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Odalis Amelia’s Method. Cap 1

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The method of Odalis Amelia For edrapecor, April 07 2006, 08:23 Genre Novel. Continued Odalis Amelia. A love ridiculous. For edrapecor In the future more than likely very close . . . . . . . Commissioner Palacios was lifted with a bad taste in the mouth. He slept more than wrong. He walked with a painful step and went straight to his ramshackle refrigerator. Uncovered a Coca-Cola Light and began his string of systematically swallowing tablets: Enalapril, Aspirin, Atorvastatin, Vitamin E, fish oil, Vitamin C, B Complex, Ginseng, Trental, Raditidina, Pankreom, Prostagen and Pharmaton. Arrows indicating that his retirement on Channel drank quickly towards him. Respingo of a shock as I finish up. Stopping work was worse than death. Was faced with a dreadful solitude and live in the middle of sleepless nights watching bad movies on TV. Dressed with the same tired and under the stairs. The elevator was broken. A building as old as the. Reached the parking lot and in the midst of the vast amount of mobile gadgets, there was the Suzuki Firenza wagon tdi common rail. An allocation of the department. A message to the news that compensation had to come. Also to compensate for the loss of Pontiac Parisienne TD. In silence he saw the scratches on the shiny hood. Damn! Fat — was written with hate. Palacios nodded. Was introduced in the car and ignited the car. – Synchronous – mumble dismissively. Definitely did not like new cars, while putting violent changes. With controlled anger drove to the police station. Down the vehicle, while noting that until the last cadet was aware of his arrival. Was avoided by the absolute totality of the present. He walked toward his office. – ¡¡Palacios – behind when she heard the voice that called him with authoritarian tone, but sounded more like fright . — Come to my office immediately. Palacios was returned on his steps and it is slow Introduced in the office. The commander said he chair. Palacios as he sat over the puckered entrecejo. – A bulldog — thought before attacking commander, while watching his subordinate, who drank the coffee they served as the assistant promptly . — — We will forward your retirement . — commander said. The medical report says that these exhausted. Did not like anything to you and your blood sugar levels of 15-10 voltage does not drop. Must rest. Go to the beach. Or visit your son in Mexico. You call if there is anything we can not handle. You leave your car and your retirement will be medical. O is at 100% of your salary. – Not even an administrative post for me?. – My even. The above want fresh meat. I also leave here very soon – the council commander. Palacios went without a bye. He was dead. Finishing. Dying . . The police had been his life. More than their marriage. More than his son. Many times he lived with coldness emotional farewell, which opened the way to promotion. Now he will be coming to the stairwell. I did not want to live this humiliation. So it went at full speed if an investigation. At full speed he fled the police station. Aimlessly through the streets fixed, until the fuel. He went to the service station and filled the tank of biodiesel light. He saw the dispenser of newspapers and bought the Latin American Revolutionary. Front page was a photo of a young couple and the title said. Young hit the first co-operators of the lottery prize Campesina. $ 1200000 tax-free. It took the newspaper and threw it to the seat. Rolled up to the Peoples Park and sat on a bench. She saw teenagers running into scooters. Others lying on the grass and there was kissed. Desentonar felt in the place. He saw the cars parked. Nothing. Neither delivered a Pontiac Parisienne. Con taste all their savings to whom he sold one. Read further in the newspaper: After many years are restored with the dirt empire. Another said. Treaty of Cuba-US free trade. Consists of the Union Republics of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, today is a federal state with a single currency, a single army, federal police, federal taxes, etc, etc. . . In the packet regional assistance will include soft drugs and liquor anesteciantes . . . Young couple hit the first prize cooperative Miró best . . the face . . it was a resemblance. He memory. Nothing. Do not know. But the name of it if it drew attention. Odalis Amelia Villaqueran . . . . Twenty-six years before Martin Palacios and Luis Villaqueran two young policemen were twenty-four years. Pride in their blue uniforms patrolling the steep streets of poor neighborhoods on their shiny blue and white Dodge Aspen. To verify documents dreadful robbers, preventing the illegal sale of liquor, helping the elderly, in order. Whenever they stopped next to a seller and for various informal undocumented, who sold smuggled cigarettes. Ecuador was a little mad that I had more to Villaqueran. He began by stopping to deport her. After stopping for lovers. After posting that she was pregnant and that you arrange the documents. Until the night of Christmas. Both workers were patrolling the neighborhood. See the discussion in the middle of the street. Seized white lights rotating and declined to separate the contenders. Villaqueran advanced concialidor towards the group. He saw the flashes. He felt pain in his collarbone. His instinct is dominated and made to be concealed below the police car. From there she saw the group flee everywhere . . . . Then came his days in the hospital. Nobody said anything. The reports were very clean. While given the opportunity to enter the course of investigations. But deep in his mind was the image of Villaqueran falling back again and again by the impact of the shooting. He returned to reality. He saw the giant flat-screen liquid crystal Plasma threw a flood of news. In fact he was the only one who saw. A special BBC delivered the images of Augusta Mangusta from the Federal Police of Mexico along the old MI-24 of the Panama National Guard, which fought fiercely against the gangs who had taken by assault the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa. The beautiful reporter with a ballistic helmet and jacket, with a voice explaining the fighting, while behind her an Augusta Mangusta exploded in the air, shot down by an Exocet, made by the topic pandilleros. Despues step to another issue of the savage rencuentro garden who again sang their songs and was shown as the group’s live concert in the town square in Pyongyang There & # 039; s just no rhyme or reason only this sense of completion and in your eyes I see the missing pieces I & # 039; m searching for I think I found my way home I know that it might sound more than a little crazy but I believe   [repeat chorus]   A thousand angels dance around you I am complete now that I found you   Palacios was annoyance and went to the van. – Puerca life – told the glittering vehicle . . It touched the heart and noted with satisfaction that he was serene. Handle more quiet avenue by Hillary Clinton. After crossing the viaduct by Ernesto Che Guevara came to residential and Mao Tse Tung and his building up George Bush. Decreased awareness of their vehicle and find it an insult that resulted in the side of his vehicle, went to his apartment, insufacto took a 25 mg valium and slept a loose leg. Andes fell asleep in mid-morning it was just that he was just 50 and was beyond the nineties . . Odalis Amelia woke up with a huge smile. Had bought at the Bank of cooperativism proletarian U. S. Treasury bills with a value of $ 1,100,000. With the $ 100,000 reserve and bought a packet with a comprehensive insurance TDI Ford Endeavor 4×4 and household goods over and over: New Refrigerator. Freezers, stoves, air conditioners, blender, mp3, TV, phone. Clothing . . in view of everything. Julyus left premiering new uniform from head to toe and she finally came to the Cooperative Fresh as a lettuce, premiering magnificent, imperial van. Everything should be the method. Bath and make-up is a piece of paper while stuck in the mirror told him that half of its monthly interest were 3. 