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What analysts are saying
- Steve Forbes "A return to the gold standard by the United States within the next five years now seems likely, because that move would help the nation..." Human Events: "Forbes Predicts U.S. Gold Standard Within 5 Years" (5/11/2011)
- John Embry - $100.00 (no period cited) "We haven't even really seen money start to significantly flow into hard assets... it's going to have an outsized impact on the price [of silver and gold.]... King World News (July 2011)
- Doug Casey - $5,000 (by end of 2013) "Gold could hit $5,000 an ounce in the next couple of years, as paper currencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan drop in value..." Mineweb (03/2011)
- Tom Fitzpatrick - $100.00 (no period cited) "While the high so far this year was at the same level as the peak in January 1980, we are not convinced that the long-term trend is over yet." Bloomberg (July 2011)
- Hal Lehr - $2,000 (in 2011) "Gold, which reached a record on May 2, may surge a further 30 percent by [2012] as investors seek to protect themselves from 'economic uncertainty'..." Bloomberg (5/2011)
- Peter Krauth - $250 (no period cited) "...silver prices could reach as high as $250 per ounce before the silver bull finally stops running." Commodity Online (May 2011)
- Robert McEwen - $5,000 (by end of 2015) "Gold is a favored asset relative to equities and other assets. In times of financial stress, you have people going towards precious metals and hard assets..." CNBC (4/2011)
- Dr. Stephen Leeb - $200 (by August 2013) "My guess is that 24 months from now, that silver coin you are holding that you bought for $35 or $40, you are going to see a $200 tag on it." King World News (August 2011)
- John Paulson - $4,000 (in 3-5 years) "Gold prices could go as high as $4,000 an ounce over the next three to five years, as the U.S. and U.K. flood the money supply." Wall Street Journal (5/2011)
- David Morgan - $75 (no period cited) "The next leg up [for silver] could take out the $50/oz. level after a few tries and then not look back until establishing a new nominal level of $65/oz. - $75/oz. Silver demand is growing for both industry and as an investment." The Gold Report (August 2011)
- Jim Sinclair - $5,000 "Looking for a major upturn in gold as soon as June and targeting $5,000 as a longer term objective." Mineweb (5/2011)
- Charles Oliver - $50 to $100 (next few years) "...the long-term story for precious metals is still very firmly intact." Reuters (May 2011)
- Christopher Wyke - $2,000 (by 2012) "Gold has been going up for the past ten years, but we think gold is going to continue to rally over at least next five years..." Professional Advisor (3/2011)
- Louise Yamada - $2,000 (in next year) "Gold looks fine as it is moving to a new high. Gold remains in a structural bull market that was initiated in 2002." King World News (3/2011)
- Peter Krauth - $86.75 "An important metric to understand and watch is the silver-to-gold ratio. It tells you how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold..." Silver Price Forecast" (12/2/2010)
- Mac Slavo - $50.00 "Based on just the supply/demand equations, the price of silver should continue to rise and approach its historical silver-to-gold ratio..." Silver Will Be Worth More Than Gold" (12/31/2010)
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Precious Metals Investing
There are countless so-called authorities in the wholesale precious metals investing market. Some companies are large and small, new and old, experienced and underqualified, but they are all seeking your investment dollars. United Gold Direct is headed by a group of some of the best investment minds in the world. Each was picked for the same reason, that they could help your investments grow at a faster rate than the market. And that's how everyone at United Gold Direct treats your investment dollars.
United Gold Direct's official business philosophy puts it this way: "United Gold Direct is passionately committed to building relationships that build value for our clients". The key word is "relationships" because, like any symbiotic relationship, each part of the relationship should understand, at least, the other's needs, desires and abilities. One of the keys to this philosophy is United Gold Direct's ability to pack your portfolio with wholesale gold at wholesale gold prices.
At the heart of United Gold Direct is a team of the finest precious metal managers, gathered from various sources within their varying disciplines. That team knowledge and insight into the precious metal markets is the foundation of United Gold Direct and the basis for its reputation in the industry.
United Gold Direct has two-way markets in gold, silver, platinum and palladium. These are strong markets and one or more of these precious metals investing niches is vital to virtually all segments of industry. The catalytic converters in automobiles have platinum and palladium at their core. And while a certain amount of each is recovered by recycling, the need for more of these metals continues to grow, expanding the market and ensuring a degree of stability unlike other metals.
The diversity that United Gold Direct obtains within the realm of these four precious metals investing markets is impressive. They carry all U.S. Mint bullion products, as well as the Mint's gold, silver and platinum American Eagle coins, and similar coinage in Maple Leafs from the Canadian Mint. They also have gold bullion coin markets in most foreign countries including the South African Krugerrands.
In recent years the bulk of the attention in precious metals investing has been in gold, and for good reason. Virtually no other investment has outperformed gold in the last ten years. Real estate, stocks and bonds may be "givens", insofar as poor performers go, but gold has outpaced all others too and the other precious metals investing markets have posted similar advances.
The management team at United Gold Direct is not alone in recommending that 10-20 percent of a person's investments be in the precious metals investing market, but their experience does add an extra degree of confidence. Having investments in gold, silver, platinum and palladium serves as a barrier against inflation and economic uncertainty, and wards off any attack on assets.



















