How To Invest In Gold Now – Buying And Selling Gold, Coins, Bars, Shares, Mining, ETFs

“In the wild and whacky world of gold stocks, investors and speculators have a wide range of options for capital deployment”, writes Scott Wright of Zeal Research in an extensive forum post at Gold Eagle with the title Gold-Producing Stocks.

He continues: “These options can be categorized in many different ways, but it all boils down to risk. The degree of risk varies from extremely risky with the junior gold explorers to just plain risky with the large senior producers.”

Wright dissects the gold mining industry, highlighting the different phases companies may be in, and gives pointers on what to look for when analyzing the increasingly wide range of gold stocks and shares available on the market today, as well as pitfalls to avoid.

Obviously not everyone has the time or the inclination to research the sector in depth themselves, and at the end of the long and informative article the author offers an in-depth report on 20 top gold stocks for purchase:

“After cataloging hundreds of gold stocks and researching nearly 100 gold producers, we’ve identified and profiled our favorite 20 gold-producing stocks. In a brand-new report format, we delve into an in-depth fundamental examination of each producer on a project-by-project basis.

“This report includes producers of all sizes ranging from those that are in the process of commissioning their young gold mines to those that are among the largest in the world. We believe we have identified a good mix of innovative, long-life, low-cost and well-managed gold companies that are in position to be the gold-stock leaders in the years to come.”

Zeal Research also offers a paid monthly newsletter, but in addition their website has a section called Essays, with detailed analyses and charts. In an essay titled “Trading the Gold-Stock Bull“, Wright’s colleague Adam Hamilton closes with the words “With gold now at just over 1/3rd of its famous inflation-adjusted January 1980 high, odds are the majority of this gold-stock bull is still yet to come,” so investing in gold stocks and shares is obviously definitely worth looking into in his opinion.

If this whole aspect of investing in gold is new to you – and even if it isn’t – reading Scott Wright’s forum article and Adam Hamilton’s essay, as well as some of the other articles you can find at these two sites, will certainly provide some good initial insights into analyzing and investing in gold stocks and shares.