Comments on: How to Invest in Gold http://money-guide.com.au/2009/10/gold-investment/ Money tips to make your decisions clearer and easier Fri, 18 May 2012 01:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt Hern http://money-guide.com.au/2009/10/gold-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Matt Hern Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:47:19 +0000 http://money-guide.com.au/?p=283#comment-479 Nice points Mark about the potential upsides. They are obviously what attracts people to the "speculative" end of the market where a potential very large gain comes with higher volatility and a higher chance of loss. Perhaps I should come around and have coffee with you and your management team to learn more. :) Nice points Mark about the potential upsides. They are obviously what attracts people to the “speculative” end of the market where a potential very large gain comes with higher volatility and a higher chance of loss.

Perhaps I should come around and have coffee with you and your management team to learn more. :)

]]> By: Mark Thompson http://money-guide.com.au/2009/10/gold-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Mark Thompson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:14 +0000 http://money-guide.com.au/?p=283#comment-478 Or you can invest in the <a href="http://www.talgagold.com" rel="nofollow">Talga Gold Ltd</a> IPO! But seriously Re your comments Matt, especially on investing in a gold mining/exploration company, each of your possibly negative points also have positive ones. <em>"The investment value will not necessarily track movement in the gold price"</em> Yes, it may exceed it! <em>"Many mining companies have investments in more than one commodity"</em> Yep, and you want them to have some Nickel when the gold price drops and nickel takes off, etc. Their diversity provides an inbuilt hedge. <em>"...you have the management and operational risk associated with any company."</em> Yes, and the management benefits. Kerry Harmanis, the MD of Jubillee took shareholders from 20c to $23 per share. The company value far outperformed the commodity value in that time - good management can add value to your gold aspirations. Mark Thompson Managing Director <a href="http://www.talgagold.com" rel="nofollow">Talga Gold Ltd</a> Or you can invest in the Talga Gold Ltd IPO!
But seriously Re your comments Matt, especially on investing in a gold mining/exploration company, each of your possibly negative points also have positive ones.
“The investment value will not necessarily track movement in the gold price”
Yes, it may exceed it!

“Many mining companies have investments in more than one commodity”
Yep, and you want them to have some Nickel when the gold price drops and nickel takes off, etc. Their diversity provides an inbuilt hedge.

“…you have the management and operational risk associated with any company.”
Yes, and the management benefits. Kerry Harmanis, the MD of Jubillee took shareholders from 20c to $23 per share. The company value far outperformed the commodity value in that time – good management can add value to your gold aspirations.

Mark Thompson
Managing Director
Talga Gold Ltd

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