All that glitters is gold…

In the UK over the last few weeks you can’t turn around without seeing an advert offering to take off your hands any gold you might have. The idea is that the companies who advertise will give you a good price for any gold jewellery or the like that they can use.

Unfortunately not all of these companies are reputable and many people are being caught out and not receiving the true value of what they have.

This sudden upsurge is being driven by the bull market in gold at the moment and many commentators are suggesting that the value of gold can only get higher.

Personally I invest in gold but in a much safer way. I have an account at Bullion Vault and am extremely happy with their service.

This is an online service where you can buy and sell gold bullion at the best prices. You don’t have to take delivery of any bullion as it is all securely held in strongrooms in New York, Zurich or London. With the highest level of online security I have seen you can be sure that Bullion Vault will look after your interests.

When I began investing I set up a standing order with my bank to transfer a fixed amount on a monthly basis into my Bullion Vault account. This meant that I could purchase small quantities of this precious metal knowing that as the price rose I would benefit from the increase.

As many investment experts tell us it is important to diversify our funds and that is one reason why I joined Bullion Vault. Given that expectations are very good for gold I feel that joining Bullion Vault was a wise move at a reasonable outlay.

There aren’t any really negatives that I can mention about Bullion Vault except perhaps I wish I had more funds to put with them. When you sign up you will receive a nominal credit in your account so that you have a chance to test things out. I’d be very surprised if you weren’t impressed.