Bankers certainly do not want people holding real assets like gold & silver - they want everyone holding paper dollars. That way, when their value hyper-inflates away into nothingness, and people have no real money or assets to their name, all the little guys lose and the wealth transfers to those who hold the real money: gold.
This is not the first time in history this has happened. I believe we're coming up on "wealth-transfer no. 7" - or maybe #8 ??? Every single time, paper notes, bills, and contracts all reset back to a gold standard. Make sure you're the one holding the gold bar & not the paper stack.
and the 3rd precious metal - lead.