3% more than their salary. However further work in the cooperative. Julyus wanted to develop their newly found work in the project of the new airplane factory that the revolutionary government with Boeing and other partners built today. So I decided to fulfill the other part of his dream of a responsible child. He walked with a different step up the corridor outside the building and saw the building opposite. Laughed without dissimulation. Go there was no advertising. any ad that said: This sin is to eat slowly, then goes mad. Odalis resolutely introduced its new truck in the river bus Marco polo, Hino, Ashok Leyland, crowded into all kinds of uniforms and enveloped in smoke from ramshackle vehicles that ended collapse of the highway full of holes and garbage. He came to the cooperative and sat down in his cubicuelo, wrapped in the sea of hugs and congratulations. It offers all sorts rained during the day. For the first time in a long time Odalis Amelia actively addressed their work duties. Received a message: – What is the most beautiful woman in the world – told the Messenger — Knowing that paradise is deposited in the bank. – I feel that my partner must show more love – I answer in the middle of typing a smile — because now I am an extremely attractive. In the headset started to hear the song of Emmanuel – I will always be the one that you tie your shoe —————————————— the flavor that sticks to your lips . . —————————————- at night will make you to see chamomile asleep on my skin . . ————————————— swim seaward dock your . . . . . . . —————————————- a rib and will make you my wife. ——————————– pray to a saint. ———————— feel alive. Seek new land in the area . . . . has grown sunflowers in your twenty . . in your belly and I had my reason . . . . . feel alive feel alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Then he rang the old song by Billy Paul . . Me a Missis Jones. Odalis Amelia both songs hum quietly moved her head rhythmically. I was happy, while Sin nibble a chocolate filled with mango jam. Upon arrival the rest decided to have lunch at a vegetarian Indian restaurant in the new mall. A new luxury estrenaría. – That if you’re divine! – The voice said quietly to her back. John Locke was the regular, walked imaginarily dancing while he played his ass. some things do not change. Road under the midday sun. She saw before her Cristina. The girl went to the guy selling Hot Dogs. – Cristina Come – Come with me. The cleaning of floors came with a beautiful smile. – Congratulations! . . Lady. ¡¡That. – Come pressure Odalis . — Amelia – Come with me to lunch. I ask. Entered the luxury shopping center. The restaurant was small and obviously very expensive. Only well-dressed people and others with unique corporate management were standardized. The doorman saw the enarcadas from their brows. – Made reservation?. – No. We just want to be in the public area. If it can be. – Only Visa and Master Gold Platinium. – I have Platinium President. The man immediately change their attitude and invited to enter. — Since it opened I wanted to eat here – he told the other that the place looked timidly. – It is a weak middle class – the other replied regretting their working uniform. – Then it was time that a uniform Cooperative Tatar came here. – Yes, sir – said Cristina – Even Mr Ennio Maria Teresa can not eat here. Accepting green tea welcome. It was pretty fun to be mesmerized by the Indian-fusion food Vietnamese. Later found that the restaurant was quite expensive. Only for the elite and members of the nomenclature. Upon returning to work had to be diverted, as a strong manifestation of children under 10 years demanded the departure of Brazilian troops in the fifth inter-African war. After the petitions were referred to applications for study and live without working. The riot police were not nearly sufficient to control the incredible violence. The girls were forced to run all the way to escape the tear gas and the slogan . . . The people said and what is right, the better the spirit that the hard work . . . When sitting in his last cubicuelo, Odalis Amelia understood that his new yet or had just come into your life. He had to go in his van. ¡¡Que matter – told his HP – No way I engordaré. At dusk and go home still hear sporadic bursts of machine gun were visible and the columns of fire that devoured the building. The Volkswagen Phaeton Limousine v-8 bitdmfi common rail teptronic, was traveling at 220 miles per hour on the infinite straight D Silva Lula Highway that runs from Rio Branco to Leticia. E actually came from Cordova to Sucre, Trinidad and ending in Leticia. From there take a flight to Iquitos. Would meet with his contact, who was arriving on a flight from a private house 295 from North Korea. In Leticia and would return to earth way to Caracas. – Poor! Kidneys – the man said with sarcasm, atronadoramente while listening to Avril Lavaigne from MP3 – What makes any money. Was also mocked for it. Take a few days driving and many more still missing. Left the forest sector and is now moving in an infinite flat and side by side. Fortunately, the autopilot is easier to work, but the vehicle had to enjoy this at the back. With a yawn as he recalled a few days before he launched a ground in the eyes of the policemen Cuban G-2, the CIA and the Chilean Carabineros who tried to stop on the outskirts of Oruro. But I had many years in this job and was considered the best. Hours after notable efforts to stay awake. The glowing advertisement of the service station told him to stop PDV and giant illuminated scroll of Dunkin Donuts, it almost fell out of the car. Coffee and hot turkey sandwiches it sat at the table exterior. La cool breeze of the night it ranged hair. He opened his laptop. No message. 2. 25 AM in the midst of that loneliness. Mitsubishi FV Truck Tractor slowed slowly to reapostar. From his table he saw the dirty plates. Came from Costa Rica. That if you were away from their base. It was a consolation. Caresses his Glock in his displeasure with a cartridge and Volkswagen saw the earth filled completely. For what matters. It was stolen in Cordova, put plates and Suriname simply rolled by America. Finishing her second sandwich was the Hiundai Tucson TDI Federal Police to stop. It dropped two federal police officers. who went to see the Volkswagen. One of the men looked at him and pointed to the vehicle with a smile and nodded. The men went to the computer from the beginning to check Hinduay. The are not immutable. Not find anything. He had a new birth for the limo. After he saw the police walk into the Tractor Truck, who reapostaba and the pump automatically. Something told him that all was not well. He saw the exchange of fire. He saw the policemen killed. I knew perfectly well that the security cameras ever filmed. The bad thing was something to witness and see the security cameras. He could not go to the police or visit. He went to the Volkswagen case, while I thought fast. No trucker killed policemen. Much less any thief trucks. Pay was better. The two men sought to succeed. I saw the shot and fell as one. The other tried to escape to start the vehicle. He was right in the middle of the head. After opening the suitcase. He took a dispenser of anti-tank grenades. A shot against the premises. After shooting the gas pump. He saw the explosions and was mounted in the truck returned. He regretted that the auto ignition too. But that would not be any trace . . four bodies, a limo on fire, two local machines destroyed an abandoned police car . . . also destroyed. The advantage is that the highway could walk for hours without getting anyone . . Later inspeccionaría load. What is carrying should be very valuable. Curiosity was killing him to see the load. Hours later, under a sun that burned the air, opened the trailer and saw the cardboard boxes. Opened and reviewed the contents of both . . . It desternillo laugh. It was worth the effort. Days after the Mitsubishi Tractor Truck stopped and the center of Leticia. Was saved and a refuge for trucks. He went to the airport, breakfast and opíparamente off after a while and one of four Havillan towards Iquitos. A flight just above the River. Was connected to the news and read the last few hours . . . Petrobrás merged with Exxon-Mobil, after the Atlantic Ocean and Rio de Janeiro in front of the largest reservoir of oil and gas in the world. Drawing up of 50,000,000 barrels per day. 2 . – I still do not get the house 295 aircraft downed by the tornado panavia of Peru’s air force. No need to see more from his seat, reserved or new flight Iquitos-Leticia. All gone to hell. Days after a Tatra Truck Tractor T3B928-10 painted with the colors of Paraguay’s mail was introduced in a rented warehouse in Caracas. After the driver was a simple office building. He had no security guard. The