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How Physical Gold Premiums Work

Understand physical gold premiums, compare total purchase costs and see how dealer buyback spreads affect your break-even point.

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What Is the Gold-Silver Ratio and Why Does It Matter?

Gold and silver often move in the same broad direction, but they do not move by the same amount. The gold-silver ratio is a simple way to measure that difference.   The ratio tells you how many troy ounces of silver are needed, at current market prices, to equal the value of one troy ounce […]

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How Gold Has Performed Over the Long Term

Gold is often discussed as a store of value, an inflation hedge, and a safe-haven asset. But over long periods, the more useful question is simpler: how has gold actually performed?   The answer depends heavily on the period, the currency and the starting price. Gold has delivered substantial long-term gains since the modern freely […]

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Why Gold and the US Dollar Sometimes Rise Together

Gold and the US dollar are often described as moving in opposite directions. That is a useful rule of thumb, but it is not a law.   There are periods when gold and the dollar rise at the same time. This can seem contradictory because gold is commonly priced in US dollars, but both assets […]

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What Happens to Gold When Interest Rates Are Cut?

Interest-rate cuts are often described as positive for gold. The basic logic is easy to understand: when returns on cash and bonds fall, the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset such as gold can fall as well. But the relationship is not automatic. Gold can rise before a cut, fall after one, or move […]

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