Once you’ve decided to buy some gold or silver, a common question to then ask is: How much should I invest In precious metals? Or put another way, what percentage of gold (and silver) should be in my portfolio? A reader posed just such a question recently: “I have a balanced portfolio of $2.5 m […]
Category Archives: New Zealand Articles
This category includes all the articles on gold, silver and related topics written by Gold Survival Guide, often with a New Zealand focus.
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Feb
Feb
In this post you’ll learn all about legal tender gold coins and silver coins including: What is a legal tender silver or gold coin? Why are they given the specific face value they have? What use would these legal tender coins be in a currency collapse situation? Should I buy legal tender gold and silver […]
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Feb
Feb
Quite a specific question in from a reader looking at gold mining shares vs physical gold bullion. “I’m interested to know if owning gold and silver mining shares or owning actual gold and silver products makes any difference if your goal is wealth creation? In the short term and in the long term which would […]
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Feb
Feb
Are you at all confused about the difference between NZD and USD gold price (and silver price)? Here’s a question from a reader wanting some clarity on NZ Dollar versus USD Dollar precious metals prices: I am a little confused about the difference between the NZD and USD pricing though. Can you explain how the […]
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Jan
Jan
Why is a 1oz PAMP Gold Lady Fortuna Minted Bar Worth Less Than a Canadian Gold Maple Coin? “How is it that the price of a 1oz PAMP Gold Lady Fortuna Minted Bar – PAMP Suisse with Certificate is consistently worth less than a 1 oz Canadian Gold Maple coin? Both are 1 ounce and […]
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Jan
Jan
It’s time for another updated look at a number of gold and silver charts and gold ratios including: Shares versus Gold Ratio Gold Silver Ratio Housing to Gold Ratio Dow/Gold Ratio The relationship between gold and shares is best tracked by the Dow/Gold ratio. The Dow/Gold ratio takes the value of the US Dow Jones […]
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Jan
Jan
A reader recently asked about a gold revaluation: Does revaluing gold to $10k usd with all the major countries make sense? The US government wants the usd to remain the world’s reserve currency, but it has a very high government debt to GDP ratio. Historically, nations with a >90% ratio end up collapsing. If all […]
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Jan
Jan
In September 2017 the US Federal Reserve announced that it would finally begin shrinking its $4.5 trillion balance sheet. So how has the Federal Reserve balance sheet reduction affected asset prices since then? What impact will the ongoing balance sheet reduction now have? Firstly, What is the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet and How Did it […]
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Jan
Jan
It’s time for our annual review of the performance of gold and silver in New Zealand dollars. We’ll also look back on our predictions from the start of 2018 and then finish off by making a few guesses as to what 2019 may hold for us. 2018 was quite a change from 2017 overall in […]
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Dec
Dec
This week we have been wondering does the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) see some troubles looming on the horizon? What caused us to ponder this? There are undoubtedly plenty of risks to be concerned about. IMF’s Dire Warning on Global Economy In the Herald Liam Dann reported on a speech this week […]
