It's called the MarketSafe Gold Bullion
certificate of deposit. It gives you 100% safety
of principal, and FDIC insurance, along with
a "market upside payment" that is equal to 100% of
the percentage change in the average spot price of
gold over the five-year term of the CD!
Here's how the Gold Bullion-linked CD works:
Minimum CD purchase is $1,500.
Term of the CD is five years.
There is a 0% interest rate and APY.
There are no account fees.
The total return is linked to the average price of
gold.
There is no interest paid on the CD because your
return is linked to the spot price of gold, which
is considered the world's closing price for gold
daily in terms of U.S. dollars and is established
in London at 3 p.m. London time. Your "interest"
payment at the end of the CD term is actually
considered a "market upside payment" and it is
determined by the price of gold on 10 specific,
semiannual dates during the five-year term of the
CD.
At the end of the five-year term, the amount of
your "market upside payment" equals the difference
between the average price of gold on those 10
semiannual pricing dates, compared with the price
of gold when you purchased the CD.
These CDs will be issued in series, to simplify
the pricing process. The first series will come to
market Oct. 25, 2005. The base spot price of gold
will be established on that date, and the
semiannual spot gold pricing observations will be
measured against the initial gold price when the
CD is issued.
Then, at maturity, you will receive either a
guaranteed 100% of your initial deposit (if gold
has fallen in price) or 100% of the average gain
in gold, whichever is greater.
As an example, suppose you purchased a $10,000
Gold Bullion CD that has a "base price" of $470.
Then, over the next five years, the price of gold
rises and falls but generally has an upward trend.
Those prices are measured at fixed six-month
intervals, and let's say the price of gold
averages $618 on those 10 dates. Then, at
maturity, your $10,000 CD would be worth $13,100.
If the price of gold results in an average of less
than $470 an ounce during those 10 observation
dates, you'll get back your original $10,000
investment at maturity in five years.
Special note. These CDs are not liquid, and money
can be withdrawn only if the owner dies. And in
that case, there is no guarantee of principal
protection. They are not suited for tax-deferred
accounts, such as IRAs.
The first series of MarketSafe gold bullion-linked
CDs will be issued Oct. 25, with subsequent series
issued every month. For more information and a
detailed explanation of the risks and guarantees,
go to www.Everbank.com.
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