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I've been thinking about gold for a while. It started when gold hit its all-time low of around $250 per ounce in 2000. My background is in commodities, so I love when stuff gets really low-like all-time low-especially in commodities. The reason is that, unlike a stock, gold won't go to zero and so your downside risk is limited when its price is at all-time lows.
The problem with talking about something like gold is that no one else wants to talk about it. So that's what I'm going to do here today. Today I'm going to tackle "What's the big deal about gold?" This is a very important topic for me and it should be for you, if you would like your money to grow.
Wall Street hates it; the public doesn't understand it; it's expensive to pull from the earth (about $270 per ounce in 2000 dollars); it used to be tied to the US dollar (until 1971); the people who bought it at $850 an ounce in 1980 will never touch it again; and most importantly, God only made a finite amount of it (read: supply and demand value driven).
Gold as an investment is misunderstood (like many things in the investment world) because of who the public turns to for explanations: folks who are either in the dark themselves or they just aren't selling it. Wall Street doesn't like gold because brokers can't make money from it. Sure, there are a few gold mutual funds sprinkled here and there, but there aren't many.
The entire international gold producing industry is very small. Compare the entire gold producing industry to a single company like Microsoft (MSFT). The entire gold industry has around an $85 billion market cap. In comparison, Microsoft, a single large company, has a market cap three times bigger than the entire gold sector. Can you say small? This is a small market, to say the least, which is one of the reasons Wall Street can't be bothered with it.
The size of the market is part of the reason why Wall Street doesn't pay attention to it. There isn't money in it! How many Gold IPOs have you seen in the past ten years? Exactly.
Other than possible exposure to a few gold mutual funds you will not learn much about gold from Wall Street, at least not yet. If you hear anything it might be that gold is dead, which is what a few Wall Street brokers have told me. Since gold is up to $365 an ounce from its low of $250, and some of the gold mining company stocks are up 300% this year alone, you might start to hear a little bit about gold, but still not much.
What's really cool about gold is that it's in the beginning of its own real bull market. Gold has been dead for 20 years and it just woke up two years ago. If you want to make money with your money then you will have to learn to buy things when no one wants them and sell them when the guy at the Gas and Sip is acting like a gold expert. When this happens, the market top is near.
So at the very least, you want to be in something that is trending up. Gold has a solid foundation (20 years) and has started to trend up (two years of trending up). If I gave you no more information, this should be enough. But there's more.
I mentioned it takes about $270 to pull each ounce of gold out of the earth. God knew what He was doing when He made gold. Not even diamonds are as precious. DeBeers wants us to think diamonds are precious, but they aren't. Diamonds are a false commodity but are made to appear rare by DeBeers, which controls the supply (DeBeers is a South African diamond mining consortium that controls diamond distribution worldwide).
Diamonds are a semi-precious stone. However, since DeBeers controls 90% of the world supply, they keep a very tight limit on how many diamonds are allowed in the market at any given time. In addition to the tight supply, DeBeers has a $100 million advertising campaign that builds desire and artificially creates demand. A tight supply plus extensive advertising keeps the rock coveted and expensive.
Just try to get married with a cubic zirconium. Men, don't try this; it never ends well. Diamond engagement rings weren't even heard of in Japan in the '60s. It wasn't until (you guessed it) DeBeers started running ad campaigns that the buying habits of Japanese men changed. Well, actually, it's the wants of women that changed, and since men do what women want, diamonds were, and are now, in high demand in Japan.
There is only a finite amount of gold on this earth; a short supply. Anything in short supply carries value. We as investors need to find value plays, trending plays, and supply and demand plays to grow our money. Gold's got it all, baby.
Stay tuned next week for gold company suggestions, how to play the gold market, history of the US dollar vs. gold and anything else I can think up.
Lessons:
1) Don't expect Wall Street to talk up gold.
2) Gold should be part of your total portfolio. If it's not, and someone else is running your money, ask him or her why the heck not? If you manage your own portfolio, then put at least 10% of your money into gold, but no more than 20%.
