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Although not liquid, these investments can be enjoyable and maybe profitable . . . .

While the international gold market is facing a slowdown, with the global demand for the precious metal waning, gold is becoming remarkably popular in Germany . . . .

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio didn’t just recommend gold last quarter. He bought a lot of it . . . .

“We believe that precious metals remain a relevant asset class in modern portfolios, despite their lack of yield,” said Goldman Sachs in a recent report on the dilemma of what investors should do about falling gold price . . . .

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, the 68-year-old founder of the world’s largest hedge fund (160 billion under management), said bitcoin is "in a bubble" during an interview on CNBC Tuesday morning, arguing that the so-called currency is too difficult to spend, and too volatile to be a useful store of value . . . .

One bank maintained its $1,400-an ounce outlook for gold Monday even as prices cooled on profit-taking, commenting that the precious metal was not yet in overbought territory . . . .

Silver has surged 12 percent in the past month — but one trader appears to believe that the real rally may just be getting started . . . .

Gold held near its highest in more than a year on Friday as weak economic data lowered expectations of a December interest rate rise in the United States . . . .

One of the great things about owning gold is that anyone can do it from virtually anywhere in the world. It certainly has a democratizing impact on protecting one’s wealth . . . .

If winning the Power Ball is ever in your fortune, don’t forget to invest at least 10% of that into gold, but make sure to store it in different countries, as government confiscation of the bullion is never completely out of the realm of possibilities, advises financial commentator Jim Cramer in his latest post . . . .