I have USD 2000 to invest. Should I buy Bitcoins or gold?

[jokowi]

Buy Bitcoin mate 

[CrackedLogic]

Buy Bitcoin mate 

Now that I think about it, Bitcoin is the better investment. It's rising slowly and by this time next year I speculate it being around $600-$650 if things don't fall this year.

[BurgerKill]

i will suggest u to buy bitcoin,

notice : do money management

[KimNam]

it depends with your investment profile. If you are aggressive investor, love to see price's volatility and aim to get double, triple or even quadruple amount of profit, invest in BTC.
Otherwise, if you want long term investment, steadily increase for long period and easy to cashout everywhere, invest in gold
to spread investment risk, maybe you should invest in both bitcoin and gold
gold for moderate type of investment and bitcoin for agressive type of investment

[Wardrick]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

[Hfleer]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

[funtotry]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

I'm pretty sure you can buy "gold", you don't actually own gold but you get gold as a number just like a stock exchange. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[RodeoX]

I think of gold as low risk with moderate upside potential while BTC is high risk and extreme upside potential. They actually balance pretty well. I would go 1oz. gold and the rest in BTC. 

[Hfleer]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

I'm pretty sure you can buy "gold", you don't actually own gold but you get gold as a number just like a stock exchange. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are referring to ETFs, then you only participate in the value change of gold, you actually never are entitled to the gold the ETF holds. So unlike stocks, there is no real alternative to physically holding gold.

[Glucose]

Buy bitcoin mate ! You will never become rich because of gold invesment But remember to only invest what you can lose ^^ Bitcoin is a risky business.

[funtotry]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

I'm pretty sure you can buy "gold", you don't actually own gold but you get gold as a number just like a stock exchange. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are referring to ETFs, then you only participate in the value change of gold, you actually never are entitled to the gold the ETF holds. So unlike stocks, there is no real alternative to physically holding gold.

Yes but I think the ETF would solve the problem of not being able to divide up gold, or owning a very small amount. You are never entitled to the actual gold you have in the ETF, but you can easily just sell it and buy real gold if you wish.

[phemmy]

Bitcoin remains the best

[Hfleer]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

I'm pretty sure you can buy "gold", you don't actually own gold but you get gold as a number just like a stock exchange. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are referring to ETFs, then you only participate in the value change of gold, you actually never are entitled to the gold the ETF holds. So unlike stocks, there is no real alternative to physically holding gold.

Yes but I think the ETF would solve the problem of not being able to divide up gold, or owning a very small amount. You are never entitled to the actual gold you have in the ETF, but you can easily just sell it and buy real gold if you wish.

That is true for the time the financial world is still active and alive. Many gold bugs argue that paper gold is not real because when everything collapses only real gold will safe you.

Also for 2000$ ETF, the fees will be quite high for a full roundturn, but yeah, still better than with real gold.

[funtotry]

In my opinion investing $2000.00 into gold isn't efficient because of the high price. You are better off looking at something like regular or penny stocks. With $2000 invested into gold you are likely only going to lose or gain around $100 ,take a loos at gold prices here - http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold-volatility-index-vix-futures.html - If you are simply looking for a place holder then gold is your best option for that amount of money. If you are actually looking for a decent return but with some risk involved I would suggest Bitcoin or something from this article -

http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-Small-Amounts-of-Money-Wisely

That point is true. Its is very hard to split 2000$ into gold without paying insane premiums. First you buy 1 oz and then what? halve and oz on top? Those things go for 3-5% premium.

I'm pretty sure you can buy "gold", you don't actually own gold but you get gold as a number just like a stock exchange. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are referring to ETFs, then you only participate in the value change of gold, you actually never are entitled to the gold the ETF holds. So unlike stocks, there is no real alternative to physically holding gold.

Yes but I think the ETF would solve the problem of not being able to divide up gold, or owning a very small amount. You are never entitled to the actual gold you have in the ETF, but you can easily just sell it and buy real gold if you wish.

That is true for the time the financial world is still active and alive. Many gold bugs argue that paper gold is not real because when everything collapses only real gold will safe you.

Also for 2000$ ETF, the fees will be quite high for a full roundturn, but yeah, still better than with real gold.

Well yes of course, having stock will not be valid if the world's money system collapses, but thats a different argument. This is on wether gold or bitcoin is better for investing for profit.

[Wardrick]

I think of gold as low risk with moderate upside potential while BTC is high risk and extreme upside potential. They actually balance pretty well. I would go 1oz. gold and the rest in BTC. 

According to the price charts for gold, if the OP were to of picked gold to hold for one year he would of lost almost $200.00. This could make for an increase in price this year though. There is several other ways to invest this amount of money where you can get a lot more out of (I linked an article in my previous post). I think it appeals to people to invest in gold because it's always been a luxury, which it's alright if you have the right amount of money to throw around or the time to sit on. For a one year investment though you wouldn't get much action out of Gold.

[Lauda]

Buy Bitcoin mate 

Now that I think about it, Bitcoin is the better investment. It's rising slowly and by this time next year I speculate it being around $600-$650 if things don't fall this year.

If you want to buy Bitcoin just as an investment to profit from it, then rather don't. Bitcoin is meant to be used, unlike gold (an exemption are fashion accessories).
I usually tell people to buy Bitcoin all the time. OP if you believe in Bitcoin, buy it and use it.
If you want to invest (i.e. only hold, especially for shorter periods of time) you should look somewhere else.

[ranlo]

I think of gold as low risk with moderate upside potential while BTC is high risk and extreme upside potential. They actually balance pretty well. I would go 1oz. gold and the rest in BTC. 

According to the price charts for gold, if the OP were to of picked gold to hold for one year he would of lost almost $200.00. This could make for an increase in price this year though. There is several other ways to invest this amount of money where you can get a lot more out of (I linked an article in my previous post). I think it appeals to people to invest in gold because it's always been a luxury, which it's alright if you have the right amount of money to throw around or the time to sit on. For a one year investment though you wouldn't get much action out of Gold.

If he had invested in Bitcoin a year ago, he'd have lost significantly more.

I do agree, though, that there are other places you can invest that are "safer." But with that safety comes less upside. The question is all about risk: would you rather risk 5% to get 5% or risk 100% to get 15000%?

[mliverpool]

I personaly wouldn't invest that amount of money in bitcoins because of its changing value...But, it's your money and your decision...Good luck anyway!

[tee-rex]

Bitcoin can fall in price many times yet (in fact, it already did within the last one and a half year), or even become worthless altogether in the end. Gold, on the contrary, has never seen anything of the kind within the last few centuries at least. The only two times in history that I know of when it fell significantly in price were the periods after the Black Death devastated Europe in the 14th century and when the gold of the Incas flooded Europe in the 16th century. So, if you don't own physical gold already, this won't be a bad investment as a hedge against almost anything.

Bitcoin is for the speculative mind, gold for the conservative one.

[Ashwell John]

First is ask yourself what about you know more bitcoin or gold? Both are risky business. So need to know well if you want to gain.