For companies in Europe that are in the business of storing and protecting valuables, they've seen an uptick in business recently. Demand is reportedly growing with more people who are looking for a place to store things like precious metals, alcohol, artwork, and other valuables.
The increase in business is credited to a rise in populist politics, and worries about inflation, among other concerns.
Numerous investors have said that the US stocks for example are among the most overvalued in the world at the moment. A number of top money managers have said that there are “bubbles everywhere” in the market and financial experts have been warning of problems to arise for quite some time now.
One bank of America survey recently found that about 44 percent of fund managers think that equities are currently overvalued.
If there is perceived to be global financial volatility, or if geopolitical tensions and unrest escalate, then it is expected that more people will run toward long-term safe-haven assets like precious metals.
With many people becoming increasingly concerned about negative interest rates as well, it's shouldn't be a surprise that more people would look to areas like precious metals or even cryptocurrency.
Those in the market who are in the business of providing services to protect these assets, say that the demand has never been greater. At least 2 firms in Frankfurt say that they have plans already to build vaults in Europe that will be able to hold more than $100 million euros in gold.
Many people who buy into gold and silver, just as they do crypto, are aware of the fluctuations in price and that isn't going to set them off from wanting to get into the space.
In The US...
Texas officials just unveiled their plans for Texas to become the first state in the country to establish its very own state-run gold bullion depository.
It might be open and accepting deposits of gold as early as the beginning of next year. The company that's won the multi-year contract to carry out the construction and operations, is the Austin company Lone Star Tangible Assets.
Not everyone wants to store their gold and other valuable assets in their home or in a safety deposit box at their bank, or even in their own country. And there are a myriad of different options around the world when it comes to finding alternative options of security and storage services for personal valuables.
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The precious metal surge is coming very soon. It's going to be a crazy when the demand shoots up and everyone realizes the supply is low on gold & silver and they are extremely undervalued. Upvoted & Resteemed!
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Nice article. I personally would never use a storage facility. Something about not having access to it when you want it. But I agree there are alot of bubbles all over the place. Whats scary is they all could pop at the same time. Thanks for the share my friend. Keep stacking
I agree about having access to your metal, but you might want some in another location so storage might be OK . I would never use a bank. Keep stacking.
Storage facilities or just safes. You can buy a safe and a security system. When they day comes and its coming you will need to be able to access your metals quickly, this will not happen at a storage facility.
I mean location in another country. If you have a house in that country.
Many storage facilities give you access to the metal when you want it. You would have to choose one that is fully allocated, else it's a trap!
If you travel regularly internationally, then your solution is actually worse.
If your home country is not friendly to precious metals, then your solution is actually worse.
Definitely could imagine there being a MASSIVE demand right now - especially with everyone freaking out about a potential bitcoin bubble burst.
Personally, I'm all in on crypto - but that's just me.
Great write up and always appreciate the loads of links/information.
Cheers brother!
Crypto has counterparty risk... the entire network. You might be sharing that risk with a large pool of people, but there is counterparty risk none the less.
Indeed - but without risk, there's no reward. And honestly, I like what's happening with cryptocurrencies in general and I see a bright future for them :)
I appreciate your feedback though!
Of course. And gold is a great counterbalance for all that risk!
This headache of storing is replaced by cryptocurrency
those gold bars look so lovely
Upvoted Resteeming! Crypto is the precious metals of the digital age. But one can always still appreciate being able to physically touch their assets with gold & silver! Great post :)
Yes, I've been into precious metals for quite a few years now. I love owning and being able to access them anytime I want. I will never give up owning precious metals, but I have also gotten into cryptocurrencies recently. Nothing wrong with having both precious metals AND cryptos!
Yes!!!! Gold & Silver is one of the greatest hard assets one could own but crypto definitely has my attention as well. :) Blessings N Prosperity to you... Thanks for the upvote & following! Returned the favor
Great information.
Singapore has many great storage facilities that use top of the line technology! Thanks for sharing this! I think the name of the game is planting flags where you are treated best. Countries all over the world specialize in different things. Whether it is gold storage, offshore banking, favorable tax jurisdictions, better rent yields, etc. Taking advantage of this provides some international diversification!
Cryptocurrency is here to stay, they will need to stop storing.
Worries about inflation and negative interest rates at the same time? There's real uncertainty for you!
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I am not sure i would want my gold bars in one of those facilities ,because when THE SYSTEM breaks down as many are predicting as well it is going to be chaos. Ans as we all should know if it is not in your possession you don't rely have control off it . Great post Thanks for sharing
Due to these difficulties and problems, cryptocurrencies came into existence.
thanks for sharing
Great post, upvoted. I also understand that there's one ounce of real solid gold for every 50 ounces of gold on paper. Would you agree?
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if only we could store precious metals on the cloud/blockchain...
I like how you write and pose your thoughts
Good well written
Great Analysis
So close but yet so far! ... So much gold and they are struggling to find a safe haven to store it! ... I don't know about the rest of you, but i'd be willing to keep a bar or two safely hidden under my bed ;-).
Great article! This service is one that I recommend, assuming you are not in the "bury it in the yard or lose it in a boat accident" crowd: https://www.silverbullion.com.sg/
I'm both into precious metals and cryptocurrencies (more interest wise...cause at the moment i'm struggling with some debt). Anyway i'm puzzled by the money that is pouring into cryptocurrencies, while pm seem to be forgotten.
Many cryptocurrencies have exploded in price, while gold and silver are lagging.
Gold is quite safe compared to diamonds , which are easy synthetically made. On the other hand there is tesla, planning to sent 1k rockets to Mars. How long will it take until flying by asteroids will be a resource of precious metals like gold?`Well okay its unlikely in the near future but just saying.. 💰
That's a lot of Toblerone!!
Very good post... I like it :) I hope you make more :)
Great information about metals.I love Metals.really appreciate you.
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Nice Post! Gold bars look so lovely.
Great post. I prefer to storage precious metals myself just in case I need it quickly.