{"product_id":"hard-money-9780470612538","title":"Hard Money","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn in-depth guide to making gold a serious part of your portfolio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGold, the long forgotten store of value that was once the center of the global financial system, suddenly matters a great deal again. It has become a leading asset by virtue of its strong performance, and its booming demand has made it the only financial asset that remains in an uninterrupted bull market. And yet gold remains one of the least-owned financial assets in investment portfolios today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHard Money\u003c\/i\u003e helps investors move beyond the simple, yet widely accepted notion that gold makes sense in today''s financial environment, and explores ways to magnify potential investment returns driven by precious metals. This reliable resource examines the investment vehicles (bullion, stocks, derivatives, and even rare coins) and strategies (aggressive, conservative, passive, and variations) aimed at beating the price of gold as it rises, and ways to protect a portfolio should the metal decline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction The World Doesn’t Have to End for Gold to Go Hyperbolic 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One The Logic of Hard Money in the New Investment World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Gold Driver 1: The Increasing Likelihood of Fiscal Crises in Major Economies of the World 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Gold Driver 2: The Return of Inflation as a Major Investment Risk 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Gold Driver 3: The Return of Gold as a Significant Asset in the World’s Largest Investment Funds 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Gold Driver 4: The Rise of China 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Driver 5: Gold’s Potential Return to Being the Dominant Financial Asset in the Global Monetary System (A Return to Normal) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Gold: How a $10K Gold Is Possible (Taking a Closer Look at Supply and Demand) 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Silver: Poor Man’s Gold May Offer the Richest Returns 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Platinum and Palladium: Metals as Old as the World, but as New as the Internet, as Investments 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Taking Gold to a Higher Investment Level \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Taking Gold to a Higher Level: Creating Your Gold Portfolio 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Keeping It Simple with Precious Metals ETFs 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Precious Metals Stocks: The Cornerstone of a Gold Portfolio 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Physical Gold: The Importance of Wealth You Can Hold in Your Hands 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 How to Invest in Coins and Bars (Without Getting Ripped Off) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 The Most Widely Respected Investment Coins 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Rare Coins: An Attractive Market Unreachable to Fund Managers 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion Comparing the 1970s Gold Boom with Today’s 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402378912087,"sku":"9780470612538","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hard-money-9780470612538","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}