Bullion Bars

Silver Bullion Bars and Gold Bullion Bars

An investment in physical precious metals like gold and silver is known for being an excellent financial hedge or safe haven against adverse economic, political and social changes. The prices of gold and silver have outperformed inflation significantly. An investment in silver and gold has proven to be an excellent means of accumulating wealth too.

Gold and Silver are money and are the ultimate safe haven asset and the best way, of ensuring wealth preservation and for passing wealth from one generation to the next.

Buying Gold Bars

The most traditional way of investing in gold and silver is by buying gold bars or silver bars. Gold and Silver Bars are most cost effective ways of purchasing physical precious metals like silver and gold. You can buy gold and silver bullion bars in varying sizes from 1/2 oz to 1000 oz (including 1-oz bullion bars, 10-oz billion bars and 100-oz bullion bars). All these gold and silver bars are .9999 fine (99.99 pure).

Buy Silver Bars

Some of the advantages of owning silver and gold bars are:

• Most investments in gold and silver can be done anonymously.
• The bars are uniform size, making them very convenient to store and easy to handle.
• They are compact size, making them ideal for investors who want to secure a large amount of wealth in a relatively small storage area.
• They have recognizable hallmarks, making them readily accepted for resale and easily convertible to cash.
• Gold bars and Silver bars have low premium over spot price.
• Gold and Silver offer investors effective portfolio diversification, since it is negatively correlated with other asset classes.
• An investment in gold and silver bars provides liquidity and portability
• An investment in bullion gold and silver is a relatively low risk investment

Gold Bars

Gold and Silver bars are increasing in popularity as investment vehicles, as they carry much lower premiums than gold or silver bullion coins. It is estimated that the premiums on kilo gold bars can be at least $50 per ounce less than the premiums on bullion products such as the Gold American Eagles or other gold coins.

The 100-oz bullion bars are often called investment bars, because people who buy them usually do so for investment purposes, not as a hedge against inflation. Buy silver and gold bars from recognized bar manufacturers: Engelhard silver bars, Johnson Matthey gold bars, Perth Mint gold bars, Credit Suisse gold bars or PAMP Suisse gold bars.

Platinum bars are a good way to invest in the precious metal platinum with a lower premium over spot than for platinum bullion coins. PAMP platinum bars contain a purity of 99.95% and have been traded on world investment markets for more than twenty years. Each platinum bar is individually registered and sealed in a protective holder, along with an official Assay Certificate, which guarantees the purity, weight, and platinum content of each platinum bar.

Palladium Bars

Palladium bars are minted of .999 fine (99.9% pure). 1-oz sized palladium bullion bars are often considered investment bars, because investors who buy them usually do so for investment purposes and may sell some of them when prices rise. While not cheap to purchase, Palladium bars offer something real for you to add to your investment portfolio.