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- Gold Overview & My Commentary, with Continually Updated Article & Analysis Feed
- All My Videos On The Subjects Of: Gold, Hard Money, Finance, Economics – along with my Q&A Playlist.
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Gold – Some Questions Answered
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gold-Some-Questions-Answered.pdf
DISCLAIMERS & WARNINGS ON BANKS
This page only recommends institutions after a due diligence procedure however it is not infallible. It is imperative you perform your own due diligence and as much personal research on all aspects of Gold Purchase as possible. Gold Bullion Dealers are not obliged in any way to be regulated by the FCA nor be members of the LBMA.
This website sponsors mystery shopping staff to maintain a modest quality check on dealers which appear on the site. Customers of these dealers are welcome to share their experiences below.
BEWARE NATIONWIDE – If you bank with Nationwide it reserves the right under the Bank Charter Act to refuse to transfer money on your instruction. BEWARE NATIONWIDE – FIND ANOTHER BANK.
PLEASE BE AWARE – Banks are not your friend when you want to buy Gold, Silver, Bitcoin or anything which takes YOUR money from THEIR grasp.
Bank staff are on a bonus to suppress withdrawals for precious metal purposes.
Be under no illusion that they will employ many tactics, including lies & threats to put you off Gold/Metal purchase – especially when dealing with larger sums.
Tell the truth, and remember, it is your money. You may wish to try avenues such as fintech banks but I can recommend none currently.
GUIDE TO DEALING WITH BANKS
Your bank runs on a fractional reserve system.
It means they hold only 10% of deposited money at best (see Basel III regulations).
Therefore they try to block you taking your money away.
They use various excuses but mainly pretending to protect you from scams.
This VERY stressful. They target over 65s. Particularly when buying gold.
Here’s what you do.
Always record your conversation with a bank official.
Get their full names.
Explain refusal to comply with your instructions will lead to a formal regulatory complaint.
You will copy your MP & local newspaper.
Keep me in the picture – do not be brow-beaten.
If you are more comfortable, bring an informed trusted friend or family member to any meeting.
BANKS CAN BE VERY INTIMIDATING.
Full documentation is vital step by step.
Would be gold investors last year blocked by banks HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS due to how well gold has performed.
Gold has been money for 5000 years. Quite a provenance. The reason is that it does not decay physically or monetarily.
As I always point out to undergraduates: a gold sovereign would buy you bed & breakfast in a good London, Paris or New York hotel 150 years ago – and it would buy the same today, and will in another 150 years.
Historically paper money is a new invention, with a very sorry provenance.
In 1971 the United States came off the gold standard (currency backed by gold) to fund the Vietnam war with printed currency. The result was a fall in the purchasing power of the dollar against gold by 94%.
Similarly this has happened to all other global paper currencies.
Paper money is simply a credit note by a bank – underwritten by politicians. Its value degrades with corruption. Just remember what you paid for a pint of beer or family car 20 years ago.
But remember gold is not an investment. It is a preserver of wealth as the hotel analogy shows. Thus gold coins are for people who want to seal in the spending power of their savings for the long term.
It is not a reasonable or recommended move to buy & sell Gold coins over the short term (trading). Buying & selling fees at most dealers, especially for smaller amounts, make this an unviable option – you will just lose money.
It helps when dealing to know what coins or bullion you need & an idea of the amount you want to spend.
Remember: Gold Sovereigns (Coins) in the UK are Capital Gains Tax & VAT Exempt. They are classed as Coin Of The Realm.
Silver coins are not treated the same – with silver coins, VAT is charged at 20% if you take delivery. So you have to hope for a 20% upward movement just to break even (not including potential premiums, selling fees or spread)!
When buying Gold Coins remember the Golden Rules:
- Find a reputable dealer, perform your own due diligence after comparing many dealers.
- Don’t always aim to chase the cheapest buy price – building holistic, long term relationships with your dealer & custodian is important. (Why worry about the price of Gold when it changes by a couple of dollars every 15 minutes?)
- Take delivery if you can. If you cannot, use a reputable safe deposit house. There will be one in your nearest big town.
- Buy coins for bullion value & tax benefits, not collectability.
- Don’t trade (buy/sell in the short term), they are for the long haul, be patient.
- Stick to WHOLE SOVEREIGNS, HALF SOVEREIGNS, or BRITANNIAS no others.
