Even though your investment may not be large by some standards, one rule of thumb when it comes to investment is not to stake any more money than you are prepared to lose. In other words, if you are prepared to lose $1000 than you can afford to invest upto $10000 dollars in gold and pull out if the market goes down 10% for example.

Check out these few different ways to invest in gold in order to make sure you investing your hard-earned money wisely.

• Gold Bricks such as Suisse Gold Bars
• Junk Gold
• Mining Stocks

For the Love of Gold Bricks

There is something very pleasing about the sheer idea of holding a gold brick in your hands. I have an investor acquaintance that has saved for the past few years and was finally able to buy a gold brick. He took a picture of it and posted it online. You could tell he was really proud of his purchase.

A gold brick is one of those things that will take you a long time to save up for, but on the flipside it is probably the only time you will need to buy gold. One brick will set you up for good if you are a casual investor.

Junk Gold is Your Treasure

Scrap gold jewelry and old gold coins are great ways to amass a nice little hoard of gold. What is more is that things like scrap jewelry are often available at garage sales and estate sales. People will generally put out jewelry for sale that has bits of gold in it without even thinking about what they are doing.  Maybe they do know what they are doing, but simply do not care and just want to be rid of it. This is where you come in.

Old gold coins are a bit more expensive because of purity, but they are also much easier to transport and store.  Your best bet for these is generally going to be online.

Mining Gold is Still Big Business

For some people, the mining industry is fraught with ethical issues having to do with deforestation and displacing communities. If you are going to invest in gold mining stocks, then try and find smaller companies that have a positive mission statement. In addition to better ethical standards, the smaller companies are typically easier to buy stock in. For the casual investor, smaller gold mining companies can be a great option.

In short, you do not have to be overly ambitious and wealthy to invest in gold. In fact, even though you are a casual investor does not mean that you cannot generate a neat little profit by investing in gold via the means outlined here.

For many people, both inside and outside Switzerland, there has long been an assumption that the strength of the country’s currency and its economy owes much to its considerable reserves of gold.

With those reserves depleted, the Swiss Franc itself has come under scrutiny recently as concerns are growing that it is suffering the same kind of monetary debasement that the US Dollar has over the past few years, with the SNB engaged in a care-free monetary policy.

Quantitive Easing has been undertaken by the bank in an effort to stop CHF from appreciating to strongly against the Euro which has been rocked by crises that have unfolded one after another across the Eurozone member countries. Policymakers state that strength of the Swiss franc threatens economic development and increases price instability.

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Calls for more transparency regarding the remainder of Switzerland’s gold reserves have been met with statements from the Swiss National Bank that its physical gold reserves are held “domestically and internationally, with provisions for a crisis scenario being a main factor in the decision for this decentralized storage”.

Whereas the SNB may have good reason store Swiss gold outside of its border, it does worry many Swiss people who fear possible confiscation by these foreign jurisdictions in the cataclysmic event of some kind of economic collapse.

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PAMP stands for ‘Produits Artistiques de Métaux Précieux’ which is French for ‘Artistic Precious Metal Products’. ‘Art’ is the keyword here as this is how PAMP Suisse have differentiated themselves from other gold bar manufacturers. Whereas artistic logos are common on gold coins (such as an eagle on American Gold Eagle coins), they have not traditionally been printed on gold bars.

Whereas on one face, the bar will be printed with details such as weight, assayer logo and serial number, the reverse side of a PAMP gold bar will be decorated with beautiful images and motifs ranging from mythological, astrological, botanical and a host of other themes.

Without a doubt however, the most famous image associated with PAMP is that of the romantic image of ‘Lady Luck’ herself complete with swirling locks and all. Based on the mythological Roman goddess ‘Fortuna’, these PAMP Suisse ‘Fortuna’ bars are sometimes more recognizable than the assayer’s stamp itself!

