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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5300828, member: 101855"]I would say the dollar cost averaging makes sense with bullion as well, to a point. If you perceive that the current prices are driven by excessive speculation, then it's best to hold off on your purchases. </p><p><br /></p><p>The classic example was the Hunt Brothers who drove silver up to $55 an ounce with their excessively leveraged purchases. When gold looked like it might might make it to $2,000 an ounce that might have been a time to make you pause. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you invest in stocks, especially in funds that contain many stocks, you are dealing with a broader spectrum of the economy. When you looking at metals, it's limited to gold, silver, platinum and maybe a couple others. That is a really narrow focus. The reason that the current market levels should limit you buying when the prices seem to be too high.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5300828, member: 101855"]I would say the dollar cost averaging makes sense with bullion as well, to a point. If you perceive that the current prices are driven by excessive speculation, then it's best to hold off on your purchases. The classic example was the Hunt Brothers who drove silver up to $55 an ounce with their excessively leveraged purchases. When gold looked like it might might make it to $2,000 an ounce that might have been a time to make you pause. When you invest in stocks, especially in funds that contain many stocks, you are dealing with a broader spectrum of the economy. When you looking at metals, it's limited to gold, silver, platinum and maybe a couple others. That is a really narrow focus. The reason that the current market levels should limit you buying when the prices seem to be too high.[/QUOTE]
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