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Complete Guide To Buying Gold & Silver

This Gold and Silver Buyer’s Guide outlines everything you need to know, including the advantages of owning physical gold and silver, what are the best coins and bars to buy for investment, and why GoldSilver is your one-stop shop for all things gold and silver.

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Inside the Buyer’s Guide you’ll find practical information on what are the best gold and silver assets to buy, which coins and bars are the best to own, and why you might want to consider the advantages of professional storage.

With this guide, you’ll understand:

  • Why gold is a prudent investment strategy. When stocks, bonds and other markets go down, gold goes up
  • How to diversify your 401k and IRA portfolio with real gold and silver
  • Why silver carries many of the advantages of gold but is currently undervalued

Why Buy Gold?

Gold is not used as a currency today, but its role as money dates back thousands of years, and makes it superior to any currency. In fact, gold has outlasted every currency in history. One of the crucial promises of money is that it serves as a long-term store of value. Gold fulfills this promise better than any fiat currency as this chart shows below.

All Major Currencies Have Depreciated Relative to Gold

If you buy physical gold, you can hold it in your hand, something you can’t do with most any other investment. Real gold can’t be destroyed by fire, water, or even time. Gold is tangible, finite, and highly liquid. Gold is easily convertible to cash, and can go with you anywhere. Physical gold is one of the most ideal investments for long-term wealth preservation. It is also ideal for your heirs since it will hold its purchasing power longer and stronger than any currency they may use in the future.

About the Author

Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, has been a a globally recognized authority on precious metals. His father was an award-winning gold panner, and his family has owned mining claims in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Jeff has been working in the gold sector since 2006. He is an active investor with strong writing skills, so it was natural to become an analyst and editor in the precious metals sector.

About GoldSilver

GoldSilver provides bullion investors with unparalleled education and world-class gold and silver dealer services. It was founded by Mike Maloney, a renowned precious metals advisor, bestselling author, and one of the industry’s most sought-after speakers. Mike’s book, Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver, is the number-one selling precious metals investment book of all time.

And his extremely popular video series, Hidden Secrets of Money, has opened the eyes of millions to the true history of money and the powerful cycles that are moving the markets today. Since 2005, Mike has also been precious metals advisor to international finance guru Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad).

No other dealer puts as much of their profits into research and education as GoldSilver.

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Most investors believe their portfolio is diversified, yet upon honest review find their brokerage accounts are full of mostly stocks and bonds. This guide will show you how to achieve true diversification, the kind of diversification that can shield your portfolio against market uncertainty, growing volatility, and the inevitable downturns. Understanding gold’s role as not just a monetary asset, but how it can serve as a hedge and store of value is critical in a world of monetary printing, investments made of ether, and increased systemic risks. Successful investing is not just picking a stock that’s expected to rise, but it is understanding how gold can protect your other investments and simultaneously preserve your purchasing power, regardless of currency depreciation, economic slowdowns, market crashes, government miscues, geopolitical conflicts, or any other crisis that may come our way.

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Mary

Samantha is wonderful. I was nervous about spending a chunk of money. I asked her to `hold my hand’ and walk me through making my purchase.  
She laughed and guided me through, step by step. She was so helpful in explaining everything... 

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Travis was amazing! I was having difficulty with a wire transfer of my life’s savings, and I was very worried that I might not be able to receive it all. My husband just passed away and I’ve been worried about these funds along with grieving for 8 months. As soon as I got connected with Travis, my concerns were immediately addressed and he put me at ease. The issue was resolved within days. He even called me back with updates to keep me in the loop about what was going on with the funds. I am so grateful for a customer representative like Travis. He really cares for his clients.

Sam was also very helpful! I called and was connected to Sam within 30 seconds. She helped me with a fee that was charged to my account. She had a great attitude and took care of the fee quickly.

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