6000 Years of Buying and Selling Gold and Silver: from Jewelry to ETFs: A Historical, Economic, and Step-by-Step Guide to Modern Trading and Investing

By Aaron Brachfeld

From the prehistoric origins of jewelry and coinage to modern ETFs and mutual funds, this book bridges history and financial planning to explain, in plain language and easy-to-follow instructions, the economic theories and principles behind both time-tested and cutting-edge strategies for trading and investment.

Gold is a paradox-capable of powering organized crime's shadow economies or being weaponized against tyrants and dictators to strengthen global democracy. The same gold that graces the altars of the world's religions or lies hidden in coin collections can uplift communities from poverty or trap them in cycles of debt. There's no real difference between the gold chains of American rap stars and the gold reserves of central banks in Keynesian and Marxist economies. By understanding gold's role throughout history as a universal currency-and the recent efforts to limit its use in America and India-you'll gain critical insights on how to prosper from your gold, make meaningful contributions to your community, and even help change the world

CONTENTS:

Why Gold Retains Its Relative Spending Power

Before Gold: Invention of Currency as a Measure of Value

The Origins of Barter

Intrinsic Worth vs. Relative Value

Limitations of Barter and the Currency Revolution

Currency as a Measure of Value - Worth Creates Value

Measuring Worth and Value

Value and Worth Can and Do Change

Ricardian Economics

Ricardian Currency

DID YOU KNOW? Gold Prices in 550 B.C. Were Affected by Technology

Why To Buy Gold - and Why Not To

Advantage: Protection Against Inflation and Currency Collapse

Disadvantage: No Opportunity for Deflation or Appreciation

Why Not To Buy Gold

Gold is a Poor Long Term Investment

So...Why Buy Gold?

Protection Against Inflation

Security of savings

International Trade

Where to Buy and Sell Gold - and Where Not To

Where Not To Buy and Sell Gold

Taxation on Collectibles

Pawn Shops

Coin Dealers

Auction

Gold Mines

Where to Buy and Sell Gold

Mutual Funds, ETFs and Cooperative Banking

ETFs vs. Mutual Funds and Cooperative Banks

Practical Uses for Gold in Investing and Financial Planning: A How-To

Using Gold, Generally

Using Gold in HSA's, 529's and Emergency Savings

Using Gold in IRA's

Gold as a Substitute for CD Ladder

Gold Jewelry and Medicaid Liens and Inheritance Taxes

Practical Strategies for Trading in Gold

Theory of Gold Trading

Strategies for Capitalizing Short Term Volatility

The Relative Strength Index (RSI)

Converting Gold to Bonds or Stocks or Other Commodities

The Role of Gold in a Modern Developed Economy

Other Precious Metals and Commodities: Not All That Glitters is Gold 55

Silver

Platinum

Copper and Iron

Agricultural Commodities

Currencies and Cryptocurrencies

Conclusion: a Golden Rule 66

Gold's Endurance Against Existential Threats by Fiat Currency

Gold as a Foundation of Market Freedom

Gold in a Marxist Economy

Gold in Post-Marxist and Keynesian Economics

A Golden Opportunity

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DT19MG25
• ISBN13: 9798306926520
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"