HOW TO BUY

GOLD LIKE
AN INSIDER
THE GUIDE TO INSIDERS’ SECRETS

BY
STEVE PETERS
 BUY GOLD LIKE AN INSIDER

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Written by: Steve Peters

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 Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5

CHAPTER 1: SHOULD YOU OWN GOLD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8

Where Did Wall Street Go?
Gold Facts and Educated Opinions
No Investment is Perfect

CHAPTER 2: WHAT ABOUT THE CURRENT ECONOMY? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18

Inflation/Deflation
What is Gold Worth Today?
Gold Risks
2007—U.S. Mint Suspends Gold Coin Sales
2009—U.S. Mint Suspends Gold Bullion Sales
Factors That Could Drive Prices Down

CHAPTER 3: CENTRAL BANKS AND POTENTIAL PRICE MANIPULATION . . . page 28

Gold vs. Paper Money/Potential Manipulation
The Role of Central Banks
GATA Concerns in U.S.
Gold Sales Chart
Central Bank Gold Agreements

CHAPTER 4: HISTORICAL ACTIVITY OF GOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35

Gold Prices Charts—Short and Long Term

CHAPTER 5: GENERAL CATEGORIES OF GOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 38

Bullion and Why Dealers Sell It
Risks for Bullion
Spot Gold and Premiums Defined

CHAPTER 6: GOLD CONFISCATION, SUSPENSIONS & NUMISMATICS . . . . page 44

Inflation/Deflation Chart
Presidential Executive Order 6102
Contrary Opinion
Protect Yourself With the Right Gold
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Numismatic Gold Premiums Defined
Risks of Owning Numismatics
Unprecedented Demand for Gold Coins
Gold Coin Sales Suspended 2007
U.S. Mint 2009

CHAPTER 7: HOW MOST GOLD DEALERS & THEIR BROKERS WORK . . page 55
My Life as a Gold Broker
Prices You Need to Know
A Day in the Life of a Dealer
Dealer Product Offerings
“Special Deal”-erships
Buying Gold or Buying a “Story”

CHAPTER 8: TIME TO BUY GOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 68

Negotiating a Fair Price
So What is the Average Person To Do?
Plan Your Strategy; Work Your Plan
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
Some of My Favorite Coins

CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77

APPENDIX A
PROCESS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT YOUR PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . page 79

APPENDIX B
SOURCES AND RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 82

APPENDIX C SPECIAL REPORT:

THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES MOST GOLD BUYERS MAKE . . . . . . . . . . page 84

APPENDIX D SPECIAL REPORT:

TREASURY DEPARTMENT ALERT/BULLION SALES SUSPENDED . . . page 87

APPENDIX E SPECIAL REPORT:

U.S. GOLD CONFISCATION ORDER OF 1933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 89