- No dealer can guarantee a buy-back price, this is simply not possible technically.
- GOLD DOES NOT OFTEN INCREASE IN A PERPETUAL LINEAR MODE – like with any stock or share. It is possible to experience price corrections in the short term. However, as long as fiat money is being degraded, it is impossible for this not to positively impact Gold price.
- It is important to advise your bank of a forthcoming visit to the branch carrying photo ID to authenticate large transactions if necessary. Be sure to record it on your phone.
- Contact me if you have any questions.
Buying & selling gold is very easy.
Different dealers have different minimum buy requirements.
In general, bigger purchases give a better overall price – Do Your Own Research on which dealer provides the best deal for your situation.
Larger purchases require ID protocols, a regulatory requirement, but are standard practice and nothing to worry about.
Due to recent unprecedented Gold demand; Gold deliveries from all dealers may be slightly delayed, this does not affect the buying/strike price.
DISCLAIMERS & WARNINGS ON BANKS
This page only recommends institutions after a due diligence procedure however it is not infallible. It is imperative you perform your own due diligence and as much personal research on all aspects of Gold Purchase as possible. Gold Bullion Dealers are not obliged in any way to be regulated by the FCA nor be members of the LBMA.
This website sponsors mystery shopping staff to maintain a modest quality check on dealers which appear on the site. Customers of these dealers are welcome to share their experiences below.
BEWARE NATIONWIDE – If you bank with Nationwide it reserves the right under the Bank Charter Act to refuse to transfer money on your instruction. BEWARE NATIONWIDE – FIND ANOTHER BANK.
PLEASE BE AWARE – Banks are not your friend when you want to buy Gold, Silver, Bitcoin or anything which takes YOUR money from THEIR grasp.
Bank staff are on a bonus to suppress withdrawals for precious metal purposes.
Be under no illusion that they will employ many tactics, including lies & threats to put you off Gold/Metal purchase – especially when dealing with larger sums.
Tell the truth, and remember, it is your money. You may wish to try avenues such as fintech banks but I can recommend none currently.
GUIDE TO DEALING WITH BANKS
Your bank runs on a fractional reserve system.
It means they hold only 10% of deposited money at best (see Basel III regulations).
Therefore they try to block you taking your money away.
They use various excuses but mainly pretending to protect you from scams.
This VERY stressful. They target over 65s. Particularly when buying gold.
Here’s what you do.
Always record your conversation with a bank official.
Get their full names.
Explain refusal to comply with your instructions will lead to a formal regulatory complaint.
You will copy your MP & local newspaper.
Keep me in the picture – do not be brow-beaten.
If you are more comfortable, bring an informed trusted friend or family member to any meeting.
BANKS CAN BE VERY INTIMIDATING.
Full documentation is vital step by step.
Would be gold investors last year blocked by banks HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS due to how well gold has performed.
See my videos on the topic for more information below.
Comments as always are welcome. Please use my contact page to reach me if you have any questions and I will add to the Q&A Section below.
Cutting Edge & Important Articles
Top Important & Comprehensive Pieces
- Bloom Gold Update & Prediction For 2025 (Feb 2025)
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-1st-Gold-Update-Bloom.pdf - THE GREAT & THE GOOD CATCH UP WITH ME!
