| Gold, gold, gold. Its beginning to get through to the | | | | manic stage? |
| average investor that gold is not just jewelery. | | | | Forget the Tupperware party. Today's social |
| Gold has become mainstream, not always as an | | | | business craze is the gold party. But sellers may |
| investment, but also as a means of cashing-in on | | | | live to regret their rush to party when gold rises |
| unrealized value. | | | | to those dizzy heights of $1500, $2500 or even |
| In the US and Europe, the gold party is being | | | | $5000 an ounce. That's when you know gold is |
| marketed as " an opportunity for you and your | | | | close to its manic stage. A two ounce 24 karat |
| friends to sell gold, silver and platinum for great | | | | gold bracelet that may fetch a scrap price now of |
| prices in the comfort and privacy of your own | | | | $700, if they're lucky, could be worth $5000 on |
| home." But, the prices offered probably don't | | | | the goldsmith's scales by next year. If its really |
| match the price of 'real' gold (currently, as I write, | | | | necessary to sell, take some serious advice, and |
| trading at $960 an ounce). But it seems like a | | | | preferably don't sell yet unless its to convert your |
| good return for broken necklaces, single earrings, | | | | scrap to an easily valued gold or silver asset. |
| gifts from ex's, or 'stuff' you don't want taking up | | | | And if you want to get a real gold investment |
| space in drawers and boxes. | | | | under your belt before the manic phase hits, sell |
| Even in Orange County, California, where incomes | | | | that unwanted jewelery to an accredited |
| are 25% higher than the average for the state, | | | | goldsmith you can trust to offer you the 'market' |
| the recession has hit. House prices have fallen | | | | price, and use the spare cash to buy gold coins - |
| almost 30%, and with an increasing number of | | | | bullion or numismatic - to protect a portion of |
| fabulous homes in danger of foreclosure, making | | | | your assets. But be sure you buy from a |
| extra money from that discarded, unfashionable | | | | trustworthy expert. More on that another time. |
| or broken 'bling' seems like a good idea, particularly | | | | If you're interested in learning more about the |
| with enthusiasm in direct proportion to wine | | | | most profitable ways of investing in gold and |
| consumed! Gold is the one asset that has been | | | | silver, take a leaf out of the Chinese book. |
| increasing in value, but how close is gold to its | | | | |