{"id":5103,"date":"2025-10-16T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/information\/why-invest-in-gold\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:34:51","slug":"why-invest-in-gold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/information\/why-invest-in-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Why invest in gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5103\" class=\"elementor elementor-5103 elementor-5101\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4c509 investment-header e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d4c509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b507ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b507ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f473378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"f473378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Italpreziosi Shop<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a3020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8a3020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why invest in gold<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ab91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ab91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gold has always been considered the safe haven par excellence for its characteristic of preserving value over time, even in periods of uncertainty, crisis or high inflation. It therefore contributes to ensuring the central bank reserves\u2019 internal financial stability.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Gold plays an important role as an element of portfolio diversification and proves to be effective in preserving long-term purchasing power: in inflationary periods, it represents a good defense against a decrease in the currency\u2019s purchasing power; it is the perfect way to preserve your wealth.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The reasons why investors buy it in times of crisis include the absence of counterparty risk and the hedge against a possible devaluation of the currency. Gold is a liquidable asset worldwide, traded as currency and as a raw material in the main international markets and exchanges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5b66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b5b66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characteristics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bdd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84bdd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gold is a metal that has physical characteristics of absolute uniqueness, which have always given it great value throughout history. Even the industrial sector, in particular goldsmiths, makes extensive use of gold, taking advantage of its simplicity of processing, due to its high malleability and ductility.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The weight unit commonly used in the gold trade is the troy ounce. Below are the main units of measurement used:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9506ae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9506ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9a15d elementor-widget__width-auto table-car elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9a9a15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"table-title\">Unit of weight<\/span>\n<table class=\"peso\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Unit of weight<\/td>\n<td>Grams<\/td>\n<td>Troy ounce<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td><b>1 Kilogram<\/b><\/td>\n<td>1.000,00<\/td>\n<td>32,1507465<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td><b>1 Troy Ounce<\/b><\/td>\n<td>31,1034768<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>1 Standard gold bar<\/td>\n<td>10.886,217 ~ 13.374,495<\/td>\n<td>350 ~ 430<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b24a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27b24a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c56978 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c56978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fineness purity is expressed by the title in terms of one thousand parts for retail and banks while in carat, measured in parts fine per 24 parts whole for gold used in jewellery:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65e281 elementor-widget__width-auto table-car elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e65e281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"table-title\">Purity (title) of gold<\/span>\n<table class=\"purezza\">\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td><b>Carat<\/b><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>8<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>9<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>10<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>14<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>22<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>24<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td><b>Purity<\/b><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>333\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>375\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>417\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>585\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>750\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>917\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>1000\u2030<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d6ea3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d4d6ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/services\/book-a-consultation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why invest in gold Gold has always been considered the safe haven par excellence for its characteristic of preserving value over time, even in periods of uncertainty, crisis or high inflation. It therefore contributes to ensuring the central bank reserves\u2019 internal financial stability. \u00a0 Gold plays an important role as an element of portfolio diversification [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3258,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5103"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5185,"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5103\/revisions\/5185"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}