Best Books on Gold

USA Today bestseller and Wall Street Journal business best-seller: The New Case for Gold.

They say John Maynard Keynes called gold a “barbarous relic.” They say there isn’t enough gold to support finance and commerce. They say the gold supply can’t increase fast enough to support world growth. They’re wrong.

In this bold manifesto, best-selling author and eco­nomic commentator James Rickards steps forward to defend gold — as both an irreplaceable store of wealth and a standard for currency.  Global political instability and market volatility are on the rise. Gold, always a prudent asset to own, has become the single most important wealth preserva­tion tool for banks and individuals alike.

Rickards draws on historical case studies, monetary theory, and personal experience as an investor to argue that:

• The next financial collapse will be exponentially bigger than the panic of 2008.
• The time will come, sooner rather than later, when there will be panic buying and only central banks, hedge funds, and other big players will be able to buy any gold at all.
• It’s not too late to prepare ourselves as a nation: There’s always enough gold for a gold standard if we specify a stable, nondeflationary price.

Providing clear instructions on how much gold to buy and where to store it, the short, provocative argu­ment in this book will change the way you look at this “barbarous relic” forever.

“The need for realism in the reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein’s story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial environment….Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the story of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear. Yes, gold will be with us, valued not only for its intrinsic qualities but as a last refuge and store of value in turbulent times. But its days as money, as a means of payment and a fixed unit of account are gone.”
―From the New Foreword by Paul Volcker

This bestselling book reveals a record of human nature in the ubiquity of gold with a new foreword by Paul Volcker

In this exciting book, the late Peter L. Bernstein tells the story of history’s most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset: gold. From the ancient fascinations of Moses and Midas through the modern convulsions caused by the gold standard and its aftermath, gold has led many of its most eager and proud possessors to a bad end. And while the same cycle of obsession and desperation may reverberate in today’s fast-moving, electronically-driven markets, the role of gold in shaping human history is the striking feature of this tumultuous tale. Such is the power of gold.

Whether it is Egyptian pharaohs with depraved tastes, the luxury-mad survivors of the Black Death, the Chinese inventor of paper money, the pirates on the Spanish Main, or the hardnosed believers in the international gold standard, gold has been the supreme possession. It has been an icon for greed and an emblem of rectitude, as well as a vehicle for vanity and a badge of power that has shaped the destiny of humanity through the ages.

• Discusses the beginnings of gold as something with magical, religious, and artistic qualities and follows its trail as we progress to the invention of coinage, the transformation of gold into money, and the gold standard
• Other bestselling books by the late Peter Bernstein: Against the Gods, Capital Ideas, and Capital Ideas Evolving
• Contemplates gold from the diverse perspectives of monarchs and moneyers, potentates and politicians, men of legendary wealth, and others of more plebeian beginnings

Far more than a tale of romantic myths, daring explorations, and the history of money and power struggles, The Power of Gold suggests that the true significance of this infamous element may lie in the timeless passions it continues to evoke, and what this reveals about ourselves.

Become a “gold bull”―for more profits and less risk!

Gold is among the best investments for meeting both long- and short-term goals―and the market has never been easier or cheaper to enter!

All About Investing in Gold walks you through the often overlooked intricacies of investing in gold with clarity and coherence you won’t find in other books. Using real-world examples and simple, jargon-free language, All About Investing in Gold illustrates how gold investing works, why gold deserves a spot in your portfolio, and how to avoid the costly pitfalls many investors fall into when buying gold.

Whether you’re new to the gold market or seeking to hone your expertise, All About Investing in Gold helps you:

• Diversify your portfolio using gold as a key asset
• Know when a gold investment is legitimate―and when it’s a scam
• Choose the best gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) and stock options for your needs
• Use technical analysis to time your market entries and exits for maximum profit

Stack Silver Get Gold is the only gold and silver investing book you’ll ever need because it’s written by a nationally recognized precious metal investing expert and Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures trader with 15 years of buying gold and silver bullion under his belt. He reveals all the tricks of the trade that most people in the gold and silver industry probably don’t want you to know.

How do you buy gold or buy silver without getting ripped off? How can you avoid having your gold and silver confiscated by the government? How do you start investing in gold and silver if you don’t have a ton of money to invest using a strategy called dollar-cost averaging? Where do you go if you want to make a huge silver and gold investment?