https://www.honestmoneyinitiative.com/watch/ - FIVE STAGES of Denial During Economic Collapse (June 2024)
https://youtu.be/glgHXcMbRlw?si=D4Eq2aSuKudK3ZyP - Safe Haven Gold Demand To Disrupt The FED’s Risky $1.784 Trillion Lifeline (Nov 3 2023)
https://youtu.be/ZylNkz_flpw?si=xjeyungyDROHxyh9 - Simon Hunt: Global Weather: Why it will help Define the Coming Economic Cycle (Oct 2023)
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Thought-for-the-Day-Global-Weather-Why-it-will-help-Define-the-Coming-Economic-Cycle.pdf - Basel III Breakdown (Oct 20 2023)
Heavy going, my breakdown:
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/basel-3-breakdown.txt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMAwDI46pFw
Supporting Articles & Material
2025
China Reaffirms Tight Grip on Gold Market, Ushering in a New Monetary Era (Dec 2025)
https://www.thegoldobserver.com/p/china-reaffirms-tight-grip-on-gold
Italy To SEIZE $300 Billion In Gold As Debt Crisis Explodes (Dec 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFmKTz_GxK8
When Gold Doubles – They System Resets (It Just Happened) (Nov 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_SDL9Uq3sg
Counting Up Things That Have Expired. Silver Ain’t One of ’Em (Nov 2025)
https://thesilverindustry.substack.com/p/counting-up-things-that-have-expired
BRICS Secret Gold Revaluation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkCpzxtFBYg
Crushed Between The Millstones Of Inflation & Taxation. Plan Your Escape (May 2025)
https://thesilverindustry.substack.com/p/crushed-between-the-millstones-of
Use Silver & Gold To Fight Back. Become Your Own Bank So You Can Break Free (May 2025)
https://thesilverindustry.substack.com/p/use-silver-and-gold-to-fight-back
In Gold We Trust Report 2025 – ‘The Gold Standard Of All Gold Studies‘
https://ingoldwetrust.report/in-gold-we-trust-report/?lang=en
Treasury Secretary Bessent Slams IMF – Quietly Admits The Dollar Is In Trouble (May 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfD7qs5DAls
Gold At $3,436 Is Still CHEAP – We Call For A 7-10x Move From Today (Apr 2025)
https://thesilverindustry.substack.com/p/gold-at-3436-is-still-cheap-we-call
Fort Knox, Where Is The Gold? (March 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIogHDeYUI
With Each Passing Day, Risks & Financial Pressures Continuing To Escalate, The Case For Gold Is Almost Too Obvious To Ignore (Feb 2025)
https://vongreyerz.gold/comex-flows-is-the-gold-case-almost-too-obvious
China Making Covert Gold Purchases In London
https://www.thegoldobserver.com/p/scoop-china-continues-making-covert?publication_id=100818&post_id=156055890
Police Can’t Stop The Fake Gold & Silver Scam – Buyer Beware
https://youtu.be/D1z7yrj_Jhg?si=uA2nPMbdnu4oXqOZ
Why Gold Will Shine In 2025 And Beyond (Jan 2025)
https://www.thegoldobserver.com/p/why-gold-will-continue-to-shine-in
2024
BTC To Replace Gold? (Dec 2024)
https://alasdairmacleod.substack.com/p/btc-to-replace-gold?publication_id=2144370
Europe Finalises Preparation For A Gold Standard (Nov 2024)
https://www.thegoldobserver.com/p/europe-is-finalizing-preparations
Shanghai Gold Exchange Lowers Threshold For Physical Silver Contracts (Nov 2024)
https://thesilverindustry.substack.com/p/silver-ripping-up-over-3-sge-lowering
Bitcoin Correlates With The NASDAQ (June 2024)
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thumbnail_image001.png
America is in “A Bad Place”; Gold Can Restore Its Prosperity Says Trump Fed Nominee (June 2024)
https://youtu.be/o-hX5D4bAZo?si=Y9TjegBE7Dk2xIhu
Have Gold Stackers from the 1970s Bull Market Been Big Losers? (May 2024)
https://youtu.be/1U9YQowrptE?si=7W863kkeX7R0pDxq
Brown’s Bottom, Osborne’s QE Blunder and the Looming Currency Implosion (May 2024)
https://youtu.be/xao9lb3Zr9U?si=NDn7GWM6cIAmX5rC
Saving In Gold Is The Only Reliable Way To Save – Godfrey Bloom & Claudio Grass (5 May 2024)
https://going-postal.com/2024/05/saving-in-gold-is-the-only-reliable-way-to-save/
“The Pointlessness of Holding Bullion Continues to Sink In”, FT Editorial 20th Anniversary Special (Apr 2024)
https://youtu.be/LFtuPOhK3Vk?si=aWY3qH0Kr2B2wfxp
‘American Dream Is Dead’, These Are Top Passports, Safest Banks & Ways to Protect Wealth – Henderson (Apr 2024)
https://youtu.be/GpwfJW9SLW0?si=pXpH3LlDGAzl6-Ke
My Last WARNING to You All! It’s GAME OVER For Gold Once This Happens – Peter Schiff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HgU2BZrOMY
Huge Gold News from BRICS! Gold & Silver Prices Will Hit New All-Time Highs – Alasdair Macleod (Feb 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLbwLPqAbmY
Russia & China’s De-dollarisation Tactics Exposed (Feb 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WwPCSYt18
Tides Of Change In Gold Paper Markets
https://open.substack.com/pub/alasdairmacleod/p/tides-of-change-in-gold-paper-markets?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
2023
A Summary Of The Dangers Facing Us In 2024 (25 Jan 2023)
https://open.substack.com/pub/alasdairmacleod/p/summary-of-the-dangers-facing-us?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Gold In 2024 – Alasdair Macleod (28 Dec 2023)
