Today, I’ve got something critical to share…
A Complete Guide To Investing In Gold Before The Fall
Because gold and silver have represented wealth since recorded history began.
Gold was valuable when Moses led his Chosen People out of Egypt.
Why? Because gold and silver provide the best ‘worst-case’ risk mitigation.
That’s why today I will show you how to get some before it’s too late…
TOPICS IN THIS GUIDE… ↓(click to jump)
- History Behind Precious Metals…
- Will They Continue To Have Value?
- Could Governments Confiscate It?
- Is THAT Even Possible In The U.S.?
- What About In A Lawless World?
- But You Can’t EAT Silver And Gold…
Financial Collapse ? A Depression?- How I Acquire Gold At A Fair Price
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Precious metals are used in jewelry, cups, chalices, flatware, eating utensils, and tools.
Gold and silver are soft metals; they are both shiny and pliable.
They are excellent conductors of electricity and do not oxidize, tarnish, or corrode.
Gold and silver never spoil or deteriorate.
In modern times, gold is put into spacecraft as plating for electrical connections in the harshest environment known to Man.
However, gold and silver supplies are limited; finding either in bulk or difficult to extract is challenging.
That’s why they’re called “rare metals.”
Due to gold and silver’s rarity and longevity, ancient empires made coins with these metals.
And up until the last century, gold was used to back the value of the US dollar.
So, historically speaking, gold and silver have always had value:
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So the question is:
Will Precious Metals Continue To Have Value?
The answer to the first question is a no-brainer.
Gold and silver have had value during the rise and fall of empires.
They’ve held value in the ebb and flow of:
- World wars
- Global pandemics
- Civil wars
- Economic collapses
- Droughts
- Famines
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Could They Become Confiscated For Citizens?
One key element of gold and silver throughout history is their ability to hold value regardless of society.
All historical societies were aware of gold and silver’s value.
- Ancient Rome
- Nazi Germany
- Napoleonic France
- Edwardian England
- Aztecs
- Incas
- etc.
Humans have always grouped into large Societies.
Even after every Great War, purge, or plague – Human Society continued – not always in the same form, but continued nevertheless…
These societies sometimes evolved into empires, dictatorships, oligarchies, monarchies, or communist collectives.
In other cases, history led to republics and governments for the people by the people.
In all cases, history moves forward, society evolves, and the basis of society is laws.
Laws are the glue that holds a successful Society together.
Without laws, you get chaos and anarchy.
So, every successful society has a dedicated group whose sole purpose is to enforce and uphold the laws.
And one essential building block of any lawful society is enforcing property rights.
And by property rights, we’re not talking only about land but also about durable goods, money, and hard assets (including survival gold and SHTF silver).
So again, in all societies, your property is protected by the law and enforced somehow.
However, law enforcement can come in many shapes and sizes.
The Chicago police, the French Gendarmes, the Nazi Gestapo, and the East German Stasi are different law enforcement forms.
In some cases, society’s private citizen’s property is protected.
In others, the law states all property is ownership of the State (the collective).
The bottom line is:
Property, capital, currency, gold, and silver have retained value in organized Societies.
But the question now becomes, will as a citizen of society, be allowed to keep that value in troubled times?
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Will The Value Be Protected For The Private Citizen?
Many countries, namely communist nations, make it illegal for their citizens to own precious metals.
Since gold and silver have value, these governments want them.
They want to control their value and put it in the Federal coffers instead of in someone’s sock drawer or home safe.
These governments view individual stockpiled wealth in precious metals as “tying up” the nation’s assets.
They believe this capital (or gold) is for the betterment of the nation as a whole.
Yet, they also believe hoarding gold or silver undermines the collective good.
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Is THAT Even Possible In The United States?
We live in the United States, founded in-laws, capitalism, and individual rights to pursue, obtain, and keep your property.
That’s what the American Dream and the American experience are all about, right?
Did you know in the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the United States made it unlawful to own gold?
It’s a fact.
See for yourself – Executive Order 6102.
If you owned physical gold back then, you were legally required to turn it over to your local bank or face prison.
Gold was deemed too important to the National interest and too valuable to be left in the people’s hands.
Of course, the US was on the Gold Standard back then, and our paper money was backed by physical gold.
The Government needed that gold to ensure its paper money had value worldwide.
This is not the case anymore.
The dollar is no longer backed by gold.
Still, does the Government have the power to outlaw physical gold ownership?
Yes, it does.
They did it before and could do it again.
Our current Government will likely compensate you with paper money in exchange.
But it’s hard to say whether the paper money given will be worth much.
So gold and silver will continue to have value, but you may or may not get to keep the value.
In times of crisis, your government will decide – and no government can be trusted.
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What If We Find Ourselves In A Lawless World?
To be fair, those collapses don’t usually last long.
When one empire falls, another rises out of the ashes.
When the Roman Empire fell, it was replaced by its conquerors.
These cycles have happened again and again throughout history.
The Americans sailed into Tokyo Bay to establish law and order when Imperial Japan fell.
The same thing occurred in Nazi Germany.
When Czarist Russia fell, the Bolsheviks were there to take over.
It’s the continuing saga of human history.
Human tribalism.
Human nature.
Someone always takes over and begins imposing their will on the masses.
Powerful groups rise out of the ashes.
Persuasive and charismatic individuals appear, and soon, a new George Washington or a new Joseph Stalin is on the scene.
In either case, gold and silver will still be worth something.
George might let you keep your precious metals, but ‘Uncle Sam’ won’t.
Let’s Assume You Get To Keep It
Let’s say you have a stockpile of gold and silver coins during an interim period of civil chaos.
