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Gold, and what the bill does not say

The rate is quoted per gram — so why does buying 10 grams cost so much more than ten times the rate?

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  1. Calculate

    Gold Purchase Calculator

    Making charges, tax and purity, and the rate gold has to reach before selling breaks even.

  2. Read

    Real returns — why you divide, not subtract

    Gold is usually bought as a hedge against exactly this. Worth reading with the break-even figure in mind.

  3. Quiz

    Personal Finance quiz

    Where gold sits among the other places money can go.

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