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The Gold & Silver 101 series covers the essentials of saving
and investing in physical precious metals and explain all you
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Gold hit a record high above US$5,500 per ounce in early 2026, following its strongest annual performance since 1979, and the question now is how far the rally can extend. This guide sets out the gold price forecast for 2027, drawing on predictions from major banks and institutional analysts including J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and … Continue Reading 
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Gold and silver prices do not move at random. They react to a set of well-understood macroeconomic forces, and recognising those forces as they develop can help you plan ahead, position your allocation appropriately, and understand why prices are moving in a particular direction. Below are the key drivers of gold and silver prices, explained … Continue Reading
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Deciding how much of your portfolio to allocate to gold and silver, and how to split between the two metals, is one of the most important decisions you will make as a precious metals investor. This guide walks through the leading allocation frameworks, how to weight gold against silver, when to rebalance, and which metal … Continue Reading
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Choosing your preferred gold dealer is one of the most important decisions you will make as a gold investor. With a wide range of dealers operating online and in-person, the options can feel overwhelming, and not all of them offer the same standards of pricing, transparency, and service. The good news is that identifying a … Continue Reading
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If you’re considering how to invest in gold, you’re not alone. Gold is one of the world’s most sought-after investment assets, and demand for gold investment has grown significantly in recent years. But a quick search returns a daunting number of options: physical gold, ETFs, gold mining stocks, IRAs. Knowing where to start, and which … Continue Reading
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Perhaps you’ve been saving for years, received an inheritance, or are just starting your investment journey. As cash savings steadily lose purchasing power to inflation, many investors turn to gold as a proven store of value. So is gold a good investment? In this guide, the team at BullionStar draws on years of experience in … Continue Reading
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Le Freeport is a high-security storage and display facility located in Singapore. Offering secure, discreet storage of high value assets (including fine arts, collectibles, and precious metals) it is an ideal choice for gold and silver storage in Singapore. In this guide we take a look at Le Freeport, often dubbed Asia’s Fort Knox; what … Continue Reading
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The gold silver ratio (GSR) is a metric that compares the value of gold to silver, specifically, how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. Currently sitting at around 59, it’s one of the most widely tracked measures in precious metals investing, and is used by some investors as a … Continue Reading
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There are a number of different ways of investing in precious metals, ranging from physical ownership of gold and silver bullion, to taking positions in derivative products which provide exposure to movements in gold prices or silver prices. When looking at ways to invest in gold and silver, it’s important to think about which routes … Continue Reading
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Gold and silver bullion are the world’s best-known and most widely held precious metals, and both metals have played key roles throughout recorded history as forms of money, as forms of saving, and as means of wealth protection. Today, physical gold and physical silver in the form of investment bars and investment coins are highly … Continue Reading
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A common question for investors new to precious metals is whether to purchase gold bullion, silver bullion, platinum bullion, or some combination of all three. All three metals are investment precious metals, all three metals are chemical elements, and all three metals are available to purchase in the form of high purity investment grade bars … Continue Reading
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Given that the world’s leading precious metals Refineries and Mints fabricate a wide variety of bullion bars and coins in gold, silver and platinum, a natural question for buyers of investment precious metals is whether to purchase precious metals bars, precious metals coins, or both. While the final decision between buying precious metals bars or … Continue Reading
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In Singapore, a large range of investment precious metals bars and coins are exempt from the Singaporean Government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST). GST is Singapore’s equivalent to Value Added Tax (VAT) or Sales Tax. The GST exemption on qualifying investment precious metals in Singapore applies to both supply and importation of precious metals. The … Continue Reading
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One of the most important decisions when saving and investing in precious metals is where to store your gold, silver and platinum bars and coins. Paramount to this choice of storage location is safety and security. Given the high value content of physical precious metals, many people choose to store their precious metals bars and … Continue Reading
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What is a Gold/Silver/Platinum Spot Price? The spot price for a precious metal is the current market price for that precious metal which is traded in the wholesale market for immediate delivery. The spot price is usually quoted in US dollars per troy ounce and refers to a quotation for a standard but large quantity. … Continue Reading
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