by Alex Miller

When most people think about trading, they either think about the commodities market, such as the stock market or they think about trading Forex. Very few people think about the possibility of trading gold. Believe it or not, this is an excellent way for you to improve your portfolio and to stabilize it in a market that seems to be going out of control at times.

Over the course of the past several thousand years, gold has always been a stable part of the world economy. Regardless of how other things within the economy were going, gold was always there to back everything up. You can cash in on this in modern times, provided you have a method of trading gold on the open market.

One thing that is very important for you to understand is that you are going to have to have a broker in order …

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Spot price of gold eclipsed $935 in trading Monday, its first time above the mark since May 22, as another fresh round of record oil prices exacerbated existing market-wide turmoil. In light of the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates at 2.0% - its first rate freeze since September 2007 - many thought the dollar would rebound, and in turn, sweep the legs out from under gold. But the opposite proved true and gold rallied to its highest price in more than a month. Story continues below… Sign up right now, and we’ll send you an important new report for free: “The Three Best Investments in Asia.” ...