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This all depends on your definition of soon, in my humble opinion. If you define soon as "next week", then, yes, I'd be more inclined to agree than disagree with you. However, if you define soon as in the next couple or few years, then with respect, I don't think you may have taken into...

Good to know it's sorted :D Enjoy some nice music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=www3RwEKcm4

Few things strike me (and forgive me if this is too basic, but you hinted you wanted it kept non-technical, so I'm checking the basics first): (1) Look near the clock on the bottom right of the screen for a little speaker icon, click on it - check your volume (and see if it's muted). (2) When...

Said the above on 7th July, timing was a bit off on the start of the price rise (it started middle of August, so 2 weeks earlier than I thought). No changes to the rest of my prediction, with the caveat that the end of year price may be higher than USD$25.00

No real idea what the average is, though I suspect with a few hours work, a couple of guesstimates, and some digging through papers, I could probably figure it out, at least to within a dollar or so. I've traded a bit of stuff around in my time ;) I can say I started buying around $9-ish an...

Here's what I actually think it's likely we'll be seeing (with associated caveats) (bear in mind, this is only my own personal view): (1) If India does indeed lease out 200 tonnes of gold into the physical supply chain, this may cause a downward trend in gold prices, and silver may downtrend...

True enough, problem is in today's climate, I'd be loathe to throw a wad of fiat into a locked-in term deposit that will mature (knowing Murphy's law) a week *after* the haircut courtesy of your local bail-in provisions because the Bank of We'll Look After Ourselves Thanks was considered "too...

Here's one for folks interested - you may have to dig back in the archive a bit, this chap left Argentina a while back, but was there for the last economic meltdown: http://www.ferfal.blogspot.com.au/

+1 to this. When I started stacking, both gold and silver, I wasn't as aware as I am now of some of the "thinking" behind stacking, and I probably wasn't so clear on my reasons to start stacking in the first place. Without going into a massive post, I think stacking something that is local...

10oz - be it bars or coins from a well recognised manufacturer (eg Perth Mint, ABC, PAMP) are pretty easy to liquidate if you need to. 1Kg also move reasonably well, but have a little less appeal. Reason for this is simple enough - some folks buying don't always have the budget to plonk down...

Understand, Sammy :) I think in general all you can do is keep your eyes open, observe the world around you, and be aware of the "frog in boiling water" type of normalcy bias that is easy to slip into. A few thoughts if I may on items you touch on: As far as food is concerned, obtaining a...

You presume that someone stacking precious metals in case the SHTF is dumb enough to do that, and not prepare for feeding and defending oneself in the precise situation they're planning for by purchasing precious metals in the first place? That would strike me as an incredible oversight of...

I bought one of these recently: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ultrasonic-Thickness-Meter-Gauge-Velocity-1-2-220mm-/321187228052?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item4ac8402994 Depending on what you're trying to check (coin or bar, and depending on size), they're not too bad. All I really need now is a fake bar...

I personally buy Devondale, and I would be very keen to hear from anyone in the know whether this is the best possible choice in terms of supporting the dairy farmers in this country (my top priority), and who owns that company (my second priority is to support locally owned businesses)? A...

Lot of folks don't - they have the preconceived notion that just because it's on EBay, it has to be the cheapest available. This situation isn't unique, I've looked at many things on EBay, and I figure about half the time, I find it cheaper elsewhere, through more traditional channels.

First up, let me put this down here as a disclaimer, because I am far from an expert in banking matters, so you shouldn't rely on my thoughts. In the world of banking, there are two types of banks. Even though nowadays, it's difficult to tell the difference, and in most cases, a version of a...

Personally, I think the book should be required reading for many people, politicians included. With that said, given there is about a month to go until the election, I would politely suggest that even if you did make a copy available to any politician running in this upcoming election, it will...

The only thing I could ping on that auction - without seeing the actual item and checking it is the fact that it's labelled as a "coin" and not a "round". It's clearly not a coin IMO, which implies legal tender status, which this doesn't have. I haven't looked at the sellers other auctions...

At the end of the day, I still come back to local product (Perth Mint). I do know there are other manufacturers out there, PAMP, Geiger and others - and they do a superb job at producing world class products. However - if I need to trade out of my position in a hurry, I want to have the widest...

Thank you Marcus for posting this - just took a quick look, and thank you for putting the time & effort in to create this! I love the "no nonsense" sorts of sites like this, where it's pure news, properly linked back to source, and neatly laid out. Kudos, thank you, and bookmarked for daily...