Daily Precious Metal Update

June 24, 2009 - When it comes to investing in precious metals, no other product has had the history and importance that gold bars have. As you may already know, gold bars are commonly referred to as one of the ultimate ways to preserve wealth and even profit when safe haven demand is on the rise as a result of weaker dollar-backed assets. In the past few years, gold bars have increased in value exponentially while the United States economy slowly but surely fell into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Many wise investors have turned to bars produced by reputable companies like Credit Suisse, Johnson Matthey and Pamp Suisse, to name a few. If you’re looking to begin an investment with gold bars, it is highly recommended that you fully research the precious metal market because bullion products may not be right for everybody, and usually the investors who purchase them seek short-term profit-taking potential from the market as opposed to wealth preservation potential. Investors who seek wealth preservation may want to stay away from volatile bullion products, and instead look into the popular investment-grade rare coins such as the $20 Double Eagles certified by the Professional Coin Grading Service or the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.

By around 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, precious metals are seeing minor increases in value, with the gold spot price sitting at $925.10 per ounce, up $2.50 for the day while the silver spot price is sitting at $13.81 per ounce, up $.11 for the day and the platinum spot price is sitting at $1161 per ounce, up one dollar for the day.

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Danny Burns

Senior Staff Writer - Precious-Metal.org