Home Based Gold Trading

You can find numerous home-based business opportunities to make money online but I would categorize online gold trading as the optimal business opportunity. Through the years, I have experimented with numerous businesses like currency trading, stocks trading, multilevel marketing and numerous online businesses but still trading gold online allures me the most. It can generate monthly residual income and most importantly it's steady.

So exactly why is online gold trading so lucrative and attractive? To make it in layman terms, the gold market is quite predictable. Precious metals specifically physical gold is on a high demand because one of the reasons is due to the U.S government debts. The government have piled up trillions of debts and precisely what they are doing is to print lots of of paper dollars to resolve the debts. Therefore devalued the U.S dollar. When that happens, people's confidence fell and these people start to purchase physical gold.

But buying gold in physical form is not the best case for people having very little capital since the gold price is currently costly per ounce. So when you trade gold online, you're allowed to leverage on the margin account that the broker provides you. By trading properly and adhering to the rules of a profitable gold trading system, you'll be can handle risk and money effectively. Furthermore, as you can find value in gold, the risk of losing money is minimal.

For almost any other businesses around, you can be sure that you'll need a lot of hardwork and starting a business is really tedious. The hardest thing you will find is that not only your energy and hard work will be thrown away, your capital is gone too. This show that there is no guarantee you are able to be successful in that business even you have invest your efforts into it.

The great thing with regards to online gold trading is that you don't need any knowledge or technical analysis abilities to do well.There are 2 things you'll have to invest in and they're: a affordable capital of around $1500 to $2500 and a gold trading software that can help you handle your trades according to the ever-changing market conditions.

There are many benefits of online gold trading that many other business won't have. You do not need to deal with any clients, you don't need a lot of time to monitor the market and there is not much maintenance needed. You will only require to spend couple of minutes per day to ensure that the gold trading software is working well and then you don't have to monitor much after that. When this semi-automated business is successful for you, you could also branch out into other businesses or do whatever other things that you don't have time to do before.

Another beautiful thing is that you don't require to have any knowledge or education to be in this online gold trading business. Any individual can make recurring money from it. The only thing that needs constant updates and keep adapting to the market conditions is the auto gold trading system. This trading software will require to have one of the most superior technology to track the history of gold price and to adapt to the ever-changing market conditions.

The author, Daniel Su, is a professional currency and commodity trader who provides free premium gold trading tips and resources to help traders achieve their long term financial success.

China Now World's Largest Market For Silver Investment

In spite of rapid development in the Chinese silver market over the past decade, both silver demand and supply are expected to achieve further growth, says a Thomson Reuters GFMS study released Thursday by the Silver Institute.

In 2011, China’s demand for silver bars and coins soared to 17 million ounces, accounting for 8% of worldwide net purchases of physical silver.
The report, The Chinese Silver Market, forecasts growth in China’s domestic silver mine production over the next couple of years. “This growth is premised on a strong project pipeline from primary silver mines, coupled with ongoing gains in silver produced as a by-product of base metals and gold mining,” said the study. “Gains will be further augmented by a greater degree of commercialization and consolidation across the Chinese mining industry.”

Meanwhile, investment demand from Chinese silver investors has jumped in recent years, making China the world’s largest market for both physical investment and paper trading of silver future and other similar contracts, says the study.

Thomson Reuters GFMS’ analysis determined China’s supply of silver has grown to 281.5 million ounces between 2002 and 2011. “This rapid expansion was due to a combination of, firstly, substantial economic growth during this period (GDP growth has averaged 10% over the last 10 years), igniting industrial development, and secondly, rising commodity prices which helped accelerate exploration, development and, in turn, mine output.”

The third source of supply is imported silver bullion with the final contribution made by silver recovered from imported base metal concentrates, mainly a by-product of copper, lead and zinc production.

The report discusses four mains components of Chinese silver supply, including mine production, which last year recorded an increase for the ninth consecutive year to reach 104.6 million ounces. Secondly, domestic scrap supply has been rising steadily as Chinese industrial fabrication increased to 31.9 million ounces of silver last year.

