Tag: gold

Categories
Investing

Investing in Gold ETFs

Gold remains one of the most recognisable precious metals and a highly sought-after commodity. In many cultures, owning gold is still considered a status symbol of affluence and good fortune. Historically, currencies from the US, and many other countries, could be converted into a certain weight of gold. Gold was the money, and the circulating […]

Categories
Economics

Bitcoin vs Gold

With the US Federal Reserve printing up several trillion dollars of new money in 2020, market commentators have been banging the war drum. Inflation is coming! Some suggest gold as an inflation hedge, and others suggest bitcoin.  But before we look at these two potential solutions to the inflation problem, let’s first consider whether inflation […]