man went to the door and security notice. The glass door is disappearing in the lateral wall of glass. Entered the huge first floor. It was a bare area. In the middle of a lift down transparent walls. Was introduced and the lift takes you directly to the floor 95. Came to an equally eclectic, cold and impersonal. Sitting behind a desk in transparent green, was a middle-aged man, who together with his fingers as he saw with executive look. In silence the man sat down and said, without further ado. – Everything went wrong. – It was bad luck. The Panavia Sukhoi RRj 90 looking for a passenger crashed. – The goods were lost along with our contact. – In fact he was the goods. —¿. . . . . . ? – If my friend. The new commodity is knowledge. The money was a fake screen. Marketed extreme level executives who has committed a mistake . . . . We do plastic surgery and injectables in corporations to be destroyed from within. That is always better than 20 years in prison . . . Contacted me to bring him to Caracas Iquitos by land. Why? – Despite how slow it is safer. He was very unlucky. We had to anticipate the departure of an executive who sold his Finnish technological secrets to Birmaneses. We are going to inject into a ravine and Chilean beer brewers that Greeks can buy. Priamo was lifted and received Nectario an executive briefcase. I have also gained. Money was fake, as perfect as anyone. His new assignment was received. Was to find a new executive to replace the missing. It would be an administrator for the Cartel Mariachi del Mar. The third in importance. Mexicans every day growing more in importance in the area narcoindustria. But since the time of the decorated cars and watches to gold clad had happened. Now was the time of investment in Europe and China. Buying the shares, mutual funds, managing companies law. The cartel had lost real Canadian $ 2500000 for the service. Insurance investigated. The party was for her a question. Why nectary told something about a fake money? Salio, and received the keys of a mercury ls. So I walked the streets and went to the address you indicated the locator on the board of the car. It was an extremely luxurious urbanization. The workers organized . . . ¡¡. . . Go to the house and luxury. When he suddenly shot up your alerts. Did not like it. Odalis Julyus Amelia and were exhausted. Julyus was vicious, strong, experienced and experimenter. They had made love furiously under the Scorpio and the music of the Berlin Philharmonic. Unprotected starting your search for baby. They could buy a clone or a test tube baby. But preferred the old system. It was most enjoyable. – Veámonos the country – told the hearing Julyus. – Where? – Asked Odalis scared, remembering his dream. – In France. Italy Musito . — A boy still fascinated by the beauty of sex. – No – replied the young man still more restless – You are too attractive to the Italians. And our Latin American culture is not understood there. They do not throw away trash in the street, queuing and not speak on the buses. Imagine yourself, like you take your beer and throwing empty cans into the middle of the street or in the corner listening to music at full volume . . . the people are very orderly to our way of being. – And your legs too fine for the Europeans, and yet I risk it . . . . . ¿ as you choose exactly those lotto numbers?. – No – the girl lied to evade — was an inspiration. – There is an urban legend that says there is a method. Odalis escaped. The method we came to a strange way, like the method itself. Doubted that there was someone who had that knowledge. Should continue a bit more advanced. – ¡¡. — Eyy heard the whisper of Julyus – is there anyone there?. – Sorry my love. For a moment I thought of the thousands who bet and lost so that we could win. – Yes. It’s true. But we are not going to feel bad about that. Let’s enjoy it. – Come to enjoy it – fixed it – thinking and planning what we do. Statistics say that lottery winners to five years are poorer than in the beginning. – ¡Bah. That does not happen to us. In the rented warehouse, opened Priamo Trailer. Meanwhile made calculations. A ticket weighed about 3 grams. The trailer had a capacity for 35,000 Kgs, about 35,000,000 grams. Mentally divided, and that tells you that he had more or less 11,666,000 tickets. As a rule I knew that counterfeiters were always half when tickets were different. In this case was 200 Euros and U. S. $ 100 bills. About a margin of error, about U. S. $ 583,000,000 and 1,166,000,000 euros. Check the tickets. Perfect. Original paper, ink, original, marks laser in place, the original michoship. Would review any bank. What is the ruling?. Very easy, the numbering of serials. Miles cents to non-existent. But who the hell he would. Spend years . . Who would be your friend?. More sure that I was looking for. When revised Mitsubishi, realized he was not original chassis or engine or suspension. Was built with pieces of several trucks, very old indeed. Should draw the boxes, remove the tractor trailer and the new truck. It was a task that could not count on anyone. Suddenly fell into account that the truck had no escort. He opened his eyes with horror. The truck was followed by satellite and care. Ships of insurance on the tractor truck and cargo. Arrive at any time. It took 6 boxes full speed and went through the back door. God wants the microchip is not in any of those take it. He was allegedly used as safe and seek to eliminate it. Arriving at the corner of the back, heard the explosion. Immediately be hidden in the giant trash bin . . Hours later, sitting at a table of an empty apartment, enjoying a beer Tecate Light, seeing the piles of Euros and Dollars. He also knew how to play hard. Recover the money. The Latin American Aeronautical Corporation was a Ventury Join for manufacturing aircraft cargo, passengers, officers and combat. The ads were repeated to achieve personal and continuous. Priamo was very easy to make a testable curriculum. Which was naturally consulted himself, giving perfect results. Small Biscuits for. Now it was a corporate chauffeur. Thing if it was true, that’s what the era, a driver, but charges for special undesirable persons, to escape, and negotiations to release thousands of kilometers of the law. It would be a disguise and hiding. Driving the Cadillac Escalade 4×4 TDGLP-MFI, leading to one of the managers, who remained buried in the back seat between laptops and cellphones. A little stiff, self-sufficient and insufferable. It looked just done a refresher facial, to become more comfortable being interviewed by industrial relations. Priamo tires dodge fire insurance paw job interrupt the path for some offenders, while thinking he was hired as online, cheated and stolen truck tractor path to what the theft, to end up being stupid driver who was in the post back. If I could have thrown a escupidazo. She came to the immaculate barns. A huge sign is displayed digital mobile carrier Corporación Latinoamericana Latin Corra. Where government workers are proletarians and owners. Buy your shares. Partners: Boeing, Aereospaciales, Mikoyan guderich Sumitomo ,. . . . . . felt a slight cough. He dropped immediately and a Respingo, ceremoniously opened the back door. The other fell without leaving, to quickly integrate a group of Israeli and Iranian aircraft engineers who were talking animatedly, all introduced in the company. He returned to see the digital ad; showed a fighter jet taking off. The 908 . . . Tahirza sign showing the digital characters. Here born within 10 weeks, 8 days, 4 hours and twelve seconds, eleven, ten, etc. . Model also showed another passenger: the Xixata 408, helicopters, executive . . . the man was watching propaganda. More or less understand everything That night came on a Boeing 777 Mexicana Rosiris the dazzling star of the devil Jalisco. Caused a great stir; interviews, suggestive photos, presentations on TV, national tour, Caracas, Maracaibo, Cali, Guayaquil, Manaus . . After days of rest in Cartagena, Aruba, Margarita, and allowed to bathe naked with 18 men met in a row. . Rosiris was completely naked in the middle of the heart-shaped bed. Not so fresh nor so beautiful as it appeared on television. The effects of alcohol, drugs and men also left their mark. – Hello Nectario – said the thin man with white hair and dressed in black closed while smoking a Cuban black snuff . — I have come to know. – Yes – said the cartel — The man should not worry. Find another executive. – And