We put safety at the core of our business
Protect your wealth by investing in allocated physical gold, securely stored outside the banking system in your own name and with direct access to the vaults.
GoldBroker is the result of a personal experience and the challenges faced by those who understand the relevance of investing in gold and silver, but lack the technical knowledge to choose the optimal solution.
I decide to invest in gold and silver to protect my wealth.
I see that galloping inflation is eroding the purchasing power of my savings, I fear a bank failure, stock market investments are too risky for me (2008 crisis), and I am reluctant to invest in real estate because of the current overvaluation of prices.
I consult my banker, who recommends investing in certificates, trackers or ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) linked to gold and silver.
If you invest in a certificate/tracker or ETF, you have no guarantee that you are actually holding physical gold, and you remain exposed to the risk of default or bankruptcy of the issuer.
You will not directly own physical gold, but rather “paper” gold, which is often impossible to convert into physical gold.
If you are having doubts, try requesting the physical delivery of any shares you hold in an ETF... This proves almost impossible or involves exorbitant fees, which would wipe out the profitability of your investment.
In the current context, those investment vehicles do not guarantee maximum protection of your assets. What's more, many issuers of certificates and ETFs don't hold enough physical gold and silver to meet the demand of their clients, should they request the delivery of the total amount in their possession.
For this reason, avoid “paper” investments. If you invest in gold to protect your savings and to guard against a financial crisis, it is better to hold PHYSICAL gold in your own name.
I therefore choose to buy physical gold and silver in the form of bullion bars or coins, and to store them either at home or in a safe deposit box at my bank.
Storing at home comes with its own risks, though, and you're usually not insured. In case burglars break into your house, you could lose all your gold. Storing precious metals and other valuables is a specialty that requires expertise; it is therefore best to place your trust in recognized professionals.
If you store your gold in a bank, you may not have access to it when you need it most, especially in the event of a financial panic and temporary bank closures. And if you store your gold in your country of residence, you also risk government confiscation, as already happened in the United States in 1933. This is an important factor to consider in the current context.
Furthermore, since physical silver is almost twice as bulky as gold, it cannot be stored in large quantities in a bank safe deposit box or at home.
GoldBroker's investment solution addresses the issues listed above:
Precious metals are fully allocated, without intermediaries, and stored outside the banking system, with insurance, in ultra-secure vaults located in free trade zones and safe jurisdictions.
The client, as the sole legal owner of the precious metals, has direct access to the vaults to inspect or withdraw his assets, without the presence of a GoldBroker representative. Metals are insured against all risks, according to their LBMA value, during the entire storage period.
What's more, GoldBroker guarantees the liquidity of its clients' investments by buying back metals stored in the secure vaults within 2 business days.