And ‘Lady Luck’ certainly seems to be smiling on gold. After years of manipulation, gold prices have suddenly started to reassert themselves. Ever since 2001, gold prices have increased year on year except for the brief pullback in all markets during the 2008 Credit Crisis. 5 years ago, a 1oz PAMP Suisse gold bar would have cost around $700. Today that price has skyrocketed to over $1700! With no end in sight, the upside potential in gold is huge and the opportunity to profit with PAMP gold bars is ripe.

PAMP Suisse gold bars have proven to be an excellent way to invest in gold as they are pure 24 karat gold bullion and are recognized as quality bullion products by the world’s biggest bullion exchanges and institutions such as the London Bullion Market Association, NYMEX and Swiss National Bank. They are instantly recognized at bullion dealers and easily traded in 1oz weights and also gram denominations.

If you are thinking about a gold investment, Lady Luck is still smiling on PAMP Suisse gold bars.

Two words that are found on most swiss gold bars that are a constant source of interest for all non-French speakers. In fact the words also are a little tricky to understand even if you do speak French!

(Incidentally, in case you are wondering why French words are printed on swiss gold bars, it is because there is no ‘Swiss’ language. Switzerland has in fact four national languages. These are French, German, Italian and Romansh!).

In direct translation, ‘essayeur fondeur’ means ‘assayer founder’. The real importance of these two words however is that they are the official stamp of the refinery that manufactured the bullion bars on which they appear.

Of the 5 world-class bullion refineries in Switzerland, four of them use the mark ‘Essayeur Fondeur’ on their bars. Only Argor-Heraeus bars differ in that they use the English words ‘Melter Assayer’ which is probably a better and more accurate translation for ‘essayeur fondeur’.

Along with the these words, the remaining four refineries also print a logo in order to differentiate themselves. The logos are as follows:

• Cendres & Métaux SA

Mark: CM Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle

• Metalor Technologies SA

Mark: Essayeur Fondeur with MP in triangle

• PAMP SA

Mark: Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle with PAMP logo

• Valcambi SA

Mark: Rectangle enclosing CHI in a circle and Essayeur Fondeur

Thus all gold, silver and any other precious metals products manufactured by these refineries will feature the words ‘Essayeur Fondeur’ clearly printed on them.

It is worth pointing out that Credit Suisse gold bars are printed with the assaying mark of Valcambi as that is their place of manufacture.

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Many people buy on eBay and other such shopping sites. Frankly the thought of buying gold bullion on sites like these gives us the chills unless you know exactly what you are doing and who you are dealing with.

Why buy from an auction site when there are many long-standing bullion dealers online from whom you can safely buy Suisse gold bullion and have it delivered securely. Some vendors will even store bullion for you if that is your choice.

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GoldSilver.com

Based in Southern California, GoldSilver.com specializes in the instruction of precious metals investing and providing world-class gold and silver dealer services.

GoldSilver.com is comprised of a strategic team of specialists and is owned and operated by Mike Maloney, a renowned advisor, industry expert and author of the best-selling book ‘Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver’.

Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver, is the number-one selling precious metals investment book of all time

GoldenEagleCoin.com

Golden Eagle Coins was founded in 1974 by Robert W. Mangels and Richard J. Stelfox.

Bob and Rich began operations in 1964 by attending local coin shows and expanding on Bob’s ever-growing coin ventures. In 1974, they opened the doors to their first shop in Adelphi, MD. Since then, their focus throughout the years has been on U.S. coins and bullion investing and trading.

Golden Eagle Coins is in attendance at up to 42 national precious metal shows and conventions a year and is an annual attendee at every national ANA convention each year since 1973.

In the late 90′s, management made the decision to offer its services to the average collector via the Internet and mail order

For Suisse gold bars and other precious metal bullion products, Golden Eagle Coins is one of the most trusted names in the business.

SuisseGold.ch

Based in Switzerland, SuisseGold.ch is a trading name of CC Holdings GmbH, an investment advisory firm headquartered in the Swiss city of Luzern.