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023.12.28-Gold-in-2024.pdf
Gold Doesn’t Follow, It Leads (Dec 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8cWV8qaXos
Polish Central Bank Buys Gold According To Secret EU Plan (6 Dec 2023)
https://thegoldobserver.substack.com/p/polish-central-bank-buys-gold-according?publication_id=100818&post_id=139513535
Central Banks Are Buying Gold At A Torrid Pace (Dec 2023)
https://kingworldnews.com/sprott-central-banks-maintain-torrid-buying-of-gold/
The Fed Will Revalue Gold In 2024 (Nov 17 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh0QxTF2hes
Dutch Central Bank Admits It Has Prepared For a New Gold Standard (Nov 19 2023)
https://thegoldobserver.substack.com/p/dutch-central-bank-admits-it-has
Is Gold About To Take Off? Alasdair Macleod (Nov 16 2023)
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023.11.16-Is-gold-about-to-take-off.pdf
Gold Demand Trends Q3 2023 (Oct 31 2023)
https://www.gold.org/goldhub/research/gold-demand-trends/gold-demand-trends-q3-2023
A Brief History Of The Gold Standard – Alasdair Macleod (Sept 2023)
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/a-brief-history-of-the-gold-standard
Gold Is Exposing The Myth Of Deflation In Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d42KPn3rZZw
The Swiss Franc’s “Phenomenal” Bull Run (Sept 2023)
https://going-postal.com/2023/09/the-swiss-francs-phenomenal-bull-run/
Constructive & Destructive Roles Of Credit
https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/constructive-and-destructive-roles-of-credit/
Don’t Rely On GDP
https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/dont-rely-on-gdp/
Central Bank Gold Buying Continued To Sizzle In August
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/central-bank-gold-buying-continued-sizzle-august
Unwinding The Financial System
https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/unwinding-the-financial-system/
The End Of The Road For The Dollar
https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/the-end-of-the-road-for-the-dollar/
There’s A Herd Of Elephants In The Room
https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/theres-a-herd-of-elephants-in-the-room/
Say’s Law Says It All
Heavy going but the fundamental point is that fiat currency is international policy.
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/says-law-says-it-all
Dollar Hegemony Ending Due To Geopolitical Changes
https://mises.org/wire/dollar-hegemony-ending-due-geopolitical-changes
Biden Retiring The Dollar?
https://pro.paradigmnewsletters.org/p/awn_bidenbuckstac_1022/LAWNZ813/?h=true
German Central Bank Gold Revaluation Account
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/german-central-bank-gold-revaluation-account-underlines-soundness-balance-sheet
China Buys 23 Tons Of Gold In 9th Straight Month Of Purchases – Total: 2137 Tons
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-buys-23-tons-gold-9th-straight-month-purchases-total-rises-record-2137-tons
Keeping Your Head Amidst Debt Blind Madness
https://goldswitzerland.com/keeping-your-head-amidst-debt-blind-madness/
Inflation Will Return
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/inflation-will-return-july-2023
The People’s Bank Of China Manipulates The Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold Price
https://thegoldobserver.substack.com/p/the-pboc-manipulates-the-sge-gold
Which Assets Perform Well In Recessions
https://goldswitzerland.com/recession-ante-portas-which-assets-perform-well-in-recessions/
Despite Declining Price – Gold Is Strengthening
https://thegoldobserver.substack.com/p/despite-declining-price-gold-is-strengthening
Geopolitical Evolution
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/geopolitical-evolution-2023
BRICS: The West Tries Playing Catch Up But It Is Too Late
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/brics:-the-west-tries-playing-catch-up-but-its-too-late
Updating Say’s Law For Modern Times
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/updating-say-s-law-for-modern-times
The Commercial Real Estate Tsunami Just Shifted Into Another Gear
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/06/michael-snyder/the-commercial-real-estate-tsunami-just-shifted-into-another-gear/
Become Smarter Than The Policy Makers – Become Your Own Gold-Backed Bank
https://goldswitzerland.com/think-smarter-than-the-policy-makers-become-your-own-gold-backed-bank/
Inflation Is Not An Act Of God – Godfrey Bloom & Claudio Grass
https://claudiograss.ch/2023/06/inflation-it-is-not-an-act-of-god/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cccnI10YfCg
Front Running The Fed: How Gold & Chess Players Beat a Rigged Market
https://goldswitzerland.com/front-running-the-fed-how-gold-chess-players-beat-a-rigged-market/
Winston Churchill’s Gold Standard Folly
https://fee.org/articles/winston-churchill-s-gold-standard-folly/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_FEEDaily
Sterling Crisis Ahead!