the money – said the two women throwing 0 gigantic smoke while off a lock of his hair red and green – It took a lot of work to use the printers in the North Koreans. They like to make money for them. – There is one small detail – said the man sitting on the edge of the bed and moving a finger across the turned legs — review the accident and the Peruvian air force us privately denied the incident. They do not have panavias tornadoes. Cost much money to leave things as they are. The almond-shaped eyes and eyelashes. Everything else was meant by itself. – The poster is not playing – he announced. – No one plays. In any case we do not. Our driver had hired a part of the allotment, another term development. Was induced. – Do not you?. – Not for me. — What do you do?. You deleted?. – Absolutely. That is on schedule. But first I must find the money. I gave him a new assignment. But I suddenly became transparent. I find it. The woman looked at the mature man and told him suddenly. Satisfáceme. I want pain. I know you are expert. Hours later at a Chrysler A-300-TD-10V GLP-MFI teptronic, moved by the lonely highway in the morning. He hurt his hands and feet. But you have fulfilled your task satisfying. Definitely, if someone was in the sane world, please submit it. Surely not as crazy as himself. Then play with the Mariachi poster of the sea was like to dance a bolero with bell hungry. Palacios came to the tranquility of defeat. Tirelessly looked History Channel, CNN and Cubavison. Self-absorbed as he thought he had now lived off the sugar, salt, meat, margarine and mayonnaise; could only eat some vegetables and legumes, a little more and you have removed the water. The door rang monotonously. Palacios opened and ran into the small figure of the concierge. – Mr. Palacios. Better get off and see this. Palacios fell silent. His calm and low voltage torn away when he saw the four Cooper tires of the van. His truck did not have 2400 miles and it was as ramshackle as the pots and parked next to it. At the same silence went to his apartment. That night mounted a guard from the small window in the kitchen. Vigile caressing her flower Diana monotonically loaded with steel shot. Then he saw the two guys with a portable player at full volume. One was mounted on the bonnet and flamenco dance, the other was mounted on the roof and danced violently on it. The first steel Balín impact on the bottom left of the flamenco dancer. The second Balín hit in the mouth of the stomach of the rapper. Slept very satisfied after Palacios. He stood up with a very light mood. The rosary of pills did not find it so bitter and demoralizing. So he decided to walk. He saw again sunk into the body over the new. Tomorrow take the van to the inspection of insurance. Malicious damage are not repeated. Walk on sidewalks. In the distance he saw the Mcdonnal. Why not?. Tension and sugar were more than good. Furthermore eat chicken and turkey burgers. It did, ate 3 burgers with added hot sauce and jalapeños in a lot of salt, then took two diet pepsi. As I am a huequito there ate half a chicken with the potato Brosto. Arequipa donuts and chocolate meringue. Walk two blocks and ate a jumbo hot dog with Polish sausage, continued walking. ¡¡Bananas, grapes, bananas and 6 also bought two bunches of grapes and ate with appetite, and a few blocks beyond ate two loaves of bread and cheese with jamos. There was when I noticed that the legs ele sweating, which was very hot and your heart will jump into the chest. – Oh god! – Told the waitress – please call an emergency ambulance, unable to breathe and said the shooting scared the young cell. Hours later, awakened. Was connected to many tubes. – was lucky – he said the cold and impersonal voice of the doctor who monitors – arrived on time. Brought a police patrol. – ¡¡Go – said at least — tired voice is anything to go by. Was it a heart attack?. – I assure you not. He was a strong attack of hypertension. Should be disciplined. – I’m not going to stop eating – Palacios said on the defensive. – We’ll see – the doctor answered with a professional smile – the one person out there who wants to see it. I will pass. Having said that I speak to women who had small microphone near his mouth and almost immediately entered a couple with a very, very sporty clothing daily. – Dad – soft voice greeting – that scare us! Far. – But son. How did you know? – The guys from the police and also called me and brought me sought. All have been very kind. I have two days a. C. – Two days?. He was strong then. The other disputed the head. – We must control the peak – told the young man pointed out the mouth. – I promise – lied palaces – When will?. – tomorrow we will go from here. In the morning Palacios received his discharge. Added his first insulin injection and the result of soft enzymes. Not very high. But if you had an event. – All damage – said the embarrassed man, while as a contrite little boy sitting beside his son, while it handles the huge Australian Fairlane ford v-8 TD-GLPS. – My mom got re-married – told him the child with great caution, it was not the best news at the moment, but I had to know – now is a professor of art University of Canada. – Yes. That was always the difference between the two. She is in heaven and I on the seabed. – Please. You are a very good police. – hypertension, obesity, diabetes and stroke . — described Palacios with regret, – No . — it was a heart attack insisted his son, driving between the sea of steaming junk trailers When they reached the building, he noticed that the palaces were not Susuki. His son shortcut. – and sent to insurance. The parents of the boys were committed to re-send. The other surprise was when I entered the apartment. Spotless, without the rows of old newspapers or furniture or soda cans thrown by where. – I’m wrong house? . — Was astonished Palacios – Clean a little. I will accompany a few days. – And your job. – I am unemployed. I live on social security. At the same time Julyus was in heaven. Worked in a multidisciplinary team of computer analysis of building aerodynamics and material resistance. Was in the middle of a cyber paradise. The Tahirza 908 game would be a multipurpose clone bombing Viggo A-37. The Xixata 408 was a multipurpose cargo and passengers. It was a clone of a Hercules C-130 but a reaction. The best thing is that there was no substance in the allocation of projects. The work was very strong, but the salary and contractual benefits were excellent. Everything to-day graduation. And lived in a dizzying speed. Odalis Amelia, the lottery and his work. Only one baby was missing. I would as soon as possible. With what could be earned that Odalis convince withdraw from the cooperative and is studying economics at the University of peoples proletarians. Rosiris makeup is bruising. Reached orgasms convulsed while nectary towards their work. Most strokes were divine and the spat. It was spectacular feel dirty. Where to locate the driver, would pay to see its end. Priamo saw the ad in full color. The demon appeared in Jalisco Toro DANCING BLUE SNACK BAR. THE SITE WHERE THE GAME IS DROP ALL ELECTRICA rampant. Prove once more the effectiveness of their tickets. SO RESERVE THE SHOW 7:30 am via the Internet, to pay in cash at the gate. $ 2500 per ticket before the service. Asked the best table. So after entering and once again that their bills passed the rigorous inspection of the offender to the box office, sat down and enjoyed a sip of his whiskey or blue label limited edition. When the woman came out, still in shock, absolutely and totally understood because the Spanish conquerors, when they saw the women Aztecs believed they were in paradise, because that woman was an angel from heaven. The devil was dressed only with three sunflowers. She sang running a complicated dance that leaves you breathless for men. An artist was a little beyond the maximum. In the interim he went to his dressing room to freshen your makeup, take a glass of tequila and pure accommodated with three strong lines. – You have the driver sitting right in front of you – told nectary on their backs, after giving a gentle kiss on the beautiful shoulders. – What a surprise!. A driver with so much money. – You have no idea of what you have. Distráelo and take it. After I take care of the offender . — pressure – It will be easy, “said the woman . — measuring boy with the beautiful face of a priest. 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JEWELRY OF THE SOVIET UNION

