December issue of Businessweek has an article that shows the rise of gold is solely being driven by demand from ETFs.

SPDR Gold trust was created with the sole purpose of drumming up the price of Gold.

“Our primary mission was to find every button we could push to stimulate demand,” Burton, 59, said in an interview in London.

Who Benefits from the rise in Gold Price?

The Gold miners. In early 2000s the World Gold Council(a group of gold miners) were fed up with the falling price of Gold, previous attempt to stimulate demand of Gold as jewellery had failed. They came up with the idea creating a financial instrument that would drive up the price of Gold. They created SPDR Gold Trust.

The fund, SPDR Gold Trust (pronounced Spider), now holds 1,299 metric tons of gold valued at about $57 billion, more than the Swiss central bank.

Other funds have since emerged. The funds buy the physical gold and sell shares to investors.

The money flowing into these funds is what is driving the Gold frenzy.

SPDR Gold Trust is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

Three Signs Gold is in Bubble State

According to the classic book “Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises” by Kindelberger and Aliber, past bubbles have occurred during good economic times when interest rates are low, credit is plentiful and easy to obtain, and national optimism is running high.

One major event that has fueled the Gold frenzy is the massive stimulus programs by governments around the world. As governments try to reduce spending that could be the strike that will burst the Gold bubble. The recent Republican take over of the house could just be the beginning of the end.

Gold Bubble : 3 Signs It is A Gold Bubble is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

Joe Foster has crunched the numbers and looked into the future and has now forecast the price of an ounce of gold could rise to as high of $2000 – $3000 within the next few years : Going to 2015, 2020.

Foster track Record on trading Gold

Foster manages the Falcon Gold Equity fund for Falcon Private Bank in Switzerland, which has shown a return of 438% over the last 10 years.

Reasons Why Gold Will Continue rising : Foster Gold analysis

According to Foster the following factors will drive the price of gold higher and higher in the coming years:

1. World economy is getting worse

2. Statistics indicate gold mining production is not keeping pace with demand.

Joe Foster Gold Price Prediction : Foster $3000 Gold Forecast is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

1975 – 2010 Gold Price Trend Chart In Dollars is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

Invest in Gold ETF

One easier way for retail investors or small investor can get exposure to gold is through exchange-traded funds. The exchange traded fund is a trading platform where investors can invest in funds that track a particular investment eg. gold, oil, emerging markets etc. Instead of directly buying a commodity, you buy piece of the fund which in turns invests directly into the commodity.

For example, the SPDR Gold Trust holds actual gold bullion. The PowerShares DB Gold Fund holds futures contracts linked to the price of gold, and the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF holds stock in gold mining companies.

Guide on Small Investors Investing In Gold is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

Jim Rogers Gold price prediction

Jim Rogers expects it to be over a couple thousand dollars an ounce sometime in the next decade.

Jim Rogers on what is driving the price of gold

• Demand from Central Banks, central banks which were selling gold a few years ago are now buying.
• The US Fiscal & Monetary Deficit – Throughout history, printing money has led to weaker currencies and higher prices for real assets.
• The Herd Mentality – Everyone is bullish about Gold and this is enough reason to drive prices up.

Read the whole Jim Rogers interview at this businessweek article.

Jim Rogers Gold Price Prediction for Next Decade is a post from: Daily Investment Tips