MINE PRODUCTION

Continued investment by larger, state-owned Chinese mining companies has continued to yield productivity and output expansions, both through the development of new mines sites, and the modernization of equipment and processes at existing sites, Thomson Reuters GFMS observed. “We also estimate that exploration spending in China remains elevated, with the larger miners undertaking aggressive exploration programs in country.”

The biggest slice of industrial demand has come from the electrical and electronics sector, estimated at 40 million silver ounces in 2011.

In the meantime, China has become the world’s largest silver jewelry fabricator. “Looking ahead, we expect to see further growth in jewelry fabrication volumes in coming years,” the report advised. “Ongoing urbanization should fuel the expansion of retail outlets and lift the exposure of silver as fashion jewelry alternative.” The report also suggested that as western economies recover, further gains in Chinese jewelry fabrication will be achieved.

“This has propelled China into becoming the world’s second largest silver fabricator, with its share of global demand standing at 17 percent at the end of 2011.” Overall, silver fabrication demand has grown to 159.5 million ounces or 137% from 2002-2011, Thomson Reuters GFMS estimates.

“This report underscores China’s growing importance to the global silver market,” said Michael DiRienzo, executive director of the Silver Institute. “It is impressive to see the dramatic development in so many sectors of their domestic silver market in the last decade.”

 

    

Gold May Be Near A Peak

If there has been one thing over the years that I have learned. It is this. Do the opposite of whatever Goldman Sachs says. This is the most positive statement I have heard for the Gold and Silver markets in some time. Expect Gold and Silver to rally near the end of December.

While we see potential for higher gold prices in early 2013, we see growing downside risks. As a result, we find that the risk-reward of holding a long gold position is diminishing,” the bank said."

"Goldman Sachs lowered its gold price forecasts across the board on Wednesday, noting increased chances for weakness.

The risk-reward of holding a long gold position is diminishing? You could of fooled me. The rewards only seem to get greater and greater everyday. Regardless of the short term manipulated price changes.

Investing In Gold Mining Stocks

Gold mining stocks is an excellent way to invest in the gold market. Gold-based stocks are not as pure of a play as buying gold futures or a gold ETF, but it is still a solid and probably more conservative investment approach than the more risky gold futures. Generally, gold stocks will move higher if the price of gold is trending higher. The larger gold companies are typically the safer and better bet when buying gold stocks. There are numerous small companies with little operating history that make up the very speculative group of gold mining stocks. They can often fail to participate in rallies, as they are less well-known and sometimes very questionable companies. The price of gold is your only concern when investing in gold futures, but more factors can affect the price of a gold mining stock than just the price of gold. Gold stocks can move with the overall market. If the stock market is trending lower, gold stocks could still be under pressure even if the price of gold is moving higher. Below are the main publicly traded gold producers in the United States. They are the largest and probably the more conservative investments in the industry. I don’t recommend speculating in the gold penny stocks. They are usually nothing but trouble.

• Barrick Gold (ABX)

• Goldcorp Inc (GG)

• Newmont Mining (NEM)

China’s $3.8 Trillion Hemorrhage

Over the past decade, about $3.8 trillion has left China illicitly. The trend, if you’ll recall yesterday’s discussion, is accelerating. Somewhere around $50 billion per month is flooding out of China.

Today I want to cover the final ramifications of this monetary hemorrhage, and why it matters to your investments and your wealth…

In addition to investing in Chinese assets — stocks, property, gold, etc. — there’s long been anecdotal evidence of Chinese moving funds offshore in shady ways, as illustrated by the Vancouver story about suitcases full of cash. In other times and other places, I’ve heard similar stories of Chinese suitcase money: in Russia, across the Middle East, in Africa and South America. 

There’s an old saying in the field of statistics that “The plural form of the word anecdote is data.” And recently, a number of investigators have gained access to much more hard data about how much Chinese money has moved overseas. The amount of money is huge, to the point of shocking.

