December 30, 2016

Your Guide to Incredibly Useful 2016 Posts on the Gold Refiners Blog

December 30, 2016/ Barry Lenson

The GoldRefiners.com editorial team had a very busy 2016, writing a total of 45 blog posts on a variety of topics. Some posts contained only nuts-and-bolts advice on finding gold. Others covered politics and trends. And some were a little wacky. Yet we did our utmost to deliver practical, usable advice in every post we wrote. In today’s post, we’ll organize those 2016 posts by topic, so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for.

November 26, 2016

Will Ivanka Trump Usher in a New Gold Age in America?

November 26, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Ivanka Trump, the glamourous daughter of our new President-elect, is wealthy enough to wear just about anything she would like. And what does she wear? Gold jewelry, of course, and items of clothing that look like gold. The question is, will she wear it so often, and so visibly, that she will trigger a new demand for the precious metal and cause gold trading prices to rise?

November 04, 2016

Golden Musical Instruments: A Brief History of the White House’s Two Gold Pianos

November 04, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Over the years, the White House has been home to two famous pianos decorated richly with gold. Way back in 1903, the Steinway & Sons piano company donated a grand piano that was completely covered in gold leaf, and it was spectacular. Today, you can see that instrument on display...

September 02, 2016

Will Gold Prices Rise or Fall after the Presidential Election?

September 02, 2016/ Barry Lenson

People around the world aren’t waiting breathlessly to make financial decisions until after our election. They’re already buying and selling gold, buying and holding gold, and applying all kinds of strategies to profit from the metal. Just recently, for example, China acquired an estimated 11 tons of gold and salted it away, which helped drive up prices. Russia is buying up reserves of gold too. So chances are pretty good that those activities will continue, so the trading price of gold isn’t about to fall anytime soon – not even after our November election.

February 26, 2016

What Will Happen to Gold Prices if Donald Trump Becomes President?

February 26, 2016/ Barry Lenson

What will happen to gold prices if Donald J. Trump becomes our next president? We don’t have a crystal ball and we don’t know for certain. But it is still interesting to look at the platform that he has posted on donaldjtrump.com, his campaign website. He lists a number of actions that he says he will take if he gets elected. Let’s see how they might affect gold markets.

September 25, 2015

How Much Gold Does Donald Trump Own?

September 25, 2015/ Barry Lenson

It’s no secret that rich and famous people like to own gold. Some of them buy it as an investment. Others wear it as jewelry or even makeup. Still others like to decorate their homes, cars and boats with the metal. How much gold do ultra-rich people own? And how much gold did famous people who are no longer living own? We did some research. Here’s a summary of what we learned.

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