This article will be comparing precious metal and digital assets, to see how similar they are, despite being a different class of assets.
Category: Precious metals
Articles that discuss precious metals
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41 Pegging gold price to a specific currency
This article will examine the argument for a gold price, based on a single currency, also possible alternatives.
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32 Economics of mining celestial bodies
In recent years there have been start-ups and big companies who have made plans to mine comets and possibly planets, for both precious metals/minerals in them and to support further exploration. We will take a look at the costs and benefits of these, for time of writing (late 2025).
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29 Primer on precious metals
Here we expand on earlier articles, with the themes of investing in gold, silver and platinum group metals. The goal is to integrate these articles into a single document.
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25 Central banks
Here we take a look at the uses of central banks, and their influence on politics.
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19 Utilising the gold silver ration
The gold to silver ration indicates not just how much silver you need, to buy the same weight in gold, there are also ways to benefit from it.
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15 Larger or smaller bullion, cheap vs affordable
Precious metal can be bought in many different varieties of gram or troy ounce. The main choice is saving for a big investment or several smaller ones.
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13 Investment grade precious metal collectibles: Sentiment or smart
Over recent years an increasing number of bars and coins is made from gold/silver without being made as a straightforward investment: Because it is made, possible just sold, at a higher premium, justified by its special appearance or link to a popular cultural phenomenon.
In this article we will examine this form of purchasing gold and silver, to determine its merit. Should be noted that at moment of writing it is primarily gold and silver, other precious metals are also suitable, manufacturers simply have not gotten around to using them yet. Though platinum is gaining momentum. Copper is also not that rare, if you know where to look.
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4 How to save money for buying real estate
We are writing this small guide on How to save money for buying real estate, becuase of the following: In many countries, the price of houses has sky rocketed for several years. For instance, in the coutry of the author, it has done so for over 15 years now. Mortgages are not taken into account in this article, because they are the opposite of saving; borrowing.
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1 Alternative investments
Besides the more common means of investing, there are a few options that do not appear on your typical query, which can be for a good reason: We will not only list several alternative investments, but also why they might be missing from most sources.
