Here’s all you need to know about choosing between gold and silver coins or bars… Following the huge demand for gold and silver in March 2020 when COVID-19 first appeared, the supply of gold and silver coins was virtually completely exhausted worldwide. In 2021 and 2022 the demand remained high, particularly for silver coins. So […]
Category Archives: What Type Gold and Silver to Buy
Whether it’s deciding between gold and silver themselves, coins and bars, or locally refined versus imported gold and silver, you’ll find these topics covered here.
Check out this category to help with your decision making on the type of gold and silver products best for you.
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Must read articles about What Type of Gold and Silver to Buy
Should I Buy Gold and Silver Coins or Bars
Learn about the pros and cons of buying coins versus bars. But also about buying New Zealand produced gold and silver products versus those imported from offshore.
PAMP Suisse Gold / Silver vs Local NZ Gold / Silver: Which should I buy?
Here you’ll learn about the pros and cons of buying the well known Swiss PAMP gold and silver products versus buying locally produced gold and silver.
Should I Buy Legal Tender (Face Value) Gold and Silver Coins?
Are legal tender gold and silver coins the best buy? Maybe you don’t actually know what legal tender coins are. By the time you’ve read this you will be an expert!
Should I Buy Gold or Silver? 7 Factors to Consider in Gold vs Silver
After you’ve decided to buy precious metals, the question now on your mind is “Should I buy gold or silver?” Which metal is a better choice for you? In this article you’ll learn about some significant differences between gold and silver. We’ll outline 7 factors to take into consideration in making your decision and highlight whether gold or silver is the winner in each case.
What Type of Silver Bar Should I Buy? – The Ultimate Guide to Silver Bars
This article will help you decide what type of silver bar to buy, including: When to choose silver bars over silver coins; The pros and cons of different silver bar sizes; What’s the most commonly purchased silver bar size; Different brands of silver bars; Cast bars vs minted bars; and when are silver coins not more expensive than silver bars.
What Type of Gold Bar Should I Buy?
Here’s everything you need to know when you’re thinking of buying a gold bar. You’ll learn:
When to choose gold bars over gold coins; Pros and cons of different gold bar sizes; How you can borrow against 1kg gold bars; The most commonly purchased gold bar size; Different brands of gold bars; Cast bars vs minted bars
Latest Articles
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Oct
Oct
The uncertainty brought about by COVID-19 highlighted the important role that cash plays in times of economic uncertainty. More recently the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and higher than normal inflation rates have also made us think about the role of cash and then also silver coins in a currency crisis… International Reaction to Russian Invasion […]
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Sep
Sep
Following on from another post: What is the Best Type of Gold to Buy For Trading in a Currency Collapse?, we have a somewhat related question. Why would you buy gold or silver coins over other potentially more useful or tradable everyday items? The full question was: “Considering the variety of things that might become […]
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Sep
Sep
What are the rules when carrying gold into a foreign country? This post is a complete guide on the ins and outs of gold transport. Read on to discover: Now that borders are once agin open, there are more people travelling and migrating to other countries as well. We regularly get questions from people who […]
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Sep
Sep
A reader previously asked us: “Is there a Kiwisaver gold fund that I could invest in?” Then recently someone else also asked: “I’m moving back to Australia and have a small amount in my kiwisaver $25k roughly. Is it possible to invest that in physical gold and silver that I can possess? I am worried […]
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Jul
Jul
Could Silver Be Worth More Than Gold? You may have heard about the increasing uses for silver in industrial applications. The rise in industrial use is often used to argue that the price of silver will rise significantly. Thus equaling or even overtaking gold. But could this really happen? A reader posed just such a […]
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Apr
Apr
Buying the right type of gold is key. You have the choice between physical gold vs paper gold in its many varied forms. But how do you decide which type of gold is right for you? Is it paper gold or physical gold? When deciding between paper and physical gold, the answer comes down to […]
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Apr
Apr
Here’s quite a specific question 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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Mar
Mar
Prior to the Corona-panic, most people probably hadn’t given much thought to the potential of a currency collapse in developed world countries, such as New Zealand. But with even the once conservative Reserve Bank of New Zealand joining the currency printing/quantitative easing brigade in 2020, the idea of a currency collapse might not seem so […]
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Feb
Feb
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? Here’s what’s covered in this article: We’ve received a number of questions from our readers on […]