| Gold is beautiful yellow money that people allover the | | | | popularfad among rap stars. These hip hop |
| world cherish. The value of gold as aunit of exchange | | | | rapperssport "teeth covers" made of gold or |
| does not diminish. Gold is anexcellent hedge against | | | | platinumthat are encrusted with diamond to show |
| inflation and investors allover the world use gold as | | | | offtheir wealth. Gold is and always has been asymbol |
| part of theirinvestment portfolios. | | | | of wealth. |
| The Gold Standard Magazine agrees: | | | | Gold is money. Owning gold has historicallybeen a way |
| "Indeed, during the monetary crisis of the lastseveral | | | | to store wealth. The price of goldis independent of the |
| years, the price of gold soared in free worldmarkets | | | | trends that determinehe prices of other financial asset. |
| as more and more individuals around the worldacquired | | | | Equity might depend on the earnings or growthof the |
| gold as a hedge against actual and potentialcurrency | | | | company. The prices in the bond marketmay be tied |
| devaluations" | | | | to the safety, yield or comparisonsin the market. |
| Gold is one of the most used mined minerals. | | | | The price of gold is dependent on supplyand demand, |
| The characteristic of gold make it useful in | | | | foreign exchange rates, inflation,interest rates, there |
| severalindustries. Some of the uses for gold include: | | | | are other factors butthe main point is the price of gold |
| *As a conductor of heat and electricity | | | | will moveindependently of the prices of other |
| *Used in Dentistry for gold crowns and teeth | | | | financialasset. Gold maintains it value over time. |
| restorations | | | | Gold is a tangible or real asset.Gold is morestable than |
| *Used in computer manufacturing | | | | any other merchandise so even in themarketplace |
| *Used in the treatment of some arthritis and | | | | today gold can still out performmost markets. Gold |
| rheumatoid arthritis | | | | bars, coins or jewelry aretangible assets that can be |
| Because "gold is malleable, a single ounce of gold | | | | used for assetprotection. |
| canbe drawn into a wire 35 miles long or hammered | | | | The special properties of gold make it uniqueand highly |
| intosheets less than five millionth of an inch thick" | | | | sought after. Gold, however isscarce. Mining for gold is |
| Gold can be made into thread and used to | | | | very expensiveso the price of gold is usually high. |
| embroiderand sew clothing. | | | | A reporter from The Gold Standard writes |
| All of the other uses for gold are minimal comparedto | | | | "On average, there is less than 0.0001% gold on earth. |
| the amount of gold that is used for jewelry. | | | | To find gold is very difficult. |
| Over one third of the gold mined is used to | | | | To find a large enough quantity of gold sothat it would |
| producejewelry. Mouth jewelry or fronts is a | | | | be worthwhile mining it, is arare occurrence indeed. |