02.25.26 Buying & Selling Gold / Why Simple Appliances Win

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The frenzy surrounding gold and silver has dominated recent financial headlines. Clark explains the role of these commodities as hedges vs. investments and discusses how much (or little) you should own, and the best way to buy & sell. Also today - do big price tags equal great quality when it comes to appliances? Clark breaks down why "designer" features often mean more points of failure and why the most effective tools are simply made to last, and do one job well. Buying/Selling Gold: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 No-Frills Appliances: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: How To Value and Sell Coins, Jewelry and Silver - Clark Howard Should I Buy Gold? Is It a Good Investment? - Clark Howard Look Out for These Gold Bar Scams as Prices Surge Submit a complaint | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Here's Your Estimated 2026 Tax Refund Schedule - Clark Howard The Best Time and Place To Buy Small Kitchen Appliances Here's How Long Your Home Appliances Should Last - Clark Howard Dacia History - Dacia Cars T-Mobile 5G Home Internet: 5 Things To Know Before You Sign Up Subscription Services: Why Canceling Is So Hard (and a Solution) Mint Mobile Introduces 5G Home Internet From $30/Month How Many Credit Cards Should I Have? - Clark Howard What Can I Safely Use for Peer-to-Peer Payments? - Clark Howard Clark.com resources: Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	I'm so glad to have you here on the Clark Howard Show.
0:38.1	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you.
0:43.1	So you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:46.6	And on today's show, I'm going to talk about something.
0:49.9	Our teams ask me to address because, man, are we getting questions about it when and where should you
0:58.9	sell gold and silver another question i often hear the big price tags equal better quality
1:07.8	on appliances i got some surprising info for you. And I'm going to tell you the
1:14.4	difference between brand name and quality when it comes to just buying and getting the price
1:20.9	quotient in there as well. That's later. So gosh, every time gold and silver's kind of an afterthought in this, but every time gold and
1:32.1	silver start having very large price movements up, people are all about it. And then it'll go
1:39.4	kind of quiet for a while, as does people's interest. And gold and silver, having had a big run-up and then kind of a climb back down and all that,
1:51.4	it's a question that when I'm asked it, I got to tell you, there's a certain amount of broken
1:57.8	record to me on this.
2:00.0	Because I'm asked repeatedly when gold gets
2:04.4	hot and actually this last time silver as well, you know, should I be buying it?
2:10.0	How much should I buy?
2:11.4	What should I do?
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