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Dmitry Tamoikin

2009

JEWELRY OF THE SOVIET UNION ©

Gold – or, more precisely, gold jewelry – made by the Soviet Union is one of the most promising, yet overlooked, antiquity and collectible markets today. For anyone who wishes to make a highly profitable investment or gain an extremely valuable collection, while spending a relatively small amount of money, Soviet jewelry is a gold mine that must be explored.

Naturally you ask – why? What is so special about jewelry made by a group of countries that denounced the lavish and rich lifestyle which gold so perfectly represents? Well, for starters, it is precisely this paradox, this controversial ideological history, that each unique item of Soviet jewelry possesses – and no other item has or will ever have. I hope this piqued your interest. Let’s start from the beginning.

All Soviet jewelry, especially that made from gold, has everything that collectors and investors desire and demand. First, it has an incredible and controversial history, known world-wide. Second, it has clear provenance. Third, it is rare. Fourth, it is made from valuable materials (gold with precious and semi-precious stones). Fifth, it is of unique design. Sixth, prices are relatively low today, with a quickly narrowing market, meaning higher prices tomorrow. Seventh, it has an easy promotional, marketing and commercial basis (the USSR has been a focus of Hollywood for decades). And finally, eighth, it has no negative aspects or any minuses at all. Actually, Soviet jewelry has even more positives than these eight, but let’s continue…

It’s well known that the market for Soviet Art has been breaking records for the past 16 years straight, with artworks selling for millions of dollars at prominent auction houses like Sotheby’s and Christie’s. The less-established but parallel market for Soviet jewelry has all that potential and more, considering that in many ways it is the same art – but made of gold and precious stones!

A question arises: Why, with all this potential, is Soviet jewelry still priced roughly the same as modern jewelry? Before the answer is given, let me mention that as a buyer I favor the current situation. It allows collectors like me to buy large numbers of items at extremely low prices, and I know for a fact that this will not continue for long. When prices jump – and they inevitably will – I will have more than enough to sit back, relax and let my assets grow. It’s like investing in shares of a newly-found Klondike gold mine right next to the White House. All right, so why are prices so low, and why has no one thought of this before? More importantly, what guaranties and signs are there that prices will not just rise, but rise tremendously?

The answers lie in the countries of origin, all former Soviet republics. Russia is currently undergoing a new phase of open markets, and a very large variety of products, including gold and especially jewelry, is widely available all over the country. Major jewelry manufacturers, such as Tiffany & Co. , are now represented in Russia, and their sales exceed all expectations. Moscow has become one of the world’s most expensive cities in which to live. Average Russians have begun to leave poverty behind, and after a long time the middle class has started to spend money. Quite naturally they do not think about investing in the familiar items they have lived with for so long – they are buying the new and modern products that are seen to have style and class. Russia wants to show off; people want and can buy top European brands; and many are fully inclined to sell the old jewelry that has been lying in their drawers for decades, especially with prices for gold rising weekly. To summarize, “Russia does not want old and Soviet, it wants new and preferably Armani. ”

A direct result of this mentality is that few people are looking at what is happening to the jewelry that is still left – and people who realize this have already begun quietly collecting everything they can get their hands on. These people are not necessarily Russians. With the help of eBay such small items travel quickly around the globe, mainly to the United States.

Now, to those of you who are familiar with the Russian antiquity market, I’m not saying it is not moving ahead. Far from that! The Russian antiquity market, despite strict and uncomfortable government regulations, has grown tremendously in the past few years. Wealthy Russians all over the world are now buying everything they can get. They are in London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong… rivaling and outbidding top collectors by millions of dollars. But look at what they are buying: Their main focus is anything that was created during the Czarist period or before 1917, while second in favor is the antiquity of Europe. Soviet items do spark big interest, but only when they are of very top class.

This brief Russian market analysis is given to show the reader what a big mistake even the top Russian collectors are making, and it is clearly seen in the course chosen by their counterparts, the European and especially American collectors who have much more experience in the antiquity market. I’m talking about the massive flow of Soviet goods of all types from former territories of the Soviet Union to countries like the United States (#1 buyer), the entire European Union, China (Hong Kong), Japan, Australia, and many others. It seems, and I’m also talking from personal experience on and off eBay, that everyone wants and will buy anything Soviet. When I say everything I mean everything, from the top Soviet technology and extremely rare memorabilia to an average phone plug or bottle cap, things considered and treated as garbage in the former USSR. In fact, so much of this “garbage” is destroyed in the former Soviet territories by average people who simply have no interest in it, or knowledge of its value, that the total might easily equal the GDP of a small country. And Soviet gold gets no better handling, as I’ll explain shortly.

Now, it’s no secret that Russians today are buying at top market prices from Europeans and Americans what they sold them only ten years ago for less than a nickel, because ten years ago they considered it junk… and it turned out to be Faberge. Of course I’m simplifying the matter, but the tendency is the same with items from the Soviet era. Today no one cares about them; tomorrow all will want them. The best part for collectors is that these ten years are coming to an end, and Russians are again not reacting. Well, if you don’t catch a bus you’re forced to take a cab… and the result is the same but you just pay more. I’m writing this as a wake-up call to collectors who wish to take a nearly-empty, comfortable bus. It’s the last one this cheap.

I’ve covered Russia, but what about former USSR members? Well, the situation is identical or worse. Asian counties have traded, sold or melted down much Soviet jewelry (gold) for quick profit, and European, new or upcoming Union members despise the Soviet regime so much that their sound judgment (towards profit!) is clouded by their political and personal views. In any case, former USSR republics tend not to value their historical possessions at all, especially in the Eastern Europe, where, for instance, they don’t buy jewelry with red rubies because red is “naturally” associated with the Soviet regime. One can see the happy faces of European, American and Asian tourists when they buy whatever little Soviet jewelry is left in pawn and jewelry shops at low prices. It is as if they are winning a million. That’s because when they arrive home to Tokyo or Chicago, they actually are.

