Dewara

Jika anda mengumpulkan semua emas yang ada di dunia ini dan meletakkannya di satu tempat, seberapa banyakkah emas tersebut? Dan ternyata, jawaban untuk pertanyaan ini sedikit cukup mengejutkan. Total emas yang ada di seluruh dunia ini hanyalah dalam jumlah yang relatif kecil. Berikut adalah bagaimana perhitungan jumlah total emas yang tersedia di seluruh dunia. Read more »

Sepanjang sejarah, emas telah menjadi barang yang sangat berharga. Banyak peradaban mulai dari Mesir kuno, China sampai suku-suku asli di Benua Amerika sangat menghargai keindahan dan karakteristik unik yang dimiliki oleh emas. Emas begitu berharga sehingga pencarian akan emas mengarah pada kekejaman manusia mulai dari perang sampai dengan penjajahan dan perbudakan. Benua Amerika dijajah terutama karena hasil kekayaan emasnya yang begitu melimpah. Karena emas, Hernan Cortez, seorang penakluk dari Spanyol, menyapu bersih Kekaisaran Aztec. Sementara, Kekaisaran Inca dihancurkan oleh Francisco Pizarro, yang juga berasal dari Spanyol, untuk menjarah emas yang mereka miliki. Read more »

RULE #1 – Have a Plan

RULE #2 – Deal with a reputable firm

RULE #3 – Devise an investment strategy Read more »

1. What is your motivation: diversifi cation or appreciation?
2. For what time frame are you considering holding gold?
3. What is your view of the U.S. dollar?
4. How has gold performed against the euro and other currencies?
5. What is the geopolitical picture? Read more »

Gold (symbol Au) has an atomic number of 79, i.e., each gold atom has 79 protons in its nucleus. The atomic mass of the gold atom is 196.967, and the atomic radius is 0.1442 nanometers. Interestingly this is smaller than would be predicted by theory. The arrangement of outer electrons around the gold nucleus is related to gold’s characteristic yellow color. The color of a metal is based on transitions of electrons between energy bands. The conditions for the intense absorption of light at the wavelengths necessary to produce the typical gold color are fulfilled by a transition from the d band to unoccupied positions in the conduction band. Read more »

Jakarta - Sejumlah komoditas berhasil mencetak kenaikan harga yang sangat signifikan selama tahun 2011 di tengah kondisi pasar finansial yang lemah lesu. Namun sebagian lagi justru merosot tajam.

Data Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, sebuah benchmark 19 komoditas dunia dan sebagian besar diperdagangkan di AS tercatat turun sebesar 7% selama tahun 2011. Padahal pada tahun 2010, CRB Index tercatat naik hingga 15% atau lebih besar dibandingkan kenaikan S&P yang hanya 13%.

Beberaka komoditas individual terus mencatat kinerja pelemahan yang berdampak pada saham-saham atau indeks yang terutama terekspos oleh fluktuasi harga komoditas. Read more »

Solution:
Be realistic about your goals.

One of the biggest mistakes that can crop up in gold trading is getting caught up in the belief that there are unimaginable riches just waiting to be tapped. There is no promised glory land that will appear just because you want it bad enough. There is profit potential, and there is a risk of loss, but lay everything on the line searching for El Dorado and you risk disappointment as well. Read more »

Solution:
Stick to your trading plan and your analysis.

It is easy to get caught up in the game. No matter what gold investment you are participating in, there is a lot of adrenaline and emotion that goes with trading. You should already have developed a trading plan, so sticking to it should be easy no matter what the crowd is doing. Note that this is different than trend following. What matters here is avoiding hype. The old trading adage, “Buy the rumor, sell the fact” speaks to the kind of over-inflated action that can crop up at times. Be wary of a stampede in one direction or another, and as long as your planned exits are not triggered, there is probably no reason to run.

Solution:
Gold is a global commodity - keep an eye on the big picture.

It is natural to look to the things you are familiar with when you are doing your analysis. For some investors, this means reading domestic news and weighing that within their price forecasts for gold. The problem is that the marketplace is global. One must be as aware of international news and economic forces that might play or weigh on the price of precious metals. Sure, gold is priced in
US dollars – but shifting concerns in the Euro zone or China are just as likely to move prices dramatically and bring market volatility. Read more »