Recently, one of the Kitco commentaries I read noted that in 21 of the past 23 days, gold has hit a record high. Many prognosticators said $1,100 an ounce this year would be the high. As we continue to see countries buy massive amounts of gold (India and many others) it becomes more possible that we may see $1,300 per ounce this year.
In my opinion, because of the shortage of metal available and people hoarding the precious yellow metal, we will see at least $2,000 an ounce in the near future. One of the old-time players I’ve dealt with for years said this is shaping up to look like the early ‘80s when he had 30 to 40 customers lined up outside his door. As this continues to develop and we continue to spend more money in the US at a rapid pace, we could quite possibly see $3,000 to $4,000 per ounce price as some other prognosticators have suggested.
Keep in mind, we still encourage dollar-cost averaging, as it will not hurt to buy as it’s going up. Do not wait until you have $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000 to invest, it is ok to buy even 1/10 of an ounce at today’s prices of $165 per 1/10 ounce. One of my customers this morning told me he wished he had bought more two months ago. My instruction was to be glad you bought what you bought, but now you must do dollar-cost averaging. He is a medical doctor that doesn’t have time to keep up with this, so he trusts me to give him good advice. That is the most sound advice I can give at this time is don’t cry over what you haven’t done but be aggressive as the price explosion gets ready to happen.
Keep in mind, gold’s little brother, silver, still has many legs and can run a long way. Percentage wise there is a lot more profit to be made in silver than there is gold. As of this morning, gold is up 356.7% for the year and silver is up 66%. When factoring in inflation, gold should be $2,600 an ounce right now and silver should be $40. This is based on 2009 price increases; this does not factor in the inflation we’re going to see in 2010. Please feel free to call or email any questions, I am at your service and would love to help.