Synopses & Reviews
With today's increasing economic uncertainties, a strong investment strategy is to put a portion of your net worth in gold. However, given investors' overall lack of knowledge about gold as an investment, as wealth insurance, or as a store of value, many are hesitant to enter this arena.
That's why Jim Gibbonswho has studied the role of gold in the world economy for over thirty yearshas created The Golden Rule. Comprised of contributed chapters from many leading experts in this field, The Golden Rule answers many essential questions, including: How do you purchase gold and in what form? Why gold now? When should you buy? And, most importantly, from whom?
Throughout the book, Gibbons and the extraordinary group of experts he has assembled, put gold in perspective and show you why it belongs in every investor's portfolio. Page by page, this reliable resource provides practical gold investment insights from some of the best minds in the business, including seasoned Wall Street prognosticator Peter Schiff, William Bonner and Addison Wiggin of Agora Financial, James Turk of GoldMoney.com, Congressman Ron Paul, Rick Rule of Global Resource Investments Ltd., Eric Sprott of Sprott Asset Management, and many others.
Along the way, this timely guide also:
Demystifies gold by putting it in the context of twenty-first century economic realities
Highlights a variety of ways to invest in goldfrom mining stocks to buying gold coins and bullion
Discusses gold's importance to both the world economy and your future
Provides contact information to the gold experts highlighted in the book
And much more
With the financial markets more erratic than ever, gold appeals to investors looking for a safe haven for their assets. With The Golden Rule as your guide, you'll quickly learn how to incorporate gold into your portfolio and make the best decisions possible with regard to this precious commodity.
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Praise for The Golden Rule
"I have been around the 'hard money camp' for almost thirty years and know almost all of the writers in this book, often for decades. I have learned from them and now you can reap the accumulated wisdom of many years of these masters of the gold markets. Got gold? You should!"
John Mauldin, Millennium Wave Investments, author, Bull's Eye Investing
"The Golden Rule contains serious analysis and arguments why every saver should hold some of his cash and assets in physical gold and gold-related investments. A fine read!"
Marc Faber, Editor, The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report
If you don't trust Greenspan or Bernanke, Bush or Obama, Congress or any other part of the regime, to plan your economic future, own some gold. It's a personal declaration of independence."
Llewellyn Rockwell, Chairman, Ludwig von Mises Institute
"If there's one thing American investors need to know more about, it is gold. They can either learn about it nowahead of the curveor later from the school of hard-knocks. Jim Gibbons thinks now is better and has done a great job gathering some of the industry's most knowledgeable experts together in one highly informative, full-spectrum package."
Charles Goyette, author, New York Times bestseller The Dollar Meltdown
Before the recent economic crisis, some investors were leery of holding an asset such as gold, which pays no dividend and earns no income. But times have changed, and today, having gold in your portfolio is more important than ever.
Nobody understands this better than author Jim Gibbons, and now, in The Golden Rule, he has assembled an extraordinary group of experts in this field, who will help you gain a firm understanding of gold as an investment, as wealth insurance, and as a store of value.
Synopsis
Everything the independent investor needs to know to effectively invest in gold
With today's increasing economic uncertainties, a strong investment strategy is to put a portion of your net worth in gold. However, given investors' overall lack of knowledge about gold as an investment, as wealth insurance, or as a store of value, many are hesitant to enter this arena.
That's why Jim Gibbons has created The Golden Rule. This book answers many questions, including: How do you purchase gold and in what form? Why gold now? When should you buy? And, most importantly, from whom? Throughout the book, Gibbons puts gold in perspective and shows you why it belongs in every investor's portfolio.
- Provides practical gold investment insights from New York Times bestsellers Peter Schiff, William Bonner, Doug Casey, Addison Wiggin, and James Turk as well as from leading experts in this field including: Congressman Ron Paul, Rick Rule, Adrian Day, and many others
- Demystifies gold by putting it in the context of twenty-first century economic realities
- Highlights a variety of ways to invest in gold-from mining stocks to buying gold coins and bullion
With the financial markets more erratic than ever, gold appeals to investors looking for a safe haven for their assets. With The Golden Rule as your guide, you'll quickly learn how to make the best decisions possible with regards to this precious commodity.
About the Author
Jim Gibbons has been studying and learning from sage investors regarding gold's role in the world economy for over thirty years. For the last twelve years, he's also been raising geoduck clams for export to China. Prior to becoming a shellfish farmer, he built and developed his own country inn (The Heron in La Conner), wrote screenplays for ten years, and, much earlier in his life, worked for the National Bank of Alaska, IBM, Merrill Lynch, and Control Data.
Table of Contents
Preface: It's Time to Own Gold.
Acknoweldgements.
Introduction: The Tie that Binds Us (Jon Nadler).
Part I: Brokers/Money Managers.
Chapter 1: Gold Remains the Standard (Eric Sprott).
Chapter 2: Long-Term Fundamentals Still Good for Gold.
An Interview with Adrian Day.
Chapter 3: A Good Investment Strategy, Buy Gold (Peter D. Schiff).
Chapter 4: The Bear Market is Your Friend - Four Ways to Win (Rick Rule).
Chapter 5: The Tale of Taels – A Hard Lesson in Hard Money (Michael Checkan).
Part II: Investment Newsletter Writers.
Chapter 6: The Greater Depression (Doug Casey).
Chapter 7: Bet Against a False Premise (Bill Bonner).
Chapter 8: Undervalued Companies & Gold (John Pugsley
Chapter 9: Gold de ja vu (Richard Maybury).
Chapter 10: The Trial of Gold (David Galland).
Chapter 11: Bullion and Beyond (Addison Wiggin).
Chapter 12: Gold is Truly Precious (Pam and Mary Anne Aden).
Part III: Coin & Bullion Broker/Dealers.
Chapter 13: Rare Coins and Gold Bullion (Van Simmons).
Chapter 14: Rare Coin Canards (Dana Samuelson and Dr. Bill Musgrave).
Chapter 15: The Internet Gold and Currency Provider (James Turk).
Chapter 16: Gold, Fiat Currency, & Integrity (Franklin Sanders).
Part IV: The Miners.
Chapter 17: Silver – “Poor Man's Gold” (Bob Quartermain).
Chapter 18: Analyzing A Gold Mining Stock (Louis James).
Chapter 19: Let's Talk a Bit about Gold and Gold Exploration (Brent Cook).
Chapter 20: Money is Gold, and Gold is a Noble Metal (Morgan Poliquin).
Part V: Gamechanging Educators.
Chapter 21: What the Price of Gold is Telling Us (Ron Paul).
Chapter 22: The Gold Price (Paul Van Eeden).
Chapter 23: Becoming a 21st Century Gold Guerrilla (Kenneth W. Royce).
Conclusion: Indian Peasants.
About the Author.
List of Contributors.
Index.