Gold Q&A: Answers to our Subscribers' Most Pressing Questions

• Should I buy gold priced in USD or gold priced in other currencies?

  December 10, 2010, 12:00 PM

  I’m not sure whether I should buy gold priced in USD or in other currencies. What difference does it make for me? I’m wondering what the situation is if I hold gold priced in a foreign currency and want to sell it and convert my gains into my home currency. Could you help me out?

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• Taking a bank loan to finance my investments – is this reasonable?

  December 1, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Would it be wise to take a loan at a bank to invest in gold and silver (physical bullion & selected stocks), given that the bank rates are so low and the prices for gold and silver are still in the 2nd phase range of the commodities' bull market?

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• Would a collapse of the euro bring precious metals down?

  December 1, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Since the euro is a primary benchmark against which the relative value of the dollar is established, the discussion among fellow PM investors increasingly turns to the scenario where the collapse of the euro creates a spike in dollar value (triggering a subsequent collapse in PM prices).

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• Which mining stocks should I hold?

  November 19, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Can you tell me which mining stocks I should put into my portfolio? Are there any specific rules I should remember of when picking stocks? Or maybe you publish some kind of stock ranking that could help me?

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• If the bond market collapses, will precious metals decline?

  November 19, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Could an implosion of the bond market take gold, silver and mining stocks substantially lower? If not, what would actually happen to precious metals? I still remember gold going down in 2008 despite being a safe haven.

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• Will the maintenance margins for gold and silver rise in the future?

  November 12, 2010, 12:00 PM

  The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has recently decided to raise maintenance margins for silver. Is this a standard procedure? Should I be prepared for further raises?

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• Is there any difference between the Democrats and the Republicans for a precious metals investor?

  November 5, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Does it matter if it is the Republicans or the Democrats that control the House and the Senate? Will a change of the party in power change your views on the market?

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• Should I short gold to protect my physical bullion?

  November 5, 2010, 12:00 PM

  Should I short gold to protect the physical gold already in my possession if I believe that the market is going temporarily lower? This would allow me to limit my losses without getting rid of my phisical holdings. What's your take?

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