Investor knowledge

If you are new to gold and silver investing or want to brush up on your knowledge, these articles will bust through the jargon and get you up to speed on what everything means.

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Jul 21, 2025 Investor knowledge
Unpacking precious metals: coins, bars and everything in between

New to gold and silver investing? We break down the difference between minted coins, rectangular coins, minted bars, cast bars and sovereigns.

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Mar 4, 2020 Investor knowledge

Will silver deliver strong gains for investors in 2020?

Precious metals are back on the investment radar in 2020, with the price of gold rising by over 12% in AUD terms and 4.5% in USD terms in the first two months of the year.

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Mar 3, 2020 Investor knowledge

Does gold perform stronger at certain times of the year?

It has been a strong start to 2020 for gold, with the yellow metal rising by 12.99% in AUD terms, and 4.54% in USD terms in the first two months of the year, The Perth Mint reports.

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Jan 30, 2020 Investor knowledge

What is 'conflict-free' gold?

While huge leaps have been made in recent years in the prevention of conflict mining, it remains a global issue – particularly for gold.

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Dec 16, 2019 Investor knowledge

Gold and superannuation

Five key questions related to superannuation and investing in gold.

Dec 1, 2019 Investor knowledge

What’s stopping you from buying gold?

Gold is a mainstream choice for retail investors according to a recent World Gold Council survey which questioned 18,000 consumers globally.

Oct 8, 2019 Investor knowledge

Why hold gold in a portfolio?

For millennia gold has been sought after for both its beauty and its functionality.

Sep 12, 2019 Investor knowledge

Why do investors turn to gold in low interest rate environments?

More than 45 years of market history tells us gold has typically delivered strong returns when real rates have been low. 

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Sep 12, 2019 Investor knowledge

The centenary of the first London gold price

12 September 2019 marks the centenary of the first gold price, or what is now known as the LBMA Gold Price.

Aug 13, 2019 Investor knowledge

Is gold a commodity or a monetary asset?

Some people regard gold as simply another commodity. However, it can be argued that gold performs differently to commodities in general and more like a monetary asset.

Aug 12, 2019 Investor knowledge

Why buy gold as an investment?

Across centuries gold's attraction as an investment has remained as constant as the yellow metal’s properties.