, EU Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. weekly unemployment claims continued to fall last week, hitting a four-year low.

Gold, Silver Down Following U.S. Housing, Building Permits

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver opened lower Tuesday morning, and numerous mining shares also were heading downward in early trading.

Gold, Silver Higher Amid U.S. Homebuilder Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Apple's dividend dominated morning news, while Europe was quiet. A key reading of homebuilder confidence came in a bit weaker than expected.

Gold Up, Silver Down Amid U.S. Inflation

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Federal Reserve Board reported that industrial production was unchanged in February -- much lower than market expectations.

Gold, Silver Push Higher Amid U.S. Unemployment, Manufacturing Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver were higher Thursday morning following encouraging reports on US unemployment and NY State manufacturing.

2 Terrific Values: Big Banks and Gold Shares

By Richard Band
J.P. Morgan and US Bancorp boost dividends, while gold shares remain astonishingly cheap.

Gold, Silver Drop on Ongoing EU Debt Worries

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver were trading lower starting the week, and miners like Pan American Silver and NovaGold Resources were taking heavy losses.

Gold, Silver Up on Greece News, U.S. Jobs

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Over 95% of Greek government bondholders have signed on to the country's debt-swap accord.

Gold Recovering After Tuesday’s Steep Drop

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A January rise in private-sector employment and progress on a Greek bond swap smoothed the way.

Gold, Silver Down Sharply on Greek Bond Swap Worries

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Credit default swap payments could be triggered soon if not enough bondholders agree to the debt swap now on offer.

Gold, Silver Lower as Volatile Week Nears End

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver were heading south Friday morning as EU leaders agreed to new fiscal discipline and to speed up funding for a banking firewall.

Gold, Silver Recover from Wednesday Fall

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. jobs and economic data helped prod gold and silver into a rebound Thursday, with miners also enjoying broad gains.

Gold, Silver Down Sharply Early Wednesday

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver prices were taking heavy losses Wednesday morning, and mining stocks were headed right along with them.

3 Hard Assets That Could Outshine Gold

By Jeff Reeves
Investors looking to diversify or hedge against inflation shouldn't overlook palladium, silver or platinum. Like gold, they're winners.
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