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/sterling-crisis-ahead
The Dangerous Direction Of Fed-Speak & Fed-Policy
https://goldswitzerland.com/facts-vs-fed-speak-a-comical-history-with-tragic-consequences/
Gold’s Key Indicator
https://goldswitzerland.com/golds-key-indicator/
Death Of The US Dollar & The Rise Of Gold
https://goldswitzerland.com/piepenburg-macleod-death-of-the-us-dollar-and-the-rise-of-gold/
Dollar Woes & Debt Denial – The USA Is Screwed
https://goldswitzerland.com/dollar-woes-to-debt-denial-the-usa-is-screwed/
Why Are ?Banks Buying Up All Of The Gold?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-5GORxIJPI
Insights On The Rotten State Of The Banking System – Egon Von Greyerz & Alasdair MacLeod
https://goldswitzerland.com/von-greyerz-macleod-insights-on-the-rotten-state-of-the-banking-system/
De-Dollarisation Kicks Into High Gear
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/04/no_author/de-dollarization-kicks-into-high-gear/
Forecasting The Gold Price Is A Mug’s Game
https://goldswitzerland.com/forecasting-the-gold-price-is-a-mugs-game/
US Bank Trouble Heralds The End Of The Dollar Reserve System
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-bank-trouble-heralds-end-dollar-reserve-system
A Bank is a Bank, is a Bank – Parts 1 & 2 – Claudio Grass
https://claudiograss.ch/2023/04/a-bank-is-a-bank-is-a-bank/
https://claudiograss.ch/2023/04/a-bank-is-a-bank-is-a-bank-2/
How Quickly Will The Dollar Collapse? – Alasdair MacLeod
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/how-quickly-will-the-dollar-collapse-2023
The Great Credit Unwind Pivot – Alasdair MacLeod
Important Technical Briefing
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/the-great-credit-unwind-pivot
Banking Crisis: The New Bailout Strategy
https://claudiograss.ch/2023/03/banking-crisis-the-new-bailout-strategy-2/
In The End, The $ Goes To 0 And The US Defaults – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/in-the-end-the-goes-to-zero-and-the-us-defaults/
The Lost World Of The Barbarous Relic
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/12/george-f-smith/the-lost-world-of-the-barbarous-relic/
The Debate Between Gold & Bitcoin In 2023
Needs reading twice, even for the professional.
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022.12.08-The-debate-between-gold-and-bitcoin-in-2023.pdf
Gold In 2023 – Alasdair MacLeod
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022.12.29-Gold-in-2023.pdf
2022 & Earlier
The Benefits Of A Savings Culture – Alasdair MacLeod
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023.01.04-Benefits-of-a-saving-culture.pdf
As West Debts & Stocks Implode, East Gold & Oil Explode – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/as-west-debt-stocks-implode-east-gold-oil-will-explode/
Goldmoney Insight: A Tale Of 2 Worlds – Alasdair Macleod
The West’s Monetary Decline – While China & Russia Accumulate Enough Gold To Implement A Gold Standard
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023.02.02-A-tale-of-two-worlds.pdf
Goldmoney Insight: Money & Recession – Alasdair Macleod
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023.02.10-Money-and-recession.pdf
Legal Definitions Of Money & Credit – Alasdair Macleod
Definitive History Of Gold – Straight Off The Shelf
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/legal-definitions-of-money-and-credit
Gold’s Climb Amidst Wisdom’s Decline – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/golds-climb-amidst-wisdoms-decline/
Why Gold Has Out Performed The S&P 500 Over The Past 20 Years
https://www.investing.com/analysis/why-gold-has-outperformed-the-sp-500-over-the-past-20-years-200589411
The $2.5 Quadrillion Disaster Waiting To Happen – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/2-5-quadrillion-disaster-waiting-to-happen-egon-von-greyerz/
Gold & Silver Charts
https://kingworldnews.com/frustrated-with-gold-silver-check-out-these-remarkable-gold-silver-charts/
The Upside Down World Of Currency – Alasdair Macleod
Technical – Needs reading twice for the layman.
