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In a world where you own almost nothing, you can still own gold.

We live during a time of rampant consumerism. We buy stuff, and we think we own it. But much of the time we don’t. Your home is mortgaged and owned by the bank. It’s not yours. Your car is leased, or purchased through a bank loan. It’s not yours. You bought that flat screen TV …

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Wondering what to give your loved ones this holiday season? Give gold.

Here in North America we have no tradition of giving gold as a gift. That’s a pity – for the reasons I describe below. And it’s not the case in many other parts of the world. Of all countries, India stands out for the way in which families protect and distribute wealth through gifts of …

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How to buy physical gold at the lowest price, and keep it safe and available.

When we think of buying physical gold, we naturally think of holding the gold in our hands and then storing it in a safe place at home, or at our bank. There is something almost irresistible about actually owning and touching the gold you buy. But that need to hold your gold in your hand …

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Turkey is paying for Iranian oil with gold bars carried over the border.

Since March of this year Turkey has exported $11.7 billion in gold bullion, over 90% of which was carried over the border on its way to Iran or the United Arab Emirates. What’s happening? Turkey is buying oil. Not with wire transfers or cash, but with gold bullion. They can’t buy Iranian oil through the …

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Why owners of physical gold think like insurance agents.

If you are a gold trader, you’ll be watching the Comex gold futures contract numbers, and you’ll start fidgeting and worrying every time gold prices go up or down by a dollar or two. If you buy gold mutual funds or ETFs, you won’t be as fidgety as the trader, but you’ll still be watching …

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Owning gold makes us less vulnerable to centralized dependency.

John Aziz of azizonomics.com recently wrote a post about how the centralization of the global economy puts us all at risk. Here is a quote from his post: “Centralisation concentrates decision-making. Centralisation acts as a transmission mechanism to transmit and amplify the effects of centralised decisions throughout a system. This means that when bad decisions …

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To stop being a debt-slave, buy physical gold coins or bars.

The banks maintain power over us by making sure we stay in debt. For them, debt is a big money-maker. Look at your most recent credit card statements. Consider the interest you pay each month. That’s cash in their pockets and out of yours. Profit for them and loss for you. Credit cards took off …

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Why the 0.1% don’t want you to own gold.

By the 0.1% I mean, of course, the ultra-wealthy. This is not the same group as the 1%. The 0.1% play at an entirely different level. These are the folks who are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and sometimes billions. They use their money to buy influence at every level of government. Their financial …

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3 Ways to find enough money to buy some gold coins.

When thinking about buying gold coins, a lot of people simply throw up their arms and say they don’t have the money. Well, in some cases that might be true, but in most cases it isn’t. You probably have enough money for one or more gold coins tied up in the junk you own right …

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How to buy gold, and where to store it.

There is no mystery behind buying gold. No secret to how you should buy it. Yes, gold has an air of mystery about it. It is purchased and hoarded by central banks, third-world dictators and the super-wealthy. It is also worn by the rich and famous. It’s easy to imagine that, like fancy cars or …

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