Their services include:

Allocated bullion storage in their bank vault – with their revolutionary ‘My Vault’ technology by which clients may view, ship or sell their holdings online.

Bullion delivery – They are able to offer insured bullion delivery to a number of countries including the US.

RegalGoldCoins.com

Regal Assets has a longstanding tradition of responsible and trustworthy business practices demonstrated by the A+ rating with the BBB.

With over fifty years of combined experience in the precious metals industry the Regal Assets team of specialists work for you from buying and selling gold bullion such as Suisse gold bars and gold coins to giving advice on setting up a long term tax deferred retirement plans such as a gold IRA.

Regal Assets put the client first and take the time to educate new investors on the precious metals industry. As one of the country’s largest and most experienced firms specializing in precious metals for the individual investor, Regal Assets is well qualified to serve precious metals needs.

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PAMP Suisse fine gold bars are an excellent choice for the gold investor as they are one of the most cost effective, liquid, trusted and popular ways to own gold.

PAMP in fact controls more than half of the world market for gold bullion bars weighing less than 50-grams. Bars are available in the following convenient sizes making entry to the gold bullion market easy for small investors:

• 1g PAMP Suisse gold bar
• 2.5g PAMP Suisse gold bar
• 5g PAMP Suisse gold bar
• 10g PAMP Suisse gold bar
• 1oz PAMP Suisse gold bar
• 50g PAMP Suisse gold bar

Click the following link to find out more about how to buy PAMP Suisse gold bars from authentic bullion dealers:

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These 24-Karat gold bars are minted to full 99.99% purity (999,9 fineness), and like most gold bars, carry one of the lowest premiums on bullion.

In other words, when buying PAMP Suisse gold bars you get more gold for your dollar than with other forms of bullion making them a perfect investment vehicle for those who wish to buy gold for the sake of gold as opposed to numismatic and ‘collector’ value.

Made In Switzerland

Manufactured by Produits Artistiques de Métaux Précieux at the Castel Saint Pietro refinery in Switzerland since its establishment in 1977, the quality and exacting standards to which each PAMP Suisse bar is produced has firmly established its reputation as one of the world’s premier gold refiners and an instantly recognizable and respected worldwide brand.

Outstanding Craftsmanship

PAMP Suisse gold bullion bars stand out from all other gold bars. Their bars are crafted with the highest quality artistic designs unmatched on any other gold bar product. Motifs range from mythological and astrological themes to religious icons, and from historic monuments to botanical renderings. The most famous of their designs is the exquisite ‘Lady Fortuna’ which has quickly become the calling card of PAMP.

They are highly liquid gold investments that are easy to buy and sell. Available in 1oz and other weight denominations, each bar has its weight, purity, content and unique serial number stamped on it guaranteeing its authenticity.

Since 1987 PAMP Suisse gold bars have been on the ‘Good Delivery’ list of the London Bullion Market Association. Historically this meant that members of the LBMA would accept these bars without question in settlement against transactions conducted between each other and with other acceptable counterparts. Today, listing on the the LBMA Good Delivery List is widely recognised as representing the de facto standard for the quality of gold and silver bars.

Are you ready to profit from the greatest gold bull market of modern times.

The ongoing bull market is set to rival that of the 1970’s which saw gold prices rise 10-fold.

If you think you have missed the boat…..Think again.

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Credit Suisse gold bars are an excellent choice for the gold investor. They are one of the most cost effective, liquid, trusted and popular ways to own gold and are available in popular sizes such as:

• 1g Credit Suisse gold bar
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• 10g Credit Suisse gold bar
• 100g Credit Suisse gold bar
• 1oz Credit Suisse gold bar
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The brand instantly assures the buyer and seller of quality, authenticity and liquidity.

Made In Switzerland

Manufactured in Switzerland at Valcambi, a world famous refinery that has been on the ‘Good Delivery List’ of the London Bullion Market Association since 1968, they are struck from pure 24 karat gold. Each Credit Suisse gold bar is stamped with its purity, weight, unique serial number and the refiner’s insignia.

