Precious metals occur naturally, making them rare and difficult to find compared with other metals. Their high economic value has long been attributed to this rarity, and they remain sought after today for use in jewellery, art, commodities and investments.
Unlike base metals, precious metals are not reactive and have a higher lustre, as well as being more ductile. These qualities — lustre, rarity and ductility — mean they fetch higher prices on the market than their counterparts. This course looks at two of the most popular precious metals that investors trade: gold and silver.
It introduces gold and silver as investment commodities, discusses what makes them lucrative to investors, and gives reasons why you should consider investing in precious metals generally, and in gold and silver specifically. The course sets out five popular ways of investing in gold and silver, and ten drivers of their prices.
This is a basic introduction to investing in gold and silver, covering the essentials that every beginner investor or precious metal enthusiast should know.
You will learn:
- The properties of gold and silver as precious metals
- Why investors choose gold and silver over other investment commodities
- Why you should invest in precious metals
- Why you should invest in gold and silver
- Five popular ways of investing in precious metals
- The major drivers of the prices of gold and silver
The course is 1 module and around 45 minutes of learning. See more in our accounting and finance courses or browse our full CPD course library.
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