There are more scary stories of what was and still is done with Soviet gold, and why there is so little of it left after 80 years of massive Soviet jewelry output. This is what happened. After 80 years of total isolationism, Mr. Gorbachev collapsed the Communist Union and more than 400 million ex-Soviet citizens were suddenly free to travel, buy, sell, trade or do whatever came into their minds. Most of the world preferred dollars to rubles, but dollars were very scarce in the USSR, so these millions of people turned to the only other commodity that was accepted by the rest of the world – gold.

Hundreds of tons of Soviet gold in the form of jewelry left the former USSR, going mainly to three countries: Turkey, Poland and China. These were the top trading centers of anything and everything, where “New Russians,” as people from the former USSR were called there, traded their gold possessions for cheap clothing and other goods that they could sell back home for relatively good profit. As it happened, Turkey, Poland, China and the other countries that received this huge influx of Soviet gold were not enthusiastic collectors, which meant that all this gold was melted down into bars and reused – which is still happening to this day. This is clearly seen in today’s gold jewelry market. Jewelers know that while Turkey, for instance, buys modern gold from Russia, most Turkish gold reserves are in the hands of private gold manufactures and their gold, if one could give this element a nationality, is Soviet.

USSR gemstones deserve their own separate article, but I’ll try to cover some of the key points that collectors and investors should know.

The word on the street is that almost all Soviet jewelry has lab-grown stones, and this is true. In the late 1950s the USSR began to use lab-grown stones rather than precious gems in jewelry items. Yet, while the phrase “lab-grown” tends to make people believe such stones are next to worthless or equal to colored glass, these stones are actually very valuable. Again, this is an incredible opportunity to buy USSR jewelry with such stones at more than acceptable prices. Naturally you ask again – why? Why would lab-grown stones be of any interest to me? Well, if we were talking about average modern or vintage lab-grown jewels then I would fully agree that yes, the value of such stones is modest. However, a lab-grown jewel made in the USSR completely changes the picture.

First, what is the most valuable aspect of any precious jewel or metal (apart from platinum, gold, silver, rubies and diamonds, which have physical characteristics that are used in the industrial sectors)? It is of course their rarity. If platinum was as common as steel, you surely would not pay top dollar for a platinum engagement ring. Now, how many lab-grown jewels were created during the entire Soviet regime? A good estimate is that it would be equal to perhaps one year’s output of DeBeers diamonds. Then distribute these USSR stones (in jewelry) all over the globe, destroy, lose or change 80% of them, and the rest leave up for grabs to jewelers (to be disposed of as a by-product of the gold that surrounds the stone), collectors or other buyers – and what remains is what you get today. Soviet lab-grown jewels are unquestionably rare.

The jewels that were left in their original settings and not replaced or reused in modern items are even rarer, because in most cases the gold was melted down for some other use and the stones tossed in a box to be either reused or eventually lost. The original composition is broken, and so is its historical and commercial value.

I have already mentioned the tremendous historical value of all items created by the USSR, and lab-grown jewels are no exception… but let’s talk science. The Soviet Union had vast amounts of natural riches, including an almost unlimited quantity of natural jewels, yet it chose to develop, from nothing – neither Czarist Russia nor the USSR after WWII had the laboratories and technology to grow any kind of jewels on even a modest scale – a whole new industrial sector that quickly established itself as the world leader. In fact, Soviet jewels remain true scientific achievements to this day. In what ways, you ask? Soviet scientists were able to match so perfectly all the physical characteristics of the natural gems that almost no analogues exist to this day, even with modern technology. What is more fascinating is that they not only matched, but actually improved the durability of almost all the gemstones, making them as strong as they were beautiful.

The following rather extreme experiment was personally shown to me by a jeweler. Take the most common Soviet lab-grown stone, usually a ruby; make sure it is Soviet since not many others would pass the test. Light up a blowtorch – yes, a blowtorch – and direct all 1500 degrees of heat onto your beloved stone. Don’t stop there: Heat it until the stone goes through all the color phases and turns bright orange (like melted steel), then heat it a bit more before finally letting it cool. Relax and see what happened to it – absolutely nothing. The jewel not only returns to its original color but its structure doesn’t change at all… you can repeat the test if you like. By comparison, a natural ruby of the highest quality would crack almost instantly.

You may be thinking, why do I care if my stone can withstand a blowtorch? I wish to wear a beautiful item, not bash nails into walls with it. I couldn’t agree more, yet accidents do happen… and if your 7-carat ruby or emerald accidentally falls on a marble floor, the results can be heartbreaking. Thus, physical characteristics do play an important role in the value of precious items, and especially jewels.

Look at gold and silver: They are not prized only for their rarity; half their value comes from their ability to conduct electricity better than almost any other metal on earth. Gold also doesn’t rust or oxidize. Such qualities make these metals invaluable in aerospace and advanced electronic technologies. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials on the planet, with the ability to cut almost any metal or other hard substance, making them highly prized in the industrial sector. Diamonds and rubies are also extensively used in watch and clock mechanisms.

When big companies or industries buy such items, they buy in bulk, lowering the overall availability of these precious materials and keeping market prices high. Soviet jewels have a similar story, only it is collectors and investors who are doing the buying, and the availability is already extremely low. And while hundreds of kilograms of gold and diamonds are excavated daily, Soviet jewels and jewelry are damaged, melted or destroyed daily. Whatever is left we see on the market, available to private collections. For those who have already formed a collection this is a very good situation; for those who haven’t, chances diminish day by day.

Simply put, the potential of Soviet jewelry is very high. Where prices of USSR gold items were previously based purely on the street price of gold (street price of one gram of gold multiplied by the weight of an item), this is beginning to change. Jewelry made by the USSR is finally being valued for its rareness and uniqueness on the market. This change is only in its beginning stage, though, so collectors still have a chance to acquire incredible items for a good price. . . a situation that simply cannot last for long. Each day fewer and fewer items are available. Regardless of any personal feelings towards the Soviet regime, the historical and cultural importance of jewelry created in that era cannot be denied, and its value is destined to far surpass the simple value of gold.

From personal analysis of eBay gold vendors over this past year, I counted about 14 to 19 constant sellers of Soviet gold on the ENTIRE eBay site, with two to five sellers listing items weekly. Each week only three to nine Soviet gold jewelry items are listed. To compare: For each Soviet gold item listed there are approximately 300 similar non-Soviet items presented on eBay every week. Taking into account the 7,000-plus vendors of all other gold, mostly modern, these 19 sellers could create a virtual monopoly on Soviet gold and simultaneously raise prices to whatever they see fit, giving rise to a Soviet jewelry buying frenzy. Hypothetically, if such a Soviet gold boom happens on eBay it would be bound to spill over into other gold markets as well; so don’t be surprised if you find a Soviet ring with a price tag of $2,000 at your local pawnshop. Prices of $5,000 and even $10,000 for rings, bracelets and other jewelry from the USSR are totally realistic, considering their low availability on the market. The people who own such items will simply be able to dictate whatever prices they see fit.

