I’m not really sure why large investment firms by and large seem to ignore such an important asset class as precious metals.

Though this investment class is truly not so secret anymore, the overwhelming majority of individual investors still largely ignore it. And this is a shame, because today, we are in the midst of one of the greatest bull runs in precious metals that will ever be witnessed during our lifetimes.

 
While you almost always hear about the percentages of your portfolios allocated to financial companies, biotechs, and pharmaceuticals, you almost never hear about a percentage allocated to precious metals. 

 
That’s because everybody thinks that you have to be a commodities expert to profit from investing in precious metals. The truth is that there are many, many different ways to benefit from investing in precious metals. Most people just don’t know about them.

 
You can buy physical metal in the form of bullion bars, bullion coins, rare coins.

You can  buy “paper” form in the form of precious metal exchange traded funds.

You can purchase precious metal mining companies in different stages in the precious metal cycle from exploration companies to development companies to producing companies. 

You can buy junior producers or major producers.

You can buy mining company indexes.

You can buy options on these indexes.

 
The only problem is that most people don’t know which assets above are better to buy than the others. In fact, within each category, there are considerable differences and risks. When oil takes off, while some company’s shares languish well behind their earnings, with most of the majors, you can throw a dart at the board, and you’d do reasonably well. Not so with precious metals.

For example, had you invested in Barrick (one of the largest major gold producers in the world) from 2000 to mid-2006, you would have earned 60% returns. This doesn’t sound so bad until you consider the fact that another major gold producer, Gold Fields, returned 370% over the exact same time frame. It’s highly unlikely you would ever see such large gaps in performance between two oil majors such as British Petroleum and Chevron.  But these performance differences are common in precious metals.

 
This same marked difference existed among the major precious metal indexes as well. From 2002 to mid-2006, the difference in returns between two major precious metal indexes was 150%!

 
Of all the investment possibilities explained above, because of the great differences in returns that exist not only among the various categories, but also within the categories, whether you invest in the proper vehicles can be the difference between a $10,000 investment turning into $13,000 or $100,000.

 
Not only do we tell you 11 of our favorite opportunities in this asset class that we narrowed down from hundreds of hours of painstaking research, but we teach you how to uncover the best similar opportunities in the future. We tell you what types of companies present the best risk-reward setups and what companies could provide the huge homeruns but at greater speculation. We'll tell you what you need to track to understand if the company remains a good investment one year after your purchased it.  Quite simply, when investing in precious metals, we provide the most comprehensive guide to intelligent decision making in this module bar none.

Think investing in precious metals, including gold, is simple? Think again. If your advisor tells you to merely buy the gold ETF, that’s because most advisors have no clue as to the best way to invest in gold. And that’s where SmartKnowledgeU™ enters the picture.  We break everything down for you and tell you how to identify the best precious metal investments and even how to safely allocate your precious metals portfolio.

 
Yes, your precious metals portfolio should be well positioned with different types of investments so that you can truly benefit from any major momentum rise in this asset class. We’ll make sure that you understand exactly why one company may return only 60% returns while another one will return 370% and in the process, take the guesswork out of your investments. Imagine if you went to Las Vegas or Macau to play black jack, and with every hand you were dealt, you know exactly what cards the dealer was holding. It would be much easier to win right?

That’s exactly what our MoneyPing™ strategies do for you in the world of investing, even with such widely misunderstood asset classes like precious metals.

 
Oh and we forgot to mention, there’s another special asset class among precious metals so rare that only a few companies qualify for this rating. They’re among the companies we like the best and you’ll find out what they are inside. I’ll even provide you a special research report that tells you what is “The Best Investment for the Next Five Years”.

Content:                                                          33  pages
Number of Lessons:                                       10
Number of Exercises:                                     1
Exam Questions:                                            14
Estimated Time of Completion:                     2-3 hours

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