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I was planning a trip to Adelaide and thought I’d drop in to see Steve Nugent at Monetarium Adelaide. Appears they’re closed and the company is being de-registered. Quite a few bad reviews with lost money and coins. I did buy quite a few sovs back in the day, wondering if i need to get them...

Not me, but my grandparents. They migrated from UK to WA in the 1920s. Grandad worked for the railways and was paid in cash (as was everyone in those days). Even after decimalisation he was a cash only guy. After he passed, I found his old coin holder with spade guineas, sovs and half sovs. Hard...

Yep, I stopped buying collectibles years ago. Never any resolution or communication from PM. Very worried what I'm going to find whenever I open up the SDB..

I worked at GS for many years. Their research analysts are well regarded, but they write mostly for large institutional clients (super funds, insurance companies etc) who invest with different goals and timeframes. Ie. they're looking for quarterly gains to outperform their competitors on the...

I've had an "offline" Perth Mint Depository account for many years. This was before they started the Depository Online service, so is limited to phone orders (during office hours). * Minimum transaction is $5k * Transaction fees are 2% buy, 1% sell * No transaction fees if acct balance over...

President de Gaulle was ahead of the pack on the US gold default. He made a rather well known speech in 1965 denouncing the American scam, and reputedly despatched the French navy to recover the French gold deposits from the Feds New York vault. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9r1NLMFixo

Well there's your mistake right there my friend... Everyone knows that much gold should only be moved by boat! Of course the chances of losing the lot in a tragic boating accident are extremely high. :o :P :lol: :lol:

Just doing some EOFY reports today for my SMSF. Performance was 8.66% to 30 Jun 2015, compared to 13.29% previous FY. I've only been running it for 2 years, so still a little overweight cash as I wait patiently for better value on the share markets. Rough asset allocations: 10% Metals...

Check out https://www.stockspot.com.au/. Minimum $2k invested into a diversified portfolio of ETFs. No entry/exit fees, no brokerage. Currently have an offer of no advice fees for first 12 months on balances <$10k. Boring but safe.

If (a big if) you can look past Nab's current issues, the Nabtrade platform is pretty good. Trades <$5k are cheaper than CommSec. You get free streaming prices, and their market data is very good. They're also launching international trading next week.

That's my personal return. Bought a small holding when first listed at $1, and lucky to add some larger parcels at 88c in 2005. YMMV but 14.4% pa ain't bad :) I also hold individual shares outside my core LICs. Some have good returns, some not, but given the effort involved in research...

Good advice. Low cost index fund, or listed investment companies are a great starting point. Instant diversification, low overheads, reduced paperwork, and they generally give you regular market reports which are good learning tools. I worked for a stockbroker for about 15 years. Due to staff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43-CfukEgs

Apparently German customs has him. And he's doing well. http://www.hlntv.com/slideshow/2013/09/10/justin-bieber-monkey Never mess with the Germans. :P

If your SHTF scenario is anything like Wiemar Germany in the 1920s I'd be hanging on to the silver to buy the essentials.. Food, fuel, clothes. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/millions-billions-trillions-germany-in-the-era-of-hyperinflation-a-641758.html