So when paper money is no longer accepted, you whip out the shiny stuff to trade for food and water.
That’s why you bought it, to begin with, right?
To someday spend it.
If no one trusts paper dollars, people will trade gold and silver, right?
Some will; many won’t.
In such dark days, a good Smith and Wesson Model 29 will be “worth its weight in gold.”
An egg-laying chicken will be worth more than a single gold coin.
Because a starving man can’t feed his family gold bars, but a few egg-laying chickens can.
In such a scenario, as time passes, the value of the gold coin decreases as the value of a loaf of bread increases.
Don’t get me wrong, gold and silver will have a place in a barter economy.
And it will help you trade for guns and chickens.
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But you must be careful; trading with the wrong person can be dangerous.
And realize when you whip out your bag of gold, you just painted a massive target on your back.
You just highlighted yourself as
“the guy who has gold.”
If you bring gold or silver to the marketplace, you’d better bring friends along.
Plus, all their friends – and their AK-47s.
And they better follow you home and stand guard outside your house.
Here’s the rub about gold and silver as an SHTF currency in a lawless, post-apocalyptic world.
Many folks in a barter economy won’t trade with it – it’ll be too risky.
But You Can’t EAT or DRINK Silver And Gold…
You can’t eat it; you can’t drink it, and you can’t shoot it.
But the criminals of this lawless world just sang the Hallelujah Chorus.
You see, these lawless bastards are not just criminals – many also have an insight others don’t.
The ruthless ones will have a long-term criminal vision.
They understand that civil society will eventually return. John Q Law always returns at some point.
Some badass always rises and restores law and order.
They know the value of gold will skyrocket again in the future.
It’s a guarantee.
And the amount of gold they can get their hands on now will establish their station in future life.
So Let’s Go Back To A Stable Scenario
Let’s set aside the end-of-the-world, post-apocalyptic vision for a moment.
Instead, let’s assume civil human society putters along at our normal ups and downs.
Presidents come; Presidents go.
The market rises and falls. Wars are fought – some lost, some won.
Let’s assume the world as we know it today continues to chug along.
Are gold and silver good investments in this scenario?
Gold and silver are both stable investments if your goal is to protect your wealth.
They can act as a hedge against inflation and financial collapse.
Gold is an excellent hedge against inflation – and inflation can go nuts from time to time.
When prices rise, gold prices have historically matched this price rise.
For example:
In 1974, a nice quality suit cost around $400, roughly the value of one ounce of gold at the time.
Today, that quality suit sells for around $1100, or roughly the value of one ounce of gold.
From a historical perspective, the suit has not changed, nor has the gold.
The only change is the value of the paper money we exchange.
Gold tends to hold its value through inflationary periods.
But inflation’s not the main reason you prepare.
You are not stockpiling food and water for the day when inflation hits 19%.
That’s like preparing in 1979.
How About A Financial Collapse ? A Depression?
People tend to buy gold and silver when they’re fearful.
They’d rather own something physical than paper (or electronic) when markets are falling fast.
So, the demand for gold and silver shoots up during a market collapse.
Making gold and silver good hedges against collapses as well.
Not only do gold and silver hold their value during inflationary periods and collapses, but they also diversify a portfolio.
As the adage goes, “Never put all your eggs in one basket.”
You should put those eggs into several baskets, one a gold basket and another a silver one.
Stocks, bonds, real estate, gold, silver, and bank savings accounts are the most common financial instruments we have at our disposal.
Most people have some of each basket to help mitigate financial risks.
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Any good prepper should ask this: will gold always have value?
Is it a viable SHTF currency?
And even more importantly…
Should You Invest In It?
Over historical periods, gold doesn’t deliver high returns on investment.
But again, it holds its value.
Make no mistake Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Elon Musk did not become wealthy buying and selling gold.
Gold is a commodity and is part of a commodity exchange.
The price of gold at any moment is the intersection between the supply and demand curves – the market-clearing price.
Unlike wheat, pork bellies, corn, and other commodities, gold’s supply curve does not depend on weather or climate-related factors.
Most commodities, such as grains, oil, and natural gas, have a demand curve based on consumption.
You can’t consume gold; you buy it and hoard it.
The demand for gold depends on how many people and governments think buying more gold is a good hedge against an uncertain future.
Yes, You Should Buy Precious Metals
You should consider adding gold and silver to protect your current assets.
They will help maintain your portfolio’s value during the downs of a volatile market.
Gold or silver can help to diversify your asset base.
Although it may not perform as well as stocks in a bull market, this hard asset should improve your risk-adjusted returns over time.
Gold holds its value better than most assets in inflationary periods.
It also becomes a high-demand commodity in times of collapse and fear.
This is the main reason to buy and hold gold or silver – you’re protecting your wealth for an unpredictable “normal times” future.
And gold and silver are useful assets in a total societal collapse.
If we end up in a barter economy, gold and silver will be valuable, but extreme caution must be exercised.
Gold and silver can be more of a liability than an asset.
They may become a dangerous SHTF currency.
If you think having lots of survival gold will be your saving grace in a post-apocalyptic barter economy – think again…
You must spend it with extreme caution.
But the more firepower you have, the less risky it is to own and trade these precious metals in a post-apocalyptic economy.
So yes, you should add some physical survival gold and SHTF silver to your investment portfolios.
But the more you acquire, the more you need to protect it.
And you better figure out the best way to store and hide it to keep it safe.
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So the only question left is:
How I Acquire Rare Metals At A Fair Price
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I currently own some silver in my portfolio. And SD Bullion is the only rare metals company I trust.
They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and have second-to-none customer service.
They are one of the lowest cost, highest quality gold and silver dealers on the market today.
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