More than half a&nbsp;century ago, a&nbsp;decision by&nbsp;US&nbsp;President Richard Nixon brought the&nbsp;era of&nbsp;gold-backed currencies to&nbsp;an&nbsp;end and&nbsp;laid the&nbsp;foundations for today’s fiat-money system. Yet while the&nbsp;world abandoned gold as the&nbsp;basis of&nbsp;its monetary system in&nbsp;1971, central banks are now buying it in&nbsp;large quantities, and&nbsp;some US&nbsp;states are once again recognising it as legal tender. What, then, is the real legacy of&nbsp;1971?

55&nbsp;years since the&nbsp;end of&nbsp;the&nbsp;gold standard: what does 1971&nbsp;tell us about the&nbsp;value of&nbsp;money today?

IBIS&nbsp;InGold, a&nbsp;long-standing leader in investment gold and&nbsp;silver, has become the&nbsp;main partner of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://gold-forlife.com/?lang=en">GOLD&nbsp;for&nbsp;Life&nbsp;Foundation</a>. Together, they aim to support projects that provide help where it is genuinely needed.

Protecting what matters means more than protecting wealth

Central banks are buying almost twice as&nbsp;much gold as&nbsp;expected. Find out what this means for&nbsp;gold prices, investment decisions, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;market outlook.

With&nbsp;central banks buying at nearly twice the&nbsp;expected pace, what does this mean for&nbsp;the&nbsp;price of&nbsp;gold?

For years, gold was viewed primarily as&nbsp;a&nbsp;safe haven in&nbsp;stormy times.

When does gold tend to&nbsp;rise, and&nbsp;when does its price fall? A&nbsp;precious metals expert explains the&nbsp;market forces at&nbsp;play

What does a&nbsp;polar expedition to Svalbard have in common with&nbsp;investment gold? Our colleague and&nbsp;chief analyst Ing.&nbsp;Petr Kohoutek,&nbsp;MBA, is setting off on an expedition few would undertake lightly. Ahead of&nbsp;him lie three weeks in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Arctic wilderness of&nbsp;Svalbard: a&nbsp;place that does not forgive improvisation, underestimation, or&nbsp;poor preparation. A&nbsp;place with no room for&nbsp;mistakes. A&nbsp;place where discipline, trust, planning, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;ability to&nbsp;cope with&nbsp;the&nbsp;unpredictable are what count.

Certainty comes from being ready before crisis hits

Gold is traditionally seen as a&nbsp;stable investment in uncertain times, making periods of&nbsp;price correction or&nbsp;stagnation a&nbsp;natural point of&nbsp;interest for investors considering when to&nbsp;enter the&nbsp;market. Looking at&nbsp;historical data, these periods are often viewed as potential entry points.

Making the&nbsp;most&nbsp;of &nbsp;a&nbsp;moment when the&nbsp;market gives gold room to grow

It is interesting to see how attitudes towards private savings have changed in recent years. Europe is asking how to channel savings into the&nbsp;economy. Companies are looking for capital to fuel further growth. Banks are seeking ways to make more effective use of deposits. And&nbsp;the&nbsp;investment industry is offering ever more options for where to put your money. Each has its own economic rationale.

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55 years since the end of the gold standard: what does 1971 tell us about the value of money today?

Protecting what matters means more than protecting wealth

With central banks buying at nearly twice the expected pace, what does this mean for the price of gold?

When does gold tend to rise, and when does its price fall? A precious metals expert explains the market forces at play

Certainty comes from being ready before crisis hits

Making the most of a moment when the market gives gold room to grow

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