Im not really sure why but the private client wealth divisions of large investment firms by and large seem to ignore year after year investments in precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium, zinc and others. However, in turbulent times, this asset class is one of the most valuable. Its not that the news doesnt report on it. In fact, every night, in financial news reports, the closing price of commodities including gold is reported. However, at the end of the day, very few people ever seem to benefit from investing in the stocks that benefit the most during precious metal bull markets.
The average person does not understand the upside of investing in metals because it has never properly been explained to them. Many myths cloud the truth about metals as an investment vehicle.
Gold, silver and metals are NOT risky speculative investments if you invest in them properly.
The definition of speculation according to Webster is the following: the assumption of unusual business risk in hopes of obtaining commensurate gain. Speculation is one of the most incorrectly used terms in investing. Investors in general stay away from trying to profit from bull markets...