RE: POG21 Sep 2025 12:58
Apologies for jumping in here Z, but I respectfully disagree on almost all counts.
Just because this is the way that financial markets have worked over the last few decades, doesn’t mean it’s always been this way, or indeed will stay that way in the future.
I think all the things you mention are indeed possible, if not probable, in the geopolitical environment in which we find ourselves.
Western governments are hell bent on introducing CBDC’s, the benefits for them are clear. China had experimented with expiry dates on theirs…
So if the absolute control over your money wasn’t enough to drive people to look into silver and gold, yes as an investment, but also as a potential payment method of the future, I don’t know what will.
Bullion can be bought in credit card sized micro bars of 1g, or indeed separately, so in theory you could use them for small trades, whether that’s black market or legitimate. I’m considering putting it as an option of payment for me, no idea of the ramifications of that at present as it only popped in to my head this morning.
The only thing I agree with is the risks of self storage…however I am an advocate for it…