Of course it won’t happen overnight – although anything can happen – but in the course of one to three years we will definitely see a price jump. It is already happening to some extent, with simple Soviet rings selling for $400-700 US, and this with little interest shown by the general public. It is all bound to change. When specific types of rarities start to become hot collector’s items, gain attention and thus become noticed by investors, their value quickly jumps by five to twenty times or even more. Examples of such events in the antiquity market are endless. One day no one is even looking at an item, then something happens – a prominent collector buys a similar item at a high price, or it is published in a famous catalogue – and suddenly people are clamouring for it. A buying frenzy drives the prices higher and higher. The question is, why wait until that happens? Investing in Soviet gold now is an ideal situation. With the price of gold rising weekly, even buying it simply as gold is a very good investment, but with better possibilities opening down the road. Soviet jewelry is changing from average gold to collectible gold, and price jumps are inevitable.

There are a number of key points to look for when collecting Soviet jewelry, some of which are the same as for any other antiquity.   First, watch for the hallmarks on Soviet gold. The hallmarks for gold are: “375”, “500”, “583”, “750”, “958”. Hallmarks for silver are: “750”, “800”, “875”, “916”, “960”. The rarer gold hallmarks are “750” and “958”, which represent a better quality of gold and were produced in much lesser quantities than the most commonly-used “583” hallmark. “375” and “500” are also uncommon. Although their gold purity is lower, this doesn’t necessarily mean lower value because what they lack in quality of gold they gain in rareness of hallmark, and therefore collectibility.

Incorporated with or separate from the gold purity number there is always a government inspection stamp, which contains information about the location of the manufacturer (city, factory) and a date of creation. There is also often an additional hallmark with the number of the individual jeweler who worked on the item. There may be other marks present, but these three are the most common. It’s important to note that jewelry with natural precious stones had an additional ID number stamped in the gold surface.

The hallmark that represents the government inspection stamp changed through the years, while the gold purity hallmarks remained nearly the same up until the collapse of the USSR. From 1927 to 1959 the government inspection hallmark was a male (worker’s) head with a hat, under which was a hammer (this mark would then have a mark like “583” next to it). From 1959 to 1992 the government inspection hallmark changed to a five-point star with the hammer and sickle inside it. Using this information a collector can quickly determine the age of an item and thus its likely rarity – usually the older an item is the better.

“583” was the most commonly-used type of gold in the Soviet Union, while “585” or 14-karat is most common today. The switch from “583” to “585” was implemented after the Soviet Union collapsed and thus almost no catalogues or books speak of a Soviet “585” hallmark. But there was in fact Soviet jewelry marked with a “585” hallmark (remember this hallmark since it is very rare). Two types of Soviet “585” hallmarks exist, one official – a sailing ship stamped next to the “585” mark, intended for export only, starting from 1989 – and the second unexplained – the Soviet star with hammer and sickle and “585” mark next to it. There is little information on this latter type. One theory is that right after the collapse of the USSR, from 1989 to 1991, chaos in the government structure led to a mix-up in jewelry-making regulations and some manufacturers began using the “585” hallmark. The official order to use the new hallmarks in Russia was made by Boris Yeltsin on October 2, 1992, and was implemented by the end of 1993, at which time the Soviet star was changed to a woman’s head and gold purity was as follows: “375”, “500”, “585”, “750”. This means that up until 1992 there was no official order to use the “585” hallmark for the internal market of the USSR (the “585” gold in 1989, remember, was for export only).

I tested the mix-up theory myself when I decoded a number of gold rings from my personal collection. The first ring I checked was dated 1990, which fits the story, but the next 4 rings were dated back to the 1980s and so totally contradict the collapse theory. This mystery I leave for historians, merely pointing out to collectors that the Soviet “585” hallmark is a very rare item to possess.

Contradictions, irregularities and unknowns in Soviet hallmarking deserve another publication where all the possible and rare combinations and inconsistencies could be discussed. This is a very big subject, but I can clarify the overall issue in one statement: “The more contradictions, irregularities and unknowns present on the jewelry, the more valuable and interesting that jewelry is, period”. This is because USSR hallmarks are fairly well documented, so any kind of irregularities point to new, previously unknown history and tend to be very rare, likely having been produced in very low numbers.

This rule applies to all antiquity. A good example of the “rarity rule” is a 1918 US postage stamp called the “Upside-down Jenny” that was sold for $825,000 US on an internet auction in 2007. In 2005 an “Upside-down Jenny” was sold for $525,000 US, and that same year a block of 4 stamps was sold for $2. 7 million US. Such high prices for a simple postage stamp are thanks to a mistake made by the publisher during printing, when the Curtiss JN-4 airplane was depicted upside-down. Only 700 stamps were made with this mistake, and only 100 survived to this day.

In the opinion of many, even simple Soviet earrings without any hallmark inconsistencies should be priced at no less than $5,000 US because there are so few of them left. If these earrings bear a rare hallmark like “585” their value would jump even higher. To some this may sound surreal, and yet these prices have already begun to show on the market.

The second key point to consider is gold-plated jewelry. Let me tell you about a ring that I purchased for what I thought was a good price at the time. At a local antique market I saw this interesting gold ring at a low price. I checked for a hallmark; the lighting was poor and the stamp slightly covered but I clearly saw the Soviet star and a “5” at the end. Thinking it a rare “585” hallmark ring I purchased it and carried on. Only when I got home and inspected the ring more carefully did I find that the hallmark was “875”. The ring was gold-plated silver. And for silver I felt I had overpaid quite a bit. Naturally disappointed, I began researching the issue, finding very little information on Soviet gold-plated silver jewelry. Then I spoke with other collectors and antiquarians and learned that gold-plated silver in jewelry items was rare indeed, and to collectors it is just as valuable as gold. Gold plating on silverware was common, gold plating on silver cigarette cases was widely spread, but gold-plated silver jewelry was produced in much more conservative amounts. There are many gold-plated items, from watches to cufflinks, but most are not plated with real gold and rarely is precious metal plated; thus silver jewelry plated with gold has high historical and commercial value.

If you looked closely at the hallmark numbers I mentioned earlier, you may have noticed an interesting one: hallmark “750” is the same for both silver and gold. If silver with this hallmark was ever gold-plated it would be almost impossible to distinguish silver from gold without scientific expertise. It is unknown if a silver hallmark “750” was ever gold-plated. If it was, it would make a rare and interesting item indeed.

A third key point to watch for is whether the jewelry was made by hand or machine. Much of the USSR jewelry was hand-made, and its value is higher than items made by machine. This issue should be addressed before purchase or by taking the item to an expert jeweler.

A fourth and final point to consider is the combination of metal and other materials. In a number of cases Soviet jewelers combined different types of metals in the work process. For example: red gold with yellow or white; gold with silver or platinum; silver with platinum. It was also very common in Soviet jewelry to combine precious, semi-precious or even non-precious metals and stones together. The USSR established this trend long ago and it was very popular, especially in its own market. Interestingly enough, this is a fashion in jewelry today, where we see leather with gold, wood with platinum, and so on. Today we are returning to what Soviets were wearing 20 to 40 years ago, just with a little touch of modern style. As the saying goes, “The new is the forgotten old. ”

Soviet gold will surpass top market brands and become much more valuable because it is an antique made at top quality out of precious metals and stones with an incredible history behind it.

