Pitfalls when you mine for gold

Some points to consider before you dabble in the yellow metal.

Some points to consider before you dabble in the yellow metal.

? Even the best economists can make mistakes when trying to read this difficult market. Just ask UK finance minister Gordon Brown, who from 1999 to 2002 led a series of gold auctions by the Bank of England. It seemed like a perfectly good idea at the time. But when you consider that the last auction in March 2002 sold 643,200oz of gold at a mere $296.50/oz,

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