Wealth Pyramid


wealthymattersNo great fortune was built in a day.Slaving away, saving and putting money away might make you a nice nest egg after a while and over a few lifetimes a family might even get to be pretty well off.But when it comes to a fortune of any considerable size, in addition to sustained hard work and probably talent there is some effect of fortuitous circumstances . Often fortunes are made in just one business or one through one right call on some speculation.However there are too many ways to lose a fortune either through greed, overconfidence, a failure to admit a lack of understanding,a change in circumstances etc.So no matter the size of one’s wealth or the precise nature of its origin it is important to have a wealth pyramid in place.The general idea is to ensure the safety of the largest amount of one’s wealth. Read more of this post

Gold Investment Pyramid


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Today’s Lessons


wealthymatters.comIn 2008 gold was treated like any other high risk asset when the collapse of Lehman Brothers sparked heavy selling across financial markets in a widely-documented “dash for cash” — after which it bounced back hard to record highs. In Q1 2009, the gold price recovered long before other assets hit bottom.History would suggest that while gold has taken a beating, it is far from down and out.Monday’s tumble to around $1,535 an ounce dragged prices 20 percent below the record $1,920 reached last Thursday. But since its rise from just over $250 in early 2001, gold has bounced back from bigger drops, having fallen 25 percent between May and June 2006, and 27 percent in October 2008.General financial market Read more of this post

Historic Prices of Gold


This is my find for the day.I found the original here http://www.indiabullion.com/gold.php.

Combined with the  newer data here http://goldpricenetwork.com/goldprice/india/ we can have 178 years of gold price history in India.Perfect for all sorts of  analysis!

By the way I was surprised to see some price drops in the price of gold.None of my elders could recollect any of it and they are regular gold buyers!The human memory apparently is far from perfect! Read more of this post

The Gold Investor’s Bible


wealthymatters.comThis is the free e-book advertised in ‘The End of America’. Despite the negative reports I decided to look for a copy and read it just to see for myself if it was really as bad as it was portrayed.

I personally find this is a very good book and it has all the basics in one place.You can get a copy here: http://www.capitalsynthesis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/The-Gold-Investor-s-Bible.pdf .If you are interested in investing in gold,I heartily recommend this book to you.Reading a book doesn’t mean uncritically accepting everything and tossing money into untested ideas.This book will offer you ideas,consider them,test them and if things work for you go for them.

Here is more about what I gained by reading this book with essays contributed by Chris Weber,Jeff Clerk,Steve Sjuggerud etc. : Read more of this post