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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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Private Gold

Newly-minted private gold is very rare. Today most gold coins, bars and bullion are produced by governments. The history of private gold is a little cloudy, but it probably followed closely on the heels of the first recorded gold coinage, produced during the time of King Midas in Lydia between 643 and 630 BC. Finding one of the original gold coins from that time is nearly impossible. But investing in private gold is easy when you use United Gold Direct.

Banks and gold refiners often made their own private gold coins early in the last century, often as an advertisement of sorts. But gold is a bit too expensive for that today, and cost is based, in part, on availability. It has been estimated that all the gold ever mined would fit in a 66-yard cube. Fortunately, gold doesn't rust, is easy to melt and work, and has many uses. So, it gets used over and over. Though obviously unlikely, a portion of the ring on your finger could have been worn by royalty hundreds or even thousands of years ago!

Gold is growing in value as this is being read, and "private" in front of it kicks the price up a notch or two, adding to the fun and interest factor.

Gold, including private gold, grew about 400 per cent during the last decade. United Gold Direct is a wholesaler. They buy from mints and other sources and since there is no retailer so you can get wholesale gold prices.

The wholesale gold market is packed with companies, large and small, new and old, 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.

Private gold is is generally applied to gold minted before 1933, certified coins and numismatics. Their value normally exceeds the COMEX spot gold price. While now about twice that, a popular private gold coin, Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles, have traded for four and even five time the spot price.

Just given these few facts, private gold seems like a smart investment, a noteworthy upgrade from bullion, for example. You can learn a great deal more about private gold by studying United Gold Direct's web site, which also includes other sources of information.

If past performances are any indicator, now is an excellent time to move some of your assets into private gold. If gold prices hit some of the prices forecast, you can expect to see private gold at even higher rates. Private gold offers a solid chance for exciting profits.