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Can The Gold Rush Really Come Back?

It’s the question one must ask oneself when, in the middle of the largest gold selloff in recent history, the bargain hunters came out creating record demand for gold, an “echo gold rush” of sorts. Call a few bullion dealers in town and you’ll hear the same thing over and over: “sorry, we’re sold out”…. Read more

Hamilton Gold Buyers Best Payout Guarantee

In this interview, Hamilton Gold manager, Kyle Hasselman explains why the customer experience at Hamilton Gold might be a little different from what most people would expect from a typical cash for gold buyer in Hamilton. As the only cash for gold buyer in Hamilton offering a combination of the areas highest precious metals payouts,… Read more

Gold Demand Reached Record High in 2012

According to a report released this week by the World Gold Council, demand for the precious metal reached a feverish pitch towards the end of 2012. The record-high levels of demand were driven in part by increased gold jewellery demand in India as well as an increase of 8% in purchases by central banks. Individual… Read more

How Will Obama’s State of the Union Speech Affect Gold?

It’s no secret that financial markets react, often erratically, to speeches made by prominent politicians. Announcements made by Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, can cause the entire Dow Jones to go up and down by multiple percentage points in one day. That’s a huge feat, so what normally happens to financial… Read more

Treasure Hunting on your Penny Purge

Across the nation there are jars of them. Unloved and unspent. They have been part of our money system since 1870 and last Friday the last Canadian penny that will ever be produced for circulation tumbled down the chute at the Royal Canadian Mint. It costs more to produce (around 1.6 cents) than it’s worth,… Read more