e-gold boasts "Better Money since 1996" and in many ways they are right. e-gold gives users chance to own gold at a fraction of usual cost, e-gold gives users unlimited freedom to make purchases worldwide for goods and services and gives merchants excellent security with irrevocable transactions (no chargeback's).

e-gold in many ways is better then cash, far better and cheaper to use then credit cards and by far quicker and at a fraction of cost for making international money transfers.

About e-gold

e-gold is based offshore with a Nevis W.I. company structure, secure from pitfalls of being located in USA or other western countries. e-gold secures account balances in gold stored in various third party gold depositories around world. e-gold was established by Dr. Douglas Jackson who is still chairman and is active in e-gold, gold and digital gold backed currency community.

For people interested in learning more about e-gold community, e-gold hosts a high volume email discussion list (read e-gold list online without subscribing).

Irrevocable Transactions

e-gold gives user and merchant alike unparallel security against identity theft, user profiling, funds movement tracing through their semi-anonymous online payment system. Users and merchants have freedom to send and accept transfers without risk of identity theft and payment reversals.

Where to use e-gold

Information on merchants that prefer e-gold can be found at a861.com and gold-pages.net. There are merchants that accept e-gold and other digital currencies (or e-currencies) offering all usual services that can be found on internet. e-gold users can buy web hosting, domain names, coffee and other food stuffs, website design services, business services (like offshore corporations), goods and services from most online retailers even if they do not take e-gold through a "proxy shop" company AllMart - so now e-gold users can buy off all websites that takes credit cards like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. e-gold also has a WAP interface so users can make payments offline using your mobile phone.

Pay your bills using e-gold

You can also pay your bills using e-gold, many e-gold exchange agents offer check redemption services. Simply sell (or redeem) your e-gold for a check and have that sent directly to company that you wish to pay, this could be anyone, from paying your credit card, power bill and all your local suppliers.

The basics

The e-gold system is setup in following way, firstly there is e-gold - this is where your money (or gold) is securely stored with online account access. To fund your e-gold account there are e-gold exchange agents, these companies take your US$ or other national dollars via cash deposit, credit card, bank wire or bank transfer and exchange your money into e-gold and into your e-gold account. Likewise, to redeem e-gold for cash (be it via bank wire or check) e-gold users also use services of a e-gold exchange agent. Most e-gold exchange agents operate worldwide with email and phone support, so regardless where you are located in world you can easily buy e-gold.

Buying e-gold

A recent UK government report discovered that there was a 250% increase between 2000 and 2004 in number of Britons buying property abroad solely for investment purposes, and this trend does not seem to be limited to UK nor does it seem to be slowing down!

The global stock markets seem to be in decline, there is a worldwide pension crisis looming and we have uncertainty in Middle East, in UK housing market is unaffordable, possibly over inflated and unlikely to bring significant returns for investors late in on game and so more and more of us are looking further afield for our investment opportunities. This has led us to look around world for ‘next big thing’ - next property boom.

So what’s hot for 2005?

The latest EU entrants are proving of continued interest to property investor as are those countries in line for EU ascension in 2007.

The likes of Malta, Poland, Czech Republic and Cyprus who joined EU in 2004 were hot before they joined and have proved solid for investors already in market and are looking like safe bets for 2005 as well. Growth is set to be steady, economies of these countries are improving and investor confidence is strong.

Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey and even North Cyprus who are lining up for ascension consideration in 2007 have solid emerging property markets which are proving of interest to property speculator. Clearly risk involved in investing in countries not already in line with EU fiscal and legal legislation is greater, however, so are potential returns.

The attraction of such markets to property speculators is quite simple – these countries are working hard to improve infrastructure, attract inward investment, stabilise their economies and promote tourism, and ultimately they are hoping for EU ascension as this brings with it vast potential for economic advancement. In meantime these countries often have deflated property markets offering incredible real estate ‘bargains’ and undiscovered and under exposed tourism potential – all of which adds up to potentially significant returns for anyone in on property investment game.