Gold investment strategies

GOLD RICH VIŠUAL CONTENT FOR THE MODERN INVESTOR VISUAL CAPITALIST www.VISUALCAPITALIST.COM THE ULTIMATE STORE OF VALUE GOLD SUPPLY GOLD IS INCREDIBLY RARE. ALL GOLD MINED SINCE THE DAIWN OF CIVILIZATION WOULD FIT IN A 20m x 20m x 20m CUBE THERE ARE THEE DSINCT STREAS T HE UPL SU omO SALE oco EMOTION EVERY RING CROWN COIN AND BAR ON EARTH WOULD FIT INTO THIS CUBE. HERESA GOSERLOOK AT SPLY AST RELATES 10 GOLD PRCES OER THE LAST OEAR GOLD PRICE PER O2 OFFIAL SALES RECCLED GOLD HE PDTION 202 200 (171.300 1ONNES) (ARC DE TRIOMPIE) 04 GOLD DEMAND 2005 GOLD IS MALLEABLE AND DUCTILE. 45 O OF LD CN E STRETOHD NDA NTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 9M x 9M WIDE 102 COULD BE STRETOO OOML K THE REGT OF MOUNT EVEREST 2009 201 MORE GOLD PROPERTIES TOP 5 YEARS OF U.S. inflation PURE SODS SO SOFT THI TOU CAN CHEKE INDENTS ON PUE aTGMT YOUR TEEH 500 0 500 00 1530 2000 2500 3000 500 4000 4500 500 GOLD OVERALL DEMAND TECOLOY EVELAY INESEN IT EA CREASALO OEERS OME LAST 9 YVEA LO PUROWSES FOR NESMENTS HAE INEKED AHEFTY TOTAL GOLD DOAND LIA TONNES GOLD WANTED ITSA D CONDOOFHE AND ELC HE PRODUCTON 2002 571% HIH GOLD PRICES LED TO 30% 366% ITS E E 2009 (SINCE WWI) GRONTH IN GOLD PRODUCTION BETVEEN 2002 AND 2011. HH PES MEAN MORE GOL DEPOSTS AE ECONCK TO PODUKT NGEKEN GOUD PUROES B CENTRAL BANKS ITS HUSOS 200 1946 1974 1975 1979 1980 BLLON 2006 ORHT COOE ANTS ECCLED GOLD CONS 2006 AU EQUTES GOLD AS AN INVESTMENT DURNG THOSE FME S SNCE THE 2008 FIANN CRSS MORE PEOPLE HVE OPTED TO REDLE GOLD ECSE OF ITS HIGER PRE EVEEN 2 AND 2011, SUP D ECLNG GNOEASED 93% 2007 ETPS 1304% E MINE 2008 GOLD PERFORMANCE 2000 2010 Hail,I. DISCOVERIES ARE DECLINING. 21% TOTAL GOLD DEAND 4067 ES INCREASE 2011 12.39% TE NERAGE REAL ETNONST AND GOLD IS BECOMING MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIND. EIEEREREE GOLD IS A HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION & CURRENCY DEVALUATION HISTORY HAS SHOWN GOLD TO HAVE SEVERAL PROPERTIES AS AN INVESTMENT: AS THE MONETARY SUFPLY INCREASES, 5O HAS THE PRICE OF GOLD GOLD HELPS DIVERSIFY A PORTFOLIO S000 $3000 BEOUSE HE GOLD aCE HAS LON CORRELATON OST ASET SSES S2500 ND S DRIVEN BY DFFERENT RCTORS, GOLD CAN HELP DNERSFY A PORTFOUO PORTOD PEFORMANCE OVER DARS 71-2011) S00- S1400- 52000 12 S1200- S1000 $1500 DAA SHOS THAT THE GRADE OF UNDERGROUND AND OPEN PIT GOLD MNES ARE DECREASNG OVER TIME. $1000 10% S00 100%LD EQUTES 130% SP S00 GOLD PRIKE S400 $500 THIS MEANS LARGE SCALE, HIGH-GRADE $200 GOLD DEPOSITS ARE RAER THAN EVER US ADAISTED MONETARY E INSONG OF 0OLK 2012 MERNE ANNUAL VOLATILITY SVCD DEVATION (san) N TMINW MN