The two best countries to store gold, in my view, are Singapore and New Zealand. Of course you will need to determine what is right for your personal situation but these two countries are widely considered premier destinations. Gold has been a store of value for thousands of years and nothing has changed. It is […]
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New Zealand is a location where you will find a range of quality, secure, transparent and reliable gold storage providers. It is widely considered one of the top countries for storing gold. When it comes to protecting your wealth, few assets have stood the test of time like gold. But owning gold is only half
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Did you know there are actually 6 different types of gold standard? These are: All are significant in the history of gold. You often hear people mention the gold standard. Perhaps you even throw that term around yourself from time to time. It’s helpful to know the nuances of each if you ever enter into
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Singapore is a precious metals hub offering a range of high quality offshore storage options for gold, silver and other metals. For many, Singapore is considered the world’s premier gold storage location. But which one is the best? Well that will depend on your personal needs and what you are hoping to achieve. These are
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Bimetallism is a monetary system where both gold and silver are money, and the critical thing is the ratio between the two. Before we had the fiat standard, we had the gold standard. And before we had the gold standard, we had bimetallism. It is an ancient monetary system that continued until relatively recently. It
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I signed up for an account with BullionStar back in 2014 when it was quite a young company. I knew I wanted to buy and store some gold in Singapore because it was such a gold friendly jurisdiction. It was a recommendation from Andrew Henderson of Nomad Capitalist and an attractive special of free storage
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No one can definitively say exactly how much gold was confiscated in 1933 as no record was ever kept. However, SD Bullion has run the numbers and estimates that 2,665 tonnes was confiscated. They arrived at this figure by looking at how much gold was melted down by the government between 1933 and 1939. When
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The market capitilization of gold refers to the total value of all gold in circulation. At the time of writing the market cap of gold is approximately $18,098,179,964,395.2 or $18 trillion dollars. This is calculated by taking the total amount of gold in the world in tonnes, then multiplying that by the number of ounces
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[Disclaimer: I own physical gold, physical silver, gold stocks and silver stocks. This is not investment advice and is provided for information only. This considers the economic case for gold and is not a recommendation to buy. Do your own research and consult a financial advisor.] 2011 was the peak of a gold bull market
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The yellow metal’s early history wasn’t in gold coins but in big lumps of uncoined metal. Various forms of commodity money had been used up to that point but gold emerged as the superior option. However in its uncoined form, trade using gold as money was inefficient as merchants had to assess the weight and
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