Apparently the Federal Government wants to abolish the anonymous purchase of gold; and to this end the anonymity limit is being reduced from €10,000 to €2,000 from 10 January 2020. This is coming dangerously close to a ban on buying gold anonymously. What lies behind this, and what hidden connections …
Buying gold anonymously after January 2020 – what is actually happening here? weiterlesen »
We are proud of the history of our family company, and with this article we would like to take you with us on a short journey through time. Since the first day we have remained true to the motto: “In every good deal there should be two winners.” Our relationship …
Our company history – almost 40 years of success in the precious metal business weiterlesen »
In today’s short article we want to highlight an extremely important factor when investing in precious metals: the price. No one can see into the future, so the right time to buy precious metals is always apparent only retrospectively. The fact that precious metal prices are subject to fluctuations is …
The right time to buy precious metals – what is the best approach? weiterlesen »
World history confirms that there have repeatedly been bans on owning gold and/or aggressive regulation of gold ownership. Probably the best-known ban on gold ownership took place in the United States of America on 1 May 1933, when private ownership and trading were forbidden without further ado. People in possession …
A ban on gold ownership – a real danger or alarmism? weiterlesen »
Gold protects against losses of purchasing power History is often the best teacher. To date no currency in Germany has survived for even a full human lifetime. To some extent, people have had to accept extreme losses of purchasing power. In the case of the mark (1921-1924) the real loss …
For many years the demand for gold has greatly exceeded the actual production. Bullion banks have thought up a trick to satisfy the demand and enable them to continue to “deliver”. All they need for this is a trading desk at Comex in New York and a seat at the …
Paper gold – be wary of physical, unallocated assets (gold certificates) weiterlesen »
The development is unambiguous: people are now being penalized for a thrifty lifestyle, as more and more banks are demanding penalty interest on accumulated personal assets. Negative interest is being levied on accounts at a total of 201 lending institutions, partly even on assets parked in money market accounts which …
Coronavirus crisis – penalty interest on accumulated personal assets weiterlesen »
Die Entwicklung ist eindeutig: man wird nun auch für einen sparsamen Lebensstil bestraft, denn immer mehr Banken verlangen Strafzinsen auf angespartes Privatvermögen. Bei insgesamt 201 Kreditinstituten werden Negativzinsen auf Konten erhoben, teilweise sogar auf geparktes Vermögen auf normalerweise kostenfreien Tagesgeldkonten.[1] Dabei schwanken die Freibeträge und die erhobenen Zinsen von Bank …
Coronakrise – Strafzinsen auf angespartes Privatvermögen weiterlesen »
Schon seit vielen Jahren übersteigt die Nachfrage nach Gold die tatsächliche Goldproduktion in hohem Maße. Um dennoch „lieferfähig“ zu bleiben haben sich Bullionbanken einen Trick zur Befriedigung der Nachfrage ausgedacht. Dazu benötigen sie lediglich einen Trading Desk an der Comex in New York und einen Sitz bei der LBMA in …
Papiergold – Vorsicht vor „physical, unallocated assets“ (Goldzertifikate) weiterlesen »
Gold schützt vor Kaufkraftverlusten Die Geschichte ist oft der beste Lehrer. Bis jetzt hat es noch keine Währung in Deutschland auch nur eine volle Menschenlebenszeit durchgehalten. Teilweise mussten extreme Kaufkraftverluste hingenommen werden. Im Falle der Mark (1921-1924) lag der reelle Kaufkraftverlust sogar bei 100%; es waren Trillionen von Mark nötig, …
