Kudos to anyone who can actually a imagine a world where we are trading slivers of gold for retail items. It would take up 80% of the day arguing about value to the point where you're limited to bargaining over a loaf of bread and some homebrew.
Biggest personal reason to have cash (say 3 months) on hand is if there is a banking freeze and employers can't pay staff on time. Anything more catastrophic than that I don't let dictate my current life choices (yet)
it looks like the industrial forecast is 1% gains year on year till 2027 -
https://www.theassay.com/articles/the-assay-insights/palladium-vs-platinum-investment/
Which is why I think a mania for monetary metals would be what’s needed
If/when plat regains its ‘rich man’s gold’ status you’d have to think it close to the end of the bull for monetary metals. In saying that the world’s going to look quite different by then
Did I just see a 'Dragon 1oz with dragon privy' form the PM? Christ...
Can anyone gauge/comment on how sales seem to be going for the dragons this year?
Looks like the retail shops are stuck with shit quality at high prices (especially Perth) so I’m busting out the premium stash. Probably still too early but fuckit, stored energy with a bit of profit and turning it into gold who give a fk!
Seeking stacker wisdom. How does a gentleman not get screwed here, particularly with natural diamond?
Yes, have been shown all the diamond alternatives but specifically seeking guidance on the real deal.
As soon as the government starts asking for civilian gold expect the ‘black market’ price to moon from whatever moon it would already have reached..
Due to online networks and communication platforms that didn’t exist back then, it would bankrupt the government very quickly to resource efforts...
Interestingly Kurzweil predicts 2029 is when AI completes its transcendental (Turing) manifestation, transforming 'humanity' forever. The 'real' 2012...?