In addition to its credentials, they are popular with investors as they carry one of the lowest premiums on gold bullion. Premium is the price above the market value of the gold bullion that represents refining, manufacture and delivery costs.

A 1oz Credit Suisse gold bar will cost you less to purchase than a 1oz gold bullion coin.

Credit Suisse gold bars therefore represent an excellent vehicle to invest in the gold bull market that has seen the gold price rise from $250/oz in 2001 to a peak of $1500/oz in the Spring of 2011, with many commentators believing that higher prices in gold are to still to come!

Are you ready to profit from the greatest gold bull market of modern times.

The ongoing bull market is set to rival that of the 1970’s which saw gold prices rise 10-fold.

If you think you have missed the boat…..Think again.

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They are minted to 99.99% purity which is also known in the industry as ‘Four Nines/ 9999′ fine gold. A fact that is proudly stamped onto every PAMP Suisse fine gold bar with the words ‘Fine Gold 999,9′.

Any minted gold bullion bars above 90.00% purity or ‘One Nine/ 9000′ is considered fine gold which in fact is less than 22 karats pure.

PAMP Suisse fine gold bars are available in many denominations including:

• 1g PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars
• 5g PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars
• 10g PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars
• 100g PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars
• 1oz PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars
• 10oz PAMP Suisse Fine Gold bars

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Pick up any suisse gold bar and after the initial pulse of excitement that everyone feels when they handle bullion, you will find the words ‘Fine Gold’ embossed on the soft metal’s surface.

The most popular fine Suisse gold bars are:

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These fine gold bars come in a variety of sizes as follows:

• 1g Suisse fine gold bars
• 5g Suisse fine gold bars
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• 100g Suisse fine gold bars
• 1oz Suisse fine gold bars
• 10oz Suisse fine gold bars

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Millesimal Fineness

‘Fine Gold’ a reference to the bullion’s purity as measured on the millesimal fineness scale which measures purity as parts per thousand.

Whereas karat is often used to describe the purity of precious metals by the general public, it is not sufficient when measuring highly pure bullion. 24 karat gold is in fact anything over 99.90% pure.

On the millesimal fineness scale, 99.90% calculates to 999 parts out of a thousand and is also referred to as ‘Three Nines’ fine.

Fine Suisse gold bars on the other hand are marked ’999,9′ which indicates a fineness of 99.99%, also known as ‘Four Nines’ fine and an extremely high purity content.

For the sake of completion, ‘One Nine’ fine equates to a fineness of 9000 which is less pure than 22 karat gold and ‘Two Nines’ fine equates to a fineness of 9900.

When it comes to these minted fine suisse gold bars, the reference to fineness is largely redundant as the vast majority of such suisse gold bullion bars are minted to only the highest quality of 999,9 fineness.

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Buying PAMP Suisse gold bars may well be one of the best investments you can make this year and with the advent of the internet, buying them has never been easier.

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The following table lists the prices of 1oz suisse gold bars on a selection of reputable bullion dealers as of July 2011. The data gives an idea on the mark-up that each dealer charges.

e.g SPOT PRICE July 2011	$1500
	$1537
	$1529
	$1525
	$1560

Points To Note About Buying PAMP Suisse Gold Bars

GoldEagleCoin.com has the most competitive prices and stock a wide range of bars including:

• 5g PAMP Suisse gold bars
• 100g PAMP Suisse gold bars
• 1 ounce PAMP Suisse gold bars
• 10 ounce PAMP Suisse gold bars

Should you choose to buy PAMP Suisse gold bars from GoldSilver.com, there is a minimum purchase of 10 bars. Further discounts are available for bigger purchases.

SuisseGold.ch may be the best priced but a shipping charge from Switzerland will be incurred unless your order is worth more than 10,000 CHF (approx. $12000).

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