It is very difficult to predict whether people will perceive the drop in gold price as an opportunity for a bargain or a sign that gold is a risky investment. Since gold demand for both investments and (in part) jewellery…
The supply of gold is “sticky”, but flexible. The rising gold prices have pushed mining companies to expand exploration and mine production. The output can lag behind the exploration by about 10 years in order for the mine to get…
The demand for jewellery as an investment comes in large part from reputation. While there are no direct factors that link gold prices to inflation, the US dollar, or economic and political concerns, investors’ expectations – as long as enough…
When reading about what caused the recent climb in gold prices, you will rarely hear someone mention the increasing demand for jewellery as one of the principal factors. People seem to focus largely on investment demand and external factors while…
For the purposes of this post, I have examined gold from a supply and demand perspective rather than taking the traditional assumptions about what should move gold price. The traditional narrative about gold prices is that gold is a safe…
Before the Climb: First, a quick look at what gold was going in the decades leading up to the climb of the 2000s. For twenty years starting in the early 1980s, it was not a very pulse pounding time to…
Who am I? I have run Vancouver Gold, a precious metal dealer with seven locations across the country, for the past three years. While I am not an expert financial analyst, I have been a keen observer of movements in…
It’s the question most people ask themselves before heading out to cash it in: “Will I get $50? $100? $500? I have no idea!” The truth is that price charts, weights and stamps found on most gold buyers’ websites, including…
Last week our owner Charlie Pollock and regional manager Greg Neilson had the pleasure to take part in a radio interview on AM 650, the Experts on Call show with Stirling Faux in Vancouver. The interview (which we have posted…
With the DOW closing at record highs last week, the big question is “where do we go from here?” The equity markets which, just a few short years ago, buckled under the weight of a struggling economy and cautious investors,…
