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.

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Why choose GoldBroker for investing in gold and silver?

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 do so optimally.

• Here are the various stages in the thought process that led to the creation of GoldBroker:

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.

By investing in a certificate/tracker or ETF, you have no guarantee whatsoever of actually holding physical gold, and you remain exposed to the risk of default or bankruptcy of the certificate issuer.

At no point do you directly hold physical gold, but rather “paper” gold, which is often non-convertible into physical gold.

If you doubt this, try requesting physical delivery of the 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, this type of solution does 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 any demand for delivery of the quantities held by all their clients.

For this reason, avoid “paper” investments. If you invest in gold to protect your assets 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 is risky, and you're usually not insured. In the event of burglary, you could lose all your gold. Storing precious metals or valuables is a specialty that requires expertise; it is therefore best to trust 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.

• To invest optimally in gold and silver, it is therefore essential to follow three fundamental principles:

1. Buy physical gold and silver to eliminate the risks associated with default or bankruptcy of “paper” gold issuers.
2. Hold your precious metals in your own name and avoid mutualized gold investment solutions. Do not settle for a share in a gold bar (except for short-term trading), because you will not be able to request physical delivery, since it is shared with other investors. It is crucial to own a quantity of gold that you can have physically delivered on demand.
3. Store your physical gold and silver outside the banking system, so that you can access it quickly when needed.

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