Guernsey Gold Articles

Bargain-hunting for Bullion: why I started nibbling nuggets last week

MarkUiDIGITAL — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:22 +0100

For beleaguered British investors, bullion has not been the safe haven most expected. The combination of a declining bullion price has been exacerbated by a rare rally in Sterling. The slash and burn in public spending has provided a fillip for the Pound during what may prove to be a honeymoon period with the City. Warren Buffett’s view on buying stocks should be the opposite for gold investors, namely sell when there’s fear and buy when there’s complacency.

Bullion: Barbarous Relic, Bubble or Boom

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:15:19 +0100

The topic of precious metals is a contentious one; provoking extreme and often entrenched reactions. The Depression-era economist John Maynard Keynes once described gold as a ‘barbarous relic’. This was in part due to its ancient role as a currency but also because its restraining effect on money supply when the economy was on its knees. With good stewardship there should be no place for using metals as money but the human desire to live beyond our means has been our undoing.

Meet the Head of Guernsey Gold (Islamic Finance News)

TobyB — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:27:43 +0000

Name: Toby Birch

Position: Managing Director

Company: Guernsey Gold Limited

Gold will keep its shine

TobyB — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:21 +0000

While Soros has made some great calls on markets he has also made some major bluners – he is only human. His arguments against gold are based on the belief that an increase in interest rates is coming as the world economy has supposedly emerged out of recession. If you look through the propaganda and use common sense, you will understand that the so-called growth is simply government spending which is piling up the debt levels and of course the interest bill attached to it.

Forecasting the Future: Is the Recession Over?

TobyB — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:54:05 +0000

‘It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time’

The Problem is the Solution

MarkUiDIGITAL — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:55:04 +0000

Three principal fears preying on peoples’ minds are fuel costs, a fading economy and falling house prices. As the blame game begins and newspapers wallow in woe, we may with hindsight discover that the credit crisis was a blessing in disguise.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst

MarkUiDIGITAL — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:54:31 +0000