Collective research byline
GoldKnows Research Desk
The collective byline for GoldKnows educational research, source-led explainers, calculator methods, and market context.
What this byline means
GoldKnows Research Desk is an organizational byline, not the name of an individual analyst. It identifies material published under the GoldKnows research label. It does not imply a professional license, investment-adviser registration, or endorsement by a cited institution.
Research approach
The research format separates the source observation from its interpretation. Articles identify the relevant period, units, definitions, and limitations; source ledgers let readers inspect the underlying evidence. A price quote, a weekly positioning report, and a monthly reserve figure should not be treated as observations taken at the same moment.
Calculations explain their assumptions. Market commentary should include a contrary case and the evidence that would change the interpretation. Automatically imported headlines and channel uploads are not represented as independently verified GoldKnows reporting.
Scope and accountability
Coverage includes gold, silver, physical-bullion education, public market data, and mining-company research frameworks. It is general education, not a recommendation tailored to a reader’s finances. For a source question or correction, use the editorial category on our Contact page and include the article URL, the passage at issue, and supporting evidence.
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Published research
- Gold’s macro support meets a firmer policy backdrop
- Gold-to-silver ratio dashboard
- The gold-to-silver ratio, explained without the folklore
- Gold-to-silver ratio history: regimes, peaks, and troughs
- What a high gold-to-silver ratio can—and cannot—mean
- COMEX gold managed-money positioning
- COMEX silver managed-money positioning
- U.S. Mint gold and silver bullion sales tracker
- Central-bank gold reserve tracker
- Gold ETF holdings and flows monitor
- How to read gold COT reports without overreading them
- Buying physical gold and silver: a decision-first guide
- Gold and silver coins versus bars
- Spot price, dealer premiums, and the price you actually pay
- Allocated versus unallocated gold
- Storing gold at home: a risk checklist
- How to verify bullion weight and purity
- Questions to ask a bullion dealer before paying
- Bullion scam and high-pressure sales red flags
- Selling bullion: bids, spreads, settlement, and records
- Gold IRA rules: questions before moving retirement money
- Gold and silver calculator workbench
- Dollar-cost averaging into gold: calculator and limits
- Gold and silver miner earnings and filing calendar
- Gold miner AISC comparison—with definitions attached
- Miner production-guidance change log
- Newmont: filings, production, costs, and guidance map
- Barrick: filings, production, costs, and guidance map
- “Central banks are dumping the dollar for gold”
- How GoldKnows checks precious-metals claims