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Gold bars - A safe investment
Gold bars are perceived worldwide as one of the safest investments. Reason for confidence in gold is the possibility of this precious metal to permanently preserve the capital value. Namely, it is an extremely rare metal. All the gold ever mined in human history would fit in about three standard size Olympic swimming pools. Due to its rarity and high mining costs, the amount of gold available to mankind is increasing relatively slowly, and the demand for this precious metal is constantly growing. This is precisely why gold bars and coins gain value over time.
On the other hand, the amount of paper (fiat) money increases relatively quickly, with money constantly losing value. The reason for printing new money is always the same - countries faced with a lack of money and large debts want to solve their current problems as soon as possible and are simply trying to create capital out of nothing. This leads to an increase in prices throughout the economy, and this phenomenon is called inflation. Inflation is actually an indirect tax on savings, because citizens who save part of their money for the future, with that savings, later buy fewer and fewer goods and services. The long-term result of inflation is beautifully expressed in the popular phrase "In the past, 100 German marks were worth more than today 100 euros".
The loss of the value of money is not a characteristic of our country only, but is happening all over the world. Almost all fiat currencies they have failed in history, and of the existing paper currencies, absolutely every one of them today has less purchasing power than a few decades ago.
Precisely because of this, more and more people who want to protect the value of their savings in the long term decide to buy gold bullion. Investing in gold guarantees long-term preservation of value, and in the last twenty years it has yielded a yield of approximately 7% per year, which is significantly higher than interest on savings and the yield of most investment funds. The most profitable way to invest in gold is to buy standardized bars of this metal. Namely, such gold bars are categorized as investment gold, and the advantage of this form of precious metal is a low difference between the purchase and sale price, which means that transaction costs are low for the bullion owner.
The weight of a gold bar
The standard weight of large bullion found in central bank vaults is 400 ounces (12,4 kg). Just such gold bars can often be seen in movies and documentaries about precious metals. However, each of them is worth hundreds of thousands of euros, so it is rarely found in the safes of individual investors. Smaller investors usually opt for gold bars weighing 1 kg, 500 g, 250 g, 100 g, 50 g, which are of course much cheaper and more convenient to transfer. One-piece gold bars are also popular ounce of gold (31,1 grams) and small bars of 10g, 5g, 2g and 1g, which are ideal for regular purchases.
The price of gold bullion
Price of gold products it mostly depends on the weight - the heavier the product, the higher the price, and vice versa. Also, as in most other situations, it is more profitable to buy a larger quantity. One bar of 1 kg costs a shade less than 10 bars of the same precious metal of 100 g, and one bar of 10 g costs slightly less than 10 small bars of 1 g.
Another factor that affects the price is the manufacturer. Different mints have different costs of producing gold bars due to labor costs, energy costs, different prices of raw metal that they get from mines or companies that buy scrap gold, etc. Because of this, those mints that have higher costs to produce finished bars often have a slightly higher product price. . The value of the brand should not be neglected either. As a rule, the citizens of Austria will want the bullion he produces Münze Österreich, therefore, this mint can sell its products in Austria at a slightly higher price than other mints.
But when it comes to undamaged standardized gold bars, the price does not vary by more than a few percent regardless of all the above factors.
Which levers are the best?
Regardless of which reputable world mint it is, investment gold bars are a quality long-term investment. German ones are popular in our area Heimerle Meule bullion and Swiss Argor Heraeus levers. Both smelters are on the LBMA list and are one of the most famous European producers.
When it comes to size, although large bars are generally cheaper per gram of gold, most buyers opt for small gold bars. Namely, if the owner of a 1 kg bullion one day needs several thousand euros, he will not have to sell the entire investment, which is worth several tens of thousands of euros, but will be able to sell only part of his portfolio.
Gold bars for gift
Gold can serve as an ideal a gift on occasions such as weddings, birthdays, Christmas, etc. Gold bars for baptism are also increasingly in demand. One day when the child grows up, a gift like this will probably be worth many times more.
Where to buy gold bars?
centarzlata.com is the ideal partner for buying and selling investment precious metals. We offer a wide range of gold bars of different sizes and manufacturers. In addition to gold products, we also offer investment silver.
Our clients have access to regular analyzes of the situation on the precious metals market, which include monitoring of the economic situation on a global level, the policies of important central banks that decide on interest rates and thus significantly affect the demand for gold on a global level and the price of gold bullion. Our analysts also make technical analyzes of trends gold prices which can help determine the ideal level to buy or sell this precious metal.
Notes:
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