3) We are in the early stages of this new Gold bull market. Gold has been down and out for 20 years. This will be the decade of gold.
4) This decade will end with a huge gold speculation top like it did in the late 1970s, and like technology did in 2000 and like bowling alley stocks did in the late 1960s (true story).
To securing your future.
With regards,
RC Peck, CFP®
Registered Investment Advisor
(This article was originally written in November 2002)
With over 20 years of investment success, RC Peck is a Certified Financial Planner, Registered Investment Advisor, and an NLP Practitioner, which means he knows what you should do to grow you money and how to get you to do it.
RC has recently released a special report called, "29 Minutes to Investment Success," which outlines "One Tool" that causes Mutual Fund managers to tremble and Stock Brokers to weep with fear.
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Hot New Diamond Jewelry And Swiss Watch Trends
The jewelry industry has gotten very creative over the last couple of years and with that creativeness has come an amazing assortment of jewelry designs. Technology has also advanced and complicated styles that weren't possible are not being made. Finally, manufacturing costs have come down and now can you choose from an amazing collection of jewelry styles while spending much less than in years past. Read more and you'll learn what's at the front of the pack.
Add-A-Bead Charm Bracelets
Pandora and TrollBeads have created a new phenomenon in jewelry that includes a contemporary spin on the charm bracelet. TrollBeads is a brand name "add-a-bead" charm bracelet designed by Scandinavian artists using sterling silver and Murano glass beads. The silver beads are a collection of symbols and animals each with a meaningful story behind them. Each artist has there own bead that they've created using inspiration from mythological stories and fairy tales. The Murano beads are hand-blown genuine Murano glass - made by Italian craftsman. Pandora is similar in style and concept but places a bigger emphasis on the silver while TrollBeads has both sterling silver and glass to choose from.
These charm bracelets make wonderful gifts and most people buy one for themselves as well as for friends. The beauty of the jewelry is the ability to build bracelets together with friends and family, once built they look amazing and very fashionable.
Yellow Gold is on the Move
For years white gold and platinum have dominated jewelry fashion however, many jewelry designers are now showing new styles in yellow gold. This recent movement has been seen in styles created by Tacori and Simon G, most notably with Tacori's new yellow gold Medallion. This medallion has been voted the hottest new jewelry style by readers of various women's magazines. What we've seen is that women are now wearing yellow and white gold jewelry together and it seems to be quite fashionable. Look for two-tone bridal jewelry to make a comeback very soon as well.
Be a Star
Tiffany & Co. has been selling a diamond studded silhouette of a star and this necklace has created an interest in star jewelry. You'll notice many jewelry stores carrying similar stars in necklace, pendant, rings, and earrings. Most of these stars are basic but classy looking 5 point stars pave set or channel set with round diamonds or baguettes. Carat weights for these items normally range from .25ct to 1.50ct total diamond weight. These styles have been hitting the market since Summer of 2007 but you'll see many more variations as time goes on.
Journey Jewelry Debeers created the concept of Journey Jewelry a couple of years ago but it took a while to catch on. Recently, it became one of the most popular diamond jewelry gifts available. Journey Jewelry is created with a collection of diamonds growing in size from smallest to largest, these diamonds symbolize the growth of love that people have for one another. As your love grows so should your diamonds, at least that's what Debeers believes. Journey styles have been shown mostly in white gold set with princess or round diamonds. The concept is based loosely on the Past, Present, & Future 3-stone jewelry that was also created by Debeers. You can view great diamond journey jewelry styles at http://Rokstok.com.
Automatic Swiss Watches
For men, fine quality Swiss watches have become a very important choice in timepieces. The sport watches created by Movado, Rolex, and Breitling have driven the market and still remain the leaders in men's wrist watches. Another craze seems to be oversized or very large watches, you'll see this in many of the Breitling designs. The styles are getting bigger and bigger and the bold use of decorative dials is quite striking.
About the Author
Andy Moquin has spent 16 years in the jewelry business buying and selling over $20,000,000 in diamonds and custom jewelry. He can be reached at:
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