Are you interested in holding precious metals? Perhaps you already hold some. I believe you are smart to do so. There are good reasons – portfolio diversification, a hedge against currency risk, a hedge against crisis are just a few. And you can hold them via stocks, coins, ETF's or in bullion form, allocated directly to yourself.

Each of the above options have their risks and rewards. However, a lot of people who purchase ETF's don't realize how much risk they take on. Many precious metals ETF's do not guarantee their holdings. Do you hold a precious metal ETF? If so, I highly recommend you read your prospectus. Once you have done so, you may want to check out the bullion option available through my dealership. Through BMG BullionBars you have access to gold, silver and platinum bullion. We deal in London Good Delivery Bars only and you can store them safely if you wish. All bars are allocated to you and you alone.

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The latest BullionBuzz is in.

Nick Barisheff writes in one of the articles about bullion and the fact that it is outperforming mining stocks — and why. Here is an excerpt: "If the investment choice is between mining stocks and physical bullion, it is essential to remember that these are separate asset classes with entirely different risk/reward attributes. Mining stocks and bullion perform quite differently when the global economic environment is in turmoil, as is the case today. Banking crises, trillion-dollar deficits and the accelerating depreciation of many of the world’s major currencies do not create positive conditions for equity markets, which is why investors are fleeing to the safety of physical bullion. Barisheff discusses bullion as a safe haven during turbulent times; how bullion outperforms mining stocks during financial crises; why gold bullion is not an investment; why we should consider gold as money; why bullion should be the cash component of every portfolio; gold as the anti-currency; rising global sovereign debt; and the bigger crisis that awaits. In a world of increasing volatility and uncertainty, he writes, precious metals bullion provides tangible, predictable wealth protection for currency-denominated investment portfolios. For the past several years, as currency creation has reached unprecedented levels, gold, silver and platinum have resumed their traditional role as a store of wealth. Over time, purchasing, or adding to, a core holding of physical bullion is a prudent investment strategy. While a minimum 10% allocation is considered adequate under normal conditions, a much larger allocation of 20% or more is suggested for protection today. Investors who have not already done so should rethink their investment strategy and preserve hard-earned wealth with physical bullion."

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The latest edition of the Bullion Buzz is out. A number of good articles for your to view including this:

In this recent CNN interview, Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson predicts that, barring a radical change in policy, “nasty fiscal arithmetic” will send the U.S. into a “death spiral.” Some representative quotes:

“Fiscal tightening is baked in the cake. Tax increases are coming and coming soon… The US has a kind of stay of execution while the European crisis unfolds, but at some point the nasty fiscal arithmetic will get everyone, including the U.S… Treasuries are a safe haven the way Pearl Harbor was a safe haven in 1941. It’s safe until it’s not safe anymore.”

Here is part 1 of his video:

Here is part 2:

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The latest Bullion Buzz is out. One article focus on inflation and the question 'how much bullion would be needed to cover inflation'. Here is an excerpt:

"Including gold bullion in an equities portfolio has the effect of lowering the volatility of portfolio return and raising the return-risk ratio, just as the inclusion of any other asset would. But gold has a special risk-reducing property that other assets lack. It is not only a hedge against inflation, but a market leading indicator of inflation and, better still, a direct measure of the damage done by inflation to an equities portfolio. The negative impact on stock returns from a rise in the price of gold lasts for at least five years. Ranson calculates that a US equities portfolio in which 15% of the assets are diverted to gold bullion would be effectively immune from damage due to a rising gold price. “That is equivalent, we believe, to immunity from inflation,” he writes." Read more here: BullionBuzz

Gold is Money – Replay With Nick Barisheff, President and CEO, and Paul Desousa, Vice President of Business Development, Bullion Management Group Inc. Length: 1:03:12 In "Gold is Money" Webinar, author Nick Barisheff provides a penetrating look at the root causes behind the untenable state of our modern debt based economy—starting with the way we think about gold as money. For forty years, since President Nixon removed the US dollar from the international gold standard, the world has, for the first time in recorded history, experimented with a global debt based monetary system. At the root of this “con game” is the groundless perception that debt,  based on nothing but the government’s promise to pay,  is a viable economic foundation. The negative consequences of this faulty logic are now appearing everywhere. Some goals of this webinar are to show participants: How to voluntarily restructure their financial mindsets before they are involuntarily restructured for them through economic calamity The distinct difference between money and currency How they can regain individual economic sovereignty through changing the way they perceive money How they can confidently preserve wealth through the coming years of uncertainty

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Featured on the Bullion Buzz Newsletter this week is the following video and introduction: Republican Congressman Ron Paul and others are fighting to restore language that would make possible a full audit of the Federal Reserve.  And get this, powerful Democratic Representative Barney Frank is supporting Paul!  If Rep. Frank is for real on this, and not just trying to look good to his constituents to get votes in November, then hats off to him and any member of Congress who supports a full Fed audit.  I can’t believe the mainstream media is completely ignoring this monumental story.  There is nothing more important, financially speaking, that Congress can pass right now. Length: 4:41 Read more of the Buzz here: Bullion Buzz

Catch the following seminar if you possibly can. It promises to be good….