You’ll discover the answers to your questions above and:

• Seven types of gold and silver bullion to buy and how to sell quickly if you have to
• Eleven types of gold and silver to avoid like the plague
• Top three most secure places to store your precious metals
• How to store your gold and silver secretly in another country by setting up an offshore precious metals storage system
• How I’m personally investing in gold and silver, my exact strategy
• Exactly where/how to buy gold and silver online or locally (the actual websites/dealers I use and my personal broker who also sells gold and silver to a billionaire)
• How to add gold and silver bullion to your IRA or 401k
• Tax strategies, IRS reporting requirements, travel restrictions, and how to get around them. You need to know about FACTA, FBAR, and new financial rules concerning gold and silver.
• My best precious metals resources for all things related to buying gold and silver bullion

Investing and trading in gold and silver is always a sound idea – and that goes double in a time of unusual market fluctuation. As people look for safe places to diversify their investment risk, you’ll likely see the value of your investment go up to where other stocks are vulnerable. Gold and silver saw increases in the value of 16% and 15% respectively in 2019 – putting them among the top 10 most desirable commodities out there – and are projected to experience even more of a bear market as the dollar wobbles in an uncertain post-COVID world. This year, 2020, gold and silver are set up to have their best year of price appreciation over the past 40-plus years.

Investing in Gold & Silver for Dummies explains the different complex processes and vehicles for buying gold and silver. You’ll find out the best ways to add these to your portfolio, how to balance risk and reward, and how to adapt time-tested investing plans and strategies to your goals.

You’ll learn how to: identify your goals and form a plan; buy gold and silver safely to diversify your portfolio; use ETFs and options to profit from market ups and downs; understand when a gold and silver investment is legitimate; and use technical analysis to time your market entries.

In recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk-free. Before you begin investing or trading in metals, you need authoritative information and proven investment strategies. You need Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.

This straightforward guide eases you into the precious metals market with sound advice on trading and owning these profitable investments, including gold, silver, platinum, and uranium, as well as high-demand base metals such as zinc and copper. You’ll learn how to research their market performance and choose among an array of proven trading plans and strategies. Plus, you’ll get savvy advice on how to choose a broker, buy stocks and futures that involve metals, maximize your investment return, and minimize your risk. Discover how to:

• Evaluate the different metals
• Add metals to your portfolio
• Decide whether you’re an investor or a trader
• Identify your metal investment goals
• Weigh the risks and benefits of metals investing
• Buy physical metals
• Use technical analysis to evaluate opportunities
• Make long-term investments in precious metals
• Diversify your metals investments
• Analyze base-metals companies
• Purchase numismatic coins
• Add metals to your mutual fund or ETF portfolio
• Understand how politics affects metals prices

Metals can be an important and valuable addition to any investment portfolio or retirement plan. Make the most out of your investment with Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.

For most of the last three millennia, the world’s commercial centers have used one or another variant of a gold standard. It should be one of the best understood human institutions, but it’s not. It’s one of the worst understood, by both its advocates and detractors. Though it has been spurned by governments many times, this has never been due to a fault of gold to serve its duty, but because governments had other plans for their currencies beyond maintaining their stability. And so, says Nathan Lewis, there is no reason to believe that the great monetary successes of the past four centuries, and indeed the past four millennia, could not be recreated in the next four centuries. In Gold, he makes a forceful, well-documented case for a worldwide return to the gold standard.

Governments and central bankers around the world today unanimously agree on the desirability of stable money, ever more so after some monetary disaster has reduced yet another economy to smoking ruins. Lewis shows how gold provides the stability needed to foster greater prosperity and productivity throughout the world. He offers an insightful look at money in all its forms, from the seventh century B.C. to the present day, explaining in straightforward layman’s terms the effects of inflation, deflation, and floating currencies along with their effect on prices, wages, taxes, and debt. He explains how the circulation of money is regulated by central banks and, in the process, demystifies the concepts of supply, demand, and the value of the currency. And he illustrates how higher taxes diminish productivity, trade, and the stability of money. Lewis also provides an entertaining history of U.S. money and offers a sobering look at recent currency crises around the world, including the Asian monetary crisis of the late 1990s and the devastating currency devaluations in Russia, China, Mexico, and Yugoslavia.

Lewis’s ultimate conclusion is simple but powerful: gold has been adopted as money because it works. The gold standard produced decades and even centuries of stable money and economic abundance. If history is a guide, it will be done again.

Most investors who buy gold and silver get ripped off and they don’t even know it. The reason why is most investors doesn’t know what questions to ask of a gold dealer. That’s why many gold dealers are able to easily rip off unsuspecting buyers of gold and silver pushing them towards high commission products. With the book “Buy Gold and Silver Safely” you will learn why gold and silver need to be a part of everyone’s basic investment strategy to counter the U.S. dollar’s glaring weaknesses and governments inability to control spending that has pushed the U.S. to be the world’s largest debtor nation. You’ll also learn how gold and silver fit into a properly diversified portfolio and what type and how much gold and silver to buy. Most importantly you’ll learn the one question to ask every gold dealer to know whether or not their recommendation is in your best interest or theirs.

