Planet Money: We Invested in Gold

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Planet Money: We Invested in Gold

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Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. Why gold? We bought and sold some to find out. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about (economic) bubbles. (This series originally ran in 2010-2011.)

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  1. Why Gold?

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    Why Gold?

    What could take the place of gold? A professor of chemical engineering walks us through the periodic table of the elements.

    19 分鐘
  2. We Sold Gold

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    We Sold Gold

    On today's show, we sell our gold coin. We find out whether we made or lost money — and try to figure out whether we're in a gold bubble.

    18 分鐘
  3. Gold Standard, R.I.P.

    2月20日 ・ 「PLANET MONEY+」限定

    Gold Standard, R.I.P.

    On today's Planet Money: The gold standard and the Great Depression. It's the latest in our gold series.

    22 分鐘
  4. The Gold Standard

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    The Gold Standard

    We visit the charming curmudgeon and respected finance writer James Grant. He says we should go back on the gold standard.

    17 分鐘
  5. Gold!

    2月20日 ・ 「PLANET MONEY+」限定

    Gold!

    We buy gold — and find that it raises some unsettling questions. Why is our little gold coin worth $419? You can't eat it. You can't fuel your car with it. And three years ago, it was worth half as much.

    16 分鐘
  6. Planet Money: We Invested In Gold

    2月11日

    Planet Money: We Invested In Gold

    Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. But why gold? To find out, we bought and sold some. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about bubbles, the economic kind. Check out these episodes to hear how our investment in gold went. Subscribe to Planet Money+ now to get access and get sponsor-free listening to Planet Money. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    27 秒

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Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. Why gold? We bought and sold some to find out. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about (economic) bubbles. (This series originally ran in 2010-2011.)

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