LIVE WEBINAR Gold is Money Thursday June 17, 2010 11:15 am -12:15 pm ET With Nick Barisheff, President and CEO, and Paul Desousa, Vice President of Business Development, Bullion Management Group Inc. In "Gold is Money" Webinar, author Nick Barisheff provides a penetrating look at the root causes behind the untenable state of our modern debt based economy—starting with the way we think about gold as money. For forty years, since President Nixon removed the US dollar from the international gold standard, the world has, for the first time in recorded history, experimented with a global debt based monetary system. At the root of this “con game” is the groundless perception that debt,  based on nothing but the government’s promise to pay,  is a viable economic foundation. The negative consequences of this faulty logic are now appearing everywhere. Some goals of this webinar are to show participants: How to voluntarily restructure their financial mindsets before they are involuntarily restructured for them through economic calamity The distinct difference between money and currency How they can regain individual economic sovereignty through changing the way they perceive money How they can confidently preserve wealth through the coming years of uncertainty Don’t wait register now for this compelling one hour session that will enhance your investing knowledge. Includes live interactive Q&A, qualifies for one CE Credit Registration closes at 5pm June 16th, 2010 Nick Barisheff is President and CEO of Bullion Management Group Inc., a bullion investment company that provides investors with a cost-effective, convenient way to purchase and store physical bullion. Widely recognized in North America as a bullion expert, Barisheff is an author, speaker and financial commentator on bullion and current market trends. Paul Desousa is the Vice-President of Business Development at Bullion Management Group Inc. He works with the investment community, assisting in building and protecting client’s portfolios and thriving during changing market conditions.   Paul has studied complex topics like inflation, the monetary system and precious metals and is passionate in conveying these principles to the investment community. As a speaker, he has presented at conferences on why precious metals bullion it is important for real wealth preservation and true portfolio diversification.

The latest BullionBuzz Newsletter is out. Catch it here:BullionBuzz

Featured is a video on money, banking and the Federal Reserve. Here is an excerpt:

Dedicated to Murray N. Rothbard, steeped in American history and Austrian economics, and featuring Ron Paul, Joseph Salerno, Hans Hoppe and Lew Rockwell, this extraordinary new film is the clearest, most compelling explanation ever offered of the Fed, and why curbing it must be a top priority. This is economics and history as they are meant to be: fascinating, informative and motivating. This movie could change America. And the video below…

This is one of the articles from the Bullion Buzz Newsletter:

Unlike most fund managers, who allocate a small percentage of the portfolios they manage to gold, billionaire commodities magnate and Tigris Financial Group head Thomas Kaplan reportedly has gone all in on gold. “I've reached a point where I feel the only asset I have confidence in is gold,” Kaplan says. Reflecting his conviction that global economic instability could bring rising demand for gold, Kaplan has gone further than perhaps any other major investor, betting the majority of his wealth on gold and other precious metals. “You've got a perfect storm with no apparent solution,” he said. “If the world does well, gold will be fine. If the world doesn't do well, gold will also do fine … but a lot of other things could collapse.” Though he won't disclose how much physical gold he owns, Kaplan controls up to 30% of the shares in some junior miners, and his total holdings amount to a nearly $2-billion bet on gold. Tigris subsidiaries have taken stakes in mining companies, including tiny firms that have yet to produce an ounce. Kaplan has not only loaded up on bullion, but bought up properties in 17 countries on five continents where geologists are searching for gold. However, if investors want to stock up on gold in a hurry, Kaplan notes, it will be hard to produce enough gold to satisfy demand. Gold hit an exchange record of $1,242.70 per ounce on May 12 before experiencing a correction to $1,180 as investors opted for cash amid global uncertainty, options expiration and a struggling equity market.

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This from Bloomberg Weekly:

By Glenys Sim and Gavin Evans

May 31 (Bloomberg) — Gold headed for a second monthly gain on speculation that Europe’s debt crisis will stall economic recovery and bolster demand for the metal as a haven. Palladium was poised for its first monthly drop since the end of 2008.

“Gold’s fortunes are fluctuating daily in accordance with waxing and waning investor sentiment with respect to the European debt crisis,” Gavin Wendt, senior resource analyst with Mine Life Pty Ltd. in Sydney, said in an e-mail. “This situation is unlikely to resolve itself any time soon.” More here: Bloomberg

Gold continues to be a hedge against the madness of countries that create more debt than they can handle. Do you have solid, safe bullion?

The latest Bullion Buzz is out. One of the articles focuses on inflation and the troubles ahead for the US. A video from the National Inflation Association is featured. Here is an excerpt:

National Inflation Association

The US economy is currently experiencing a “meltup”, and the NIA believes this is a prelude to a currency collapse and hyperinflation. What the US economy really needs is a meltdown, which would rebalance it; by trying to prevent a much-needed recession, the Federal Reserve has made a massive devaluation of the US dollar inevitable. American citizens have not yet felt the pain of the government bailouts, which have deceptively transferred middle-class wealth to Wall Street bankers under the ruse of ‘too big to fail’. Institutions on Wall Street needed to fail in order to have a truly healthy economy. Bailing them out and rapidly expanding the size of government sowed the seeds for a US dollar hyperinflationary death spiral, and the end of entitlement programs Americans have come to depend on. Video here: http://inflation.us/videos.html

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