At the individual level, what’s a Chinese saver to do? Over the past decade, the Chinese have sought wealth preservation, if not investment returns, in China’s stock market, as well as in Chinese property markets. These ideas worked out well for some Chinese investors, but not for others. Plus, as I mentioned yesterday, the Chinese buy gold — lots of it. 

The bottom line is that large numbers of Chinese are moving money offshore, by hook or by crook. According to Hurun Report — a Shanghai-based service that caters to a very upscale clientele — the average wealthy Chinese (defined as having a net worth over 10 million yuan, or about $1.6 million) holds 19% of his assets overseas. 
Meanwhile, per Hurun, 85% of wealthy Chinese plan to send their children to school outside China, while 44% have plans to emigrate at some point in their life. In and of itself, that’s hardly a ringing endorsement for the future livability of China.

Also, according to a report issued Oct. 25, 2012, by the Washington, D.C.-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) group, almost $3.8 trillion (yes, trillion!) illegally exited the Chinese economy between 2000 and the end of 2011. About $602 billion left China in just 2011, so the trend is accelerating. 

Indeed, if about $50 billion per month ($602 billion divided by 12 months) left China in 2011, it’s no wonder that, for the past year, we’ve seen market-moving reports that China’s economy is slowing down. Perhaps China’s economy isn’t so much “slowing down,” in many respects, as it’s decapitating due to illicit outflows.

Silver And Gold Bullion – Which One Is A Better Investment?

An important consideration if you want to invest in precious metals is the choice between silver and gold bullion. These are two of the most popular metals chosen, but they are not your only possible choices because you can also choose a palladium bullion investment or other precious metal instead. You can also choose a gold and silver investment, buying both of these metals in varying amounts. If you only have enough capital to choose one though, which is a better choice when it comes to investing? Both investment in gold and silver have seen rapid price increases in the last few years, but right now silver is more affordable and the initial investment amount required may be lower.


If you are trying to decide between silver and gold bullion, look at your investment goals as well as your personal preferences. Determine the type of bullion you want, and the form you want to invest in. You can pick among various forms of physical metal, such as coins, bars and even nuggets. As an investor there is no right or wrong choice between silver and gold bullion, the final answer will depend on what you are looking for as an investor and collector.

Silver investing will allow you to buy more bullion than gold will at the start, but you may not see a drastic rise in price the same way that gold has. Both of these precious metals will see market fluctuations, and usually when one metal increases in market value the others also follow. Gold bullion has risen to record highs in the last few years, at a pace that silver has not kept up with. Palladium bullion is another investment choice that may not be well known but can be a terrific investment in the precious metals sector. Silver and gold bullion both can be the right choice for a number of investors.

As a conclusion, answering the question whether you should purchase gold bullion or its silver counterpart, is perhaps like comparing which is better, eating apples or oranges.

UK Economy Is The Best In Europe

The best economic performance for five years means the UK now leads the way in Europe, experts said last night. Britain stormed out of recession despite the slowdown in the global economy and the escalating crisis in the eurozone. Research group Capital Economics said the UK was the strongest performing major economy in the world between July and September – and it will outstrip the rest of Europe until at least 2015.

Capital Economics predicted outright recession across the eurozone in the coming months, with Germany not recovering until early 2014 and France, Italy and Spain not recovering until 2015 at the earliest.
Samuel Tombs, an economist at Capital Economics, said: 'The latest GDP figures suggest that the UK economy is emerging from recession at the same time that the eurozone is entering one.
And there are still a number of constraints that will mean that the economy struggles to grow at all in the coming quarters.’

It marks a significant turnaround for Britain which was among the first of the major economies to suffer a double-dip recession following the fragile recovery from the banking crash four years ago.
The Capital Economics report warned that Britain faces another quarter of decline – with output sinking 0.4 per cent in the final three months of this year.

But the economy is expected to bounce back in the first quarter of next year – avoiding a dreaded triple-dip recession while the rest of Europe sinks deeper into the mire.

The latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund also suggest Britain will be the strongest economy in Europe next year – although it will fail to keep up with the US.