Discover simple, science-based strategies for beating stress at its own game

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Short bursts of stress are an inevitable part of modern life. But how much is too much? Research is uncovering the delicate balance that can turn a brief stressful episode into systemic overload, eventually leading to inflammation, anxiety, depression, and other chronic health issues.

This practical and groundbreaking guide reveals seven paths to fighting the effects of stress – to strengthen our natural defenses so that our minds remain sharp, and our bodies resilient, no matter what life throws at us.

Each chapter examines a common stress agent – including inflammation, an out-of-sync body clock, cortisol levels, and emotional triggers – and presents simple ways to minimize its harmful effects with changes in diet, exercise, and other daily habits – including surprising hacks involving music, eye movements, body temperature, daily routine, and more. Translating cutting-edge scientific findings into clear and simple advice, Stress-Proof is the ultimate user’s guide for body, mind, and well-being.

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold has skyrocketed – in three years, it has more than doubled from $800 an ounce to $1,900. This massive spike kicked off an unprecedented global gold-mining and exploration boom, much bigger than the Gold Rush of the 1800s.

Ingold, acclaimed author Matthew Hart takes you on an unforgettable journey around the world and through history to tell the incredible story of how gold became the world’s most precious commodity.

Beginning with a dispatch from the crime-ridden, dangerous inferno of the world’s deepest mine, Hart pulls back to survey gold’s tempestuous past. From the earliest civilizations – 6,000 years ago, when gold was an icon of sacred and kingly power – Hart tracks its evolution, through conquest, murder, and international mayhem, into the speculative casino chip that the metal has become.

On this spellbinding journey, you will witness the Spanish plunder of the New World, a century of pillage that crushed the glittering Inca empire of the Andes and transferred its staggering wealth to Europe. Hart describes each boom and bust in gold’s long story, each panic, and shock, with a masterful storytelling hand, leading up to the present day – to the London vaults that hold the multi-ton hoards of such shadowy investors as the American gold fund called “the Spider,” to the amazing, gold-rich bamboo forests of eastern Senegal, and to the piratical carnival of theft that enlivens the world’s greatest gold-producing engine: China.

With writing described by Publishers Weekly as “polished and fiery,” Hart weaves together history and cutthroat economics to reveal the human dramas that have driven our lust for the precious yellow metal.

In 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism.

This “black gold” gave Washington virtually limitless, unaccountable funds, providing an asset base to reinforce the treasuries of America’s allies, to bribe political and military leaders, and to manipulate elections in foreign countries for more than fifty years.

You Can Find Gold: With a Metal Detector (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) is a helpful and resourceful book, guiding and suggesting the reader, and ultimately helping them to achieve their final goal: to strike gold! The enthusiasm of the authors, Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal is tangible, allowing the reader to both enjoy the book as well as become excited about the prospects at hand. Reviews reinforce the author’s encouragement, as this guide has allowed many to discover the enjoyment and benefit of striking gold.

Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes.

Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend – who might want to be something more.

She also has a secret.

Lee can sense gold in the world around her. Veins deep in the earth. Small nuggets in a stream. Even gold dust caught underneath a fingernail. She has kept her family safe and able to buy provisions, even through the harshest winters. But what would someone do to control a girl with that kind of power? A person might murder for it.

When everything Lee holds dear is ripped away, she flees west to California – where gold has just been discovered. Perhaps this will be the one place a magical girl can be herself. If she survives the journey.

The acclaimed Rae Carson begins a sweeping new trilogy set in Gold Rush-era America, about a young woman with a powerful and dangerous gift.

The Last Gold Rush…Ever! makes a powerful case that the US dollar and the global monetary system are headed for a world-changing crisis, describes the ways it will unfold, and explains why owning gold is a vital means of protecting yourself, your family, and your wealth.

If you had foreseen the financial confusion of the Carter years, or the exploding debt in the Bush years, or the Federal Reserve’s “money printing” spree during the Obama presidency, you might have profited richly from the resulting bull markets in gold and silver. But today’s governmental recklessness dwarfs each of those episodes. Add other accelerants to the dollar and debt crises – including currency and trade wars, an unaffordable military empire, and a juggernaut of domestic state socialism – now converging to fuel an era of monetary destruction that will drive gold prices to unimaginable heights.

In this unique collaboration, two gold experts – New York Times best-selling author Charles Goyette, with years of commenting and writing about gold, the dollar, and the economy from outside the industry, and Bill Haynes, with decades of trade-by-trade, the tick-by-tick experience inside the precious metals markets – triangulate their views to prepare listeners for The Last Gold Rush…Ever!