ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Working Money: Heavy (Precious) Metals by Jeff Dufour The whys, whens, and hows of investing in gold and other precious metals. After a long lapse from the consciousness of the investing public, gold is glittering again. Earlier in 2002, the price of gold broke the $300/oz. threshold for the first time since 1999. Precious metals mining stocks and gold-laden mutual funds have soared, even as the Standard & Poor's 500 continues to lag. Yet precious metals -- gold in particular -- are one of the least understood and most controversial investments around. Once thought of as the only true storehou...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The whys, whens, and hows of investing in gold and other precious metals....