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/the-upside-down-world-of-currency
Top 3 Outcomes As The Elites Try To Reset The World Monetary System (Caution: Speculative)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/10/no_author/the-top-3-outcomes
Goldmoney Insight: Imploding Credit – The Consequences
A very comprehensive historical guide to gold – by Alasdair Macleod, Head of Gold Money Research. Well worth the time to read it before buying gold.
https://godfreybloom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022.10.06-Imploding-credit.pdf
There Is Going To Be A New World Disorder – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/there-is-going-to-be-a-new-world-disorder/
Credit Suisse & USD Policy: Signposts of Systemic Implosion to Gold Explosion – Egon Von Greyerz
https://goldswitzerland.com/credit-suisse-usd-policy-signposts-of-systemic-implosion-to-gold-explosion/
World Dollar Hegemony Is Ending – Patrick Barron
https://going-postal.com/2022/10/world-dollar-hegemony-is-ending/
Inflation – The Hidden Tax
https://twitter.com/steve_hanke/status/1578197919857008640?s=20&t=PTb8T420eea5WRIB4KPSaA
Gold About To Make New Highs In GBP Terms
https://twitter.com/TaviCosta/status/1574245574332645376?s=20&t=jkaz_52zB22H2v3y7IAL0Q
The Economy Had To Be Shut Down – Inflation Rates By Country
https://twitter.com/SimonElmer2022/status/1581633608552284160?s=20&t=UY8_ZnA-s4cWsJ73GIwG0A
Experts Claudio Grass & Alasdair Macleod
Claudio Grass runs precious metals advisory in Switzerland and has been a good friend of mine for many years.
You can contact him here for personally recommended large holding precious metal advisory.
claudiograss.ch
Alasdair has been a chum of mine for many, many years and I look to him for top notch expert analysis on anything Gold.
You can find his Substack here, and other work below.
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Q & A Section
Premium Bonds, Silver, Tally, Pocket Watches & Rose Gold
Premium Bonds:
Premium Bonds are a loan to the UK government. In place of a coupon (interest) they put the yield into a reserve & distribute that reserve in prizes.
The current yield is circa 4% (10 years).
Are they safe? Safer than banks yes.
But with REAL inflation at circa 11% your investment must drop by 11%-4%=7% year on year.
So a premium bond holder in the medium long term must lose.
A bit like the casino roulette wheel, eventually the house wins.
Remember, Gordon Brown sold your gold holdings in the late 1990s at $250 per ounce – I was buying.
Silver:
I hold plenty but it is an industrial as well as monetary metal.
The ride is bumpy therefore, it looks cheap today, but I thought it was a steal at $25 per ounce! Ouch !
Given VAT at 20% if you take delivery – and a current 10%-15% premium, it is simply an unrealistic choice for investment – you will need a 35% move upward to simply break even. Scrap Silver or buying coins peer-to-peer could be options, but its a buy only for the brave – and you must do your due diligence on the latter matters. Gold first.
Junk Silver:
Silver has never had a direct correlation with its spot price like gold.
But careful purchasing could work if the silver is pure & the junk if that’s not Irish.
Silver Britannias I like because they are CGT free & VAT free if you don’t take delivery.
I bought £100k of silver Britannias 3 weeks ago, I shouldn’t worry too much about the premium on coin of the realm, it will play out over time (mine already has) & one day you will need to sell.
Tally:
Tally is a good concept.
But it does not guarantee allocated gold. A major flaw.
When the problem is solved I shall interview the CEO.
Pocket Watches & Rose Gold:
I am a very keen collector of Gold pocket watches, there are thing of beauty and craftsmanship, but most are made from Rose Gold, which is a mixture of Tin & Gold – for the necessity of crafting the watch itself. They have no real gold bullion value.
My Recommended Gold & Silver Dealers
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE RECOMMENDED BULLION DEALERS – PLEASE LET ME KNOW DIRECTLY VIA THE FORM ON THIS PAGE BELOW
Pointers On: Dealers, Prices & Fees
My golden rules are listed for a purpose, follow them & you won’t go far wrong.
