Precious Metals

Precious Metals

Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver.

Notes:

Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal.

See also: Alternative Assets, Bullion, Fool's Gold, Four C's, Ingot, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver

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Precious metals

Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, which are used for their intrinsic value or for their value in production. These may be traded either in their physical state or by way of futures and options contracts, mining company stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other instrument.