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Purchasing Bullion is the easiest way to profit

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Valuable metals like gold and silver have always been a realistic medium of trade since the history of man. Even to this day, heavy gold bars worth millions of greenbacks apiece are stored in diverse places around the planet ; waiting and getting more valuable as time passes. As such, buy bullion will remain a viable investment for several years to come. For investing moneyVarying market conditions will dictate the cost of gold in the short term, but the general trend of gold is that it rises in worth over time. Gold is a lot like stocks in as much as both their costs rise and fall over time. This makes gold bullion intensely liquid in the high-stakes world of finance, meaning countries will have varying demands for gold. You should buy gold from a nation that sells an one thousand gram bar for $10,000 and sell them in America, London or Japan for more. If you would rather not have a hand in world trading, then you can simply consult a financial analyst and buy gold at its most cost-effective. Then wait for a rise in costs and sell them as shortly as possible. For monetary securityAs ironic as it may appear, buying gold bullion in periods of high monetary stability is the smartest move to do; when gold is at its lowest value. Money and any other monetary tools that are based on money are only helpful in nations with a relatively stable economy. If you believe that economies cannot collapse, simply look in the annals of history : whole empires crumble over time, and even America, with one of the most economically-sound governments in the world, received a fatal blow due to the worldwide fiscal crisis. As previously discussed, the value of gold is something that is recognized world-wide. By investing money in gold, you assure yourself an asset that can withstand any financial crisis that may come along. .

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Golden Ring for Your Equity Portfolio

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

With the equity markets tanking, some investors have been shifting focus to commodities such as oil and gold to gain from the rally in these commodities and restrict overall losses.   But, with oil already showing signs of weakness and gold cooling off from its highs, will investment in these commodities still hold good?

To help out investors who wish to have the best of both worlds, a new product called AutoInvest that has a portfolio comprising of both gold and equity has been launched. Investments in gold would be made through exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are units of mutual funds that can be traded on stock exchanges.   Here gold is held in demat or electronic format, thus cutting down on storage costs and the risk of gold purity etc. There are atleast five gold ETFs listed on the National Stock exchange, but AutoInvest will park money only in Gold ETF.

The portfolio would hold equity either in the form of stocks or a combination of mutual funds. One can invest in AutoInvest via only the systematic plan route, wherein a fixed amount (minimum Rs. 2500) is invested at regular intervals, usually on a monthly basis.

AutoInvest would have seven plans with different combinations of equity and gold investments.   Investors, who wish to have a pure gold portfolio, can take the Aggressive Gold Plan, while the ones looking at only equity can take the Conservative Equity option. For those who wish to have mutual funds apart from stocks, the Conservative Equity and Mutual Funds plan can be taken.

The levels of each – equity, mutual funds and gold. – For various options would be in the proportion specified in the table. A person cannot change the proportion, but the research team suggesting the allocation, may change it depending on market conditions.   But if you wake up one day to realize that your risk profile is different, you can switch from one option to the other.

Looking at the current market situation, where one would want to limit the downside risk, the Aggressive Gold Moderate Plan looks apt. Under this, 30% of the portfolio would be invested in equity, 50% in diversified mutual funds and 20% in Gold ETFs.

Assume that you had invested Rs. 10,000 in the Aggressive Gold Moderate Plan on January 1, 2008. You have invested Rs. 3000 in equity, Rs. 5000 in diversified mutual funds and Rs. 2000 in gold. Since then the BSE Sensex has fallen by 31. 77%, while gold has gained 21. 31%. So the Rs. 8000 invested in equity via stocks and mutual funds would have shrunk to Rs. 5458. 4 (assuming investments were made in the shares that constitute the BSE Top 30) while gold would have grown to Rs. 2426. 2 As a result your overall portfolio would have shrunk to Rs. 7884. 6.

However had you invested in 100% equity portfolio, and then your entire Rs. 10,000 would have gone down by 31. 77% to Rs. 6823. So the return on gold helped reduce the fall in your portfolio. This shows the benefit of having invested in gold.

When people redeem their investments in Auto Invest- Gold, investors will be offered a 2% discount to those selling Gold ETF units and purchasing physical gold. However, note that banks sell gold coins and bars at a premium that ranges between 5-16%. When the market price of gold was Rs. 1, 28,500 for 100 grams, the 100 gram gold bar sold was priced at Rs. 1, 48,174. So a 2% discount may still fetch you a higher price for the gold bar, which could have come cheaper at a jeweler.   Many jewelers too sell gold in the same packing and with the ASSA Y certificate that banks offer.       

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Understanding the Importance of Gold Weights

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Gold is used in many industries such as electronics, medicine and energy in addition to being used in many consumer products such as jewellery, cosmetics and consumer electronics. Aside from these uses it also plays an important role in economies throughout the world both historically and in the present. In the past it has been used by many countries as a form of currency and it is still very much traded as a commodity on the market.

Because gold has played an important role in the economies of the world and present day trading, how gold is weighed is very important. Having standard weights allows for easier trading and builds confidence in gold which is essential to a fluid gold market.

Gold Bar

The most common method of holding commodity gold is as a gold bar. The value of a gold bar depends on its weight which will be decided by whether the gold is going to be used as for trading or as a long term investment. Gold bars are ingots which are available in a variety of sizes and weights. Gold bars fall into two categories – cast gold bars and minted gold bars.

Cast Gold Bars

Cast gold bars are created by melting down the gold and pouring the gold into various different moulds to give the bars different shapes and weights.

Minted Gold Bars

Minted gold bars are created by hand cutting gold blanks to precise measurements.

Whether the gold bar is minted or casted the weight and purity is engraved on the top of the bar so that the value of the gold is known. In grams, there are sixteen international weight categories which can be used to create gold bars, which range from five hundred grams to a third of a gram. In ounces, there are eight weight categories, which range from twenty ounces to less than an ounce.

Banks and Traders Measures and Purity Levels

The most common bar which banks hold is the 400 ounce gold bar. It should be noted that these bars actually range from 350 and 430 ounces, but the exact weight is always engraved on the gold bar. Gold bars which are held by banks are almost always of a 99. 5 percent purity level. In addition to these bars banks also store in 1 tonne bars, 1 tola bars or 10 tola bars.

The most commonly traded gold bar across the world is the kilogram bar. Traders and investors use this weight because it does not sell at a premium price and is cheaper than alternative.

Gold Standards

Bullion spot trading is a form of gold trading where the physical gold bars actually changes hands in a transaction. The standard gold bar which is used for this is the London Good Delivery gold bullion bar. This gold bar weighs 400 ounces and because is it so frequently traded it is the most important gold bar in the world.

Gold bars can be denominated in different weights around the world. Internationally, they are weighed in grams while in many English speaking countries including the UK; they are mostly weighed in ounces. In the Asian and Middle Eastern region, they are mostly weighed in tolas.

Nowadays, gold has become an increasingly attractive investment as gold prices are rising, and have reached their all time high this year. When prices rise, this brings profits to gold investors and sellers.

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