Remember:
Although most reputable dealers are members of the LBMA this is not really a regulatory authority as such. You are therefore ‘regulated’ by contract law.
Nothing wrong with that, but you MUST be cautious & follow this website’s advice to the letter.
City metal brokers are a law unto themselves.
They all hate each other. They all know each other.
They live in a cutthroat world of a commodity that changes price every 15 minutes.
Supply & demand change daily for millions of reasons.
If you are buying 3% over spot is about right, selling spot minus 1%is fair.
If you are a big buyer or seller (£50k+) email me, and I will try & introduce you to a suitable broker for broader options (Swiss storage for example).
The website is not for profit but takes some advertising revenue to cover expenses. This is NOT an entry point to website recommendation.
Some protection is offered if you are introduced via the website, as the most comprehensive independent gold Web in Britain you have ‘a friend at court’ as it were.
But only if you follow the rules.
Read the website carefully.
BE AN INFORMED BUYER & SELLER
Choosing The Right Dealer For You
A number of subscribers have asked me about the protocols of broker recommendations.
If we post a broker connection the following protocols are observed, and a mystery shopping system is in operation to monitor good practice.
Gold brokers are unregulated so certain criteria are observed in the process.
For Example:
– Do members of staff & families use the broker service personally?
– Is feedback satisfactory?
– Are buy back systems fair? (Guaranteed buyback is impossible but is good practice observed?)
– Is delivery sound?
– Are deposits safe? (Insurance, location, personal not composite allocations)
– Are broker staff holistically informed & experienced, and not subject to high staff turnover?
– Are senior staff British citizens?
– Are they personally known to the web team?
Your purchase at a recommended broker is totally confidential to the you.
Data protection laws prohibit sharing.
The advantage of gold in specie is confidentiality.
If you take delivery tell nobody, not even your best pal.
NB.
Occasionally brokers are added or removed dependent on feed back from subscribers.
Recommended brokers do not (cannot) abide by buy recommendation postings.
Postings are under permanent review.
General advertising & marketing on podcasts are monetized which pays the fundamental costs of the website, it is a not for profit service. (Current subscribers number circa 250k – Oct 2025).
BE AN INFORMED BUYER & SELLER
REMEMBER Sovereigns, Half-Sovereigns & Brittanias ONLY
Always discuss custody on Silver with your dealer.
Gold Bullion Partners
Minimum £5,000 Deals. Speak to my personal broker Nick Ward.
R C Baird & Co
Sharps Pixley
Bullion Giant
DISCLAIMERS & WARNINGS ON BANKS
This page only recommends institutions after a due diligence procedure however it is not infallible. It is imperative you perform your own due diligence and as much personal research on all aspects of Gold Purchase as possible. Gold Bullion Dealers are not obliged in any way to be regulated by the FCA nor be members of the LBMA.
This website sponsors mystery shopping staff to maintain a modest quality check on dealers which appear on the site. Customers of these dealers are welcome to share their experiences below.
BEWARE NATIONWIDE – If you bank with Nationwide it reserves the right under the Bank Charter Act to refuse to transfer money on your instruction. BEWARE NATIONWIDE – FIND ANOTHER BANK.
PLEASE BE AWARE – Banks are not your friend when you want to buy Gold, Silver, Bitcoin or anything which takes YOUR money from THEIR grasp.
Bank staff are on a bonus to suppress withdrawals for precious metal purposes.
Be under no illusion that they will employ many tactics, including lies & threats to put you off Gold/Metal purchase – especially when dealing with larger sums.
Tell the truth, and remember, it is your money. You may wish to try avenues such as fintech banks but I can recommend none currently.
GUIDE TO DEALING WITH BANKS
Your bank runs on a fractional reserve system.
It means they hold only 10% of deposited money at best (see Basel III regulations).
Therefore they try to block you taking your money away.
They use various excuses but mainly pretending to protect you from scams.
This VERY stressful. They target over 65s. Particularly when buying gold.
Here’s what you do.
Always record your conversation with a bank official.
Get their full names.
Explain refusal to comply with your instructions will lead to a formal regulatory complaint.
You will copy your MP & local newspaper.
Keep me in the picture – do not be brow-beaten.
If you are more comfortable, bring an informed trusted friend or family member to any meeting.
BANKS CAN BE VERY INTIMIDATING.
Full documentation is vital step by step.
Would be gold investors last year blocked by banks HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS due to how well gold has performed.
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