Get a Historic Discount on Platinum

With a widening global supply deficit and historic price divergence between it and gold, platinum currently offers a unique investment opportunity that will reward the few investors who recognize it. Get a Historic Discount on Platinum [Luke Burgess Photo] By [Luke Burgess]( Written Thursday, April 6, 2017 The price of gold has moved considerably higher over the past few weeks. It has found good support over $1,250 an ounce. And while the yellow metal is still very well positioned to continue gaining, platinum could be set for even larger growth. Simply put, platinum has never been so undervalued — ever. At just over $950 an ounce, platinum is trading at a near all-time discount to gold. Meanwhile, the market is faced with serious platinum supply deficits that almost promise to send prices much higher from here. And for the few investors who recognize the opportunity and take action, large gains seem quite likely. The World Platinum Investment Council reports 2017 will be the sixth consecutive year that global platinum demand will outstrip supply! And it forecasts a continually widening supply deficit through 2020. [wpic apr 6 2017] These supply deficits are simply the result of platinum's scarcity. It's a very rare metal. Platinum is about 20x rarer than gold. Only about 250 metric tons of platinum is produced annually worldwide. Compare that to the 2,800 tonnes of gold mined globally every year. Death of the Dollar Donald Trump just signaled the end of the strong dollar policy! "This is the first time we have a president-elect say the dollar has gone too far. He's saying things and doing things that no president has ever done before." — Marc Chandler, chief foreign exchange strategist, Brown Brothers Harriman When the market finally cracks, you don’t want to be holding the bag. [Here’s how the rich are playing Q2, 2017.]( To add to the supply problem, the majority of the world's platinum resources are highly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. Approximately 80% of all platinum production is based in just two countries: South Africa and Russia. And, unlike gold, platinum is an important industrial metal. More than 60% of the world's platinum demand is industrial. Most of the industrial demand comes from the automotive sector. Platinum is a key material for the production of catalytic converters, which have been a standard and regulated part of vehicles since the 1970s. As a result of all this, platinum prices have spent most of the past 45 years trading at a premium to gold. In fact, platinum used to be called the “rich man's gold.” But today, as I mentioned, platinum trades at a near historic discount to gold. The price relationship between the two metals is best illustrated in the gold/platinum ratio. This is simply the price of gold divided by the price of platinum, and it describes their relative price strength. If the ratio is high, gold is more expensive than platinum. If it's low, platinum is more expensive. The current gold/platinum ratio is near all-time highs at 1.3. This shows platinum is cheaper than it's been in decades relative to gold. Have a look... [gold%2Fplatratio apr 6 2017] Trump’s New Trade Policy Will Ignite This Mining Stock Trump is rewriting America’s trade policies... And these new changes are expected to have a giant impact on a rare resource called “Pure Carbon” — it’s an essential material used in electric car batteries, cell phones, laptops, and sensitive military equipment. If Trump follows through on his plan, a small mine in Sweden will suddenly become America’s ONLY preferred supplier of Pure Carbon. Apple, Samsung, Tesla, Boeing, Toyota, and dozens of other major companies are all racing to secure their supply of this must-have resource. [Learn why this one-of-a-kind mining stock is about to soar 826%.]( For investors, however, getting good exposure to platinum can be a bit troublesome in both options and expenses. The most direct way to get investment exposure to platinum is by owning the physical bullion, such as the American Platinum Eagle. But the premiums for physical platinum bullion are currently very high. Moreover, liquidity can be an issue with a physical platinum investment product. Physical platinum is easy to buy, but it's not always so easy to sell. So I generally recommend staying away from owning very much physical platinum. A better way to invest in platinum is through ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (NYSEArca: PPLT). However, this ETF is not designed for long-term ownership. PPLT is a trading tool. Right now, I think PPLT is a great buy for a small, short-term gain. But for more leverage over the long term, investors need to look to shares of the companies that produce the metal. Among the largest publicly traded platinum producers are Anglo American Platinum (ADR) (OTC: ANGPY) and Impala Platinum Holdings (ADR) (OTC: IMPUY). With a widening global supply deficit and historic price divergence between it and gold, platinum currently offers a unique investment opportunity that will reward the few investors who recognize it. At the end of the day, large producers such as Anglo and Impala are the most appropriate investments for most investors looking for long-term exposure to platinum. Until next time, [luke signature] Luke Burgess [[follow basic]@Lukemburgess on Twitter]( In his early 30s, gold and natural resource investor Luke Burgess managed to do something most traders never achieve in a lifetime. After being bullish on gold starting in 2004, he exited all of his precious metal positions just eight weeks prior to the correction in gold prices beginning in October 2011… the exact top of the market. But after watching gold and the natural resource market continue to suffer month after month, Luke jumped back into the game and is more bullish than ever. As an editor at [Energy & Capital](, Luke’s analysis and market research reaches hundreds of thousands of investors everyday. Luke is also the investment director of Angel Publishing’s new Secret Stock Files. newsletter, which helps investors leverage the future supply/demand imbalance that he believes could be key to a cyclical upswing in the hard asset markets. For more on Luke, go to his [editor’s page](. Enjoy reading this article? [Click here]( to like it and receive similar articles to read! 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