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10 Ways People Eat Gold
businesspundit.com - 4/3/2009
10 Ways People Eat Gold
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Gold, formerly a losing proposition, is experiencing a revival as investors scurry to inflation-proof their assets. A smaller industry lurks in the shadow of bullion and maple leaf coins. It is the edible gold industry, which invests only in appetite and opulence. Here are 10 ways that people ...
Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial crisis
telegraph.co.uk - 3/30/2009
Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial crisis
— telegraph.co.uk — Russia has become the first major country to call for a partial restoration of the Gold Standard... to uphold discipline in the world financial system. (more) Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial ...

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5 ETFs That Can Help Balance Your Portfolio
personalfinanceandinvesting.com - 4/4/2009
5 ETFs That Can Help Balance Your Portfolio
— personalfinanceandinvesting.com — Photo by: Nicholas_T While I generally advocate against investing in individual stocks for amateur investors, I make... some exceptions for ETFs. Exchange Traded Funds are funds that trade on the stock market like a regular stock, but represent managed funds like mutual funds. These ETFs ... (more) 5 ETFs That Can Help Balance Your Portfolio

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Where Does The Gold ETF Get Its Gold?
istockanalyst.com - 3/27/2009
Where Does The Gold ETF Get Its Gold?
— istockanalyst.com — One of the most commonly heard "theories" about how the world's most popular gold investment product -... the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEArca: GLD ) - is defrauding investors is that the trust can't possibly contain the gold they say they have because ... (more) Where Does The Gold ETF Get Its Gold?

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Further reading
FT Alphaville — ... change - The mark-to-market myth - The G20 has lost the plot - Hedge fund contagion — who’s more susceptible? - Causes of the oil shock of 2007-08 - Measuring the value-added of hedge funds - Weighing up the AIG conspiracy theories - The trouble with imbalance fetishists - The end of art as an asset class - Being Hank Paulson - Japan: the incredible shrinking economy - 10 great ways to eat gold ________

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