Investing in gold
Gold has been valued since the dawn of civilisation. Unlike most investments it doesn't pay a dividend or any form of income. It's best seen as a hedge against financial instability.
Recent articles
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(10 March 10)
Barrick, the world's largest gold producer, is to list its African unit in a London IPO. With gold still firmly in a bull market, is this something you should be buying into? Or is it one to avoid? Dominic Frisby investigates.
(24 February 10)
Soon after legendary investor George Soros called gold the 'ultimate bubble', the IMF decided to sell 191 tonnes of it. But Soros has been buying. So who's right? Dominic Frisby looks at what Soros really meant - and where the gold price goes now.
(17 February 10)
The euro has taken such a battering recently that its very future is being questioned. And it's not just the euro that's in trouble, as governments abandon any sense of fiscal responsibility. That's all the more reason to stock up on gold, says Dominic Frisby.
