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Now I understand the majority of people reading this will have little to no gold or silver. I do encourage each of you to begin to a collection. There are a number of reasons I say this and in today's post I will try to make the case for you to do so.
The easiest way I like to think about it is like a savings account. The reason I say this is I find it much easier to purchase a little gold or silver and tuck it away. As opposed to just saving cash in a bank account. I have found that eventually I will think of a reason to dip into my savings and spend it on something I really didn't need.
When you own gold and silver it's a little more of a process to sell it for cash. Because of this additional layer required to sell them it has allowed me to stack as opposed to spend. Also another great benefit is I'm keeping my money out of the banks hands. So not only am I saving money I'm keeping it out of their greedy hands.
Now back to the original question how much should you own. I think you should begin with 5 percent of your networth in gold and 5 percent in silver. Now this only represents 10 percent of your total wealth. The other 90 percent should be spread around between crypto, real estate and cash. Notice I didn't say the stock market.
Last year I closed out both of my 401 k to pay off my credit card debt and put the rest into crypto. My money has grown significantly since I made this decision. But I would never have been able to do this if I didn't have my gold and silver nest egg.
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This is an important topic! Thanks for the share! I believe 5% of your net worth should be in physical precious metals, with an allocation of about 65% gold 35% silver. This is my personal preference. I can see situations where the portfolio allocation can be higher than 5% to even 10% like you suggest, along with a more aggressive weighting in silver than 35%. I believe physical precious metals are essential tools to secure some form of portfolio insurance.
@brettcalloway Very nice comment. I like how you explained it. Welcome to the blog, please comment anytime. I personally have 75 percent gold and 25 percent silver. I didn't like all the weight.
Great point. I dig it because I enjoy having it in my hands & it's shiny. Hahaha. It is tangible. There is a disconnect with stores of value with modern society. With the advent of direct deposit ;people do not see their money. Coins help bridge that connection. Thank you @thetruth36 for sharing. Have a an amazing weekend.
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This is a great topic of conversation. I think a lot of people find a combined 10% of networth to be daunting and/or confusing depending on one's networth and how one is determining this figure. If someone has an inflated networth due to estimated home equity, then it might be hard to get to 10% of that figure. If someone has investments at all - be it crypto, stocks, bonds, whatever - I would consider getting at least 10% of that into gold and silver. And don't forget to re-balance allocations every so often. This will help ease the lows in the crypto market if you have reallocated some of your gains into gold/silver.
@cwparkes Great comment and welcome to the blog. Hope to see you in the comment section soon. You make some excellent points.
I agree with 10% in precious metals of your free cash. You see that % being mentioned more often. My problem is I liked it so much that I gradually moved to some 15% also due to appreciation of the gold value. That is called goldfever.
@goldrooster Trust me I used to put about 50 percent lol. I've scaled back as crypto is my new obsession. But never forget the basics too.
shout out the metal heads. keep stackin. keep kaBOOMIN!
@champagnecrypto The general! Thanks for the comment!
Welcome back brother @thetruth, thank you very much for your advise, I agree with you, gold and silver is the right choice to us to invest, the price of gold is always increase, thank you very much for your kind and support to me, success always for you brother @thetruth36
@abialfatih welcome back to the blog thank you so much for your comment I do agree with you as well hope you're having a great day
Yes it's a good idea.In my 2 cent opinion It's not a wise thing to keep your eggs in one basket. I would like to invest a little bit more in gold like 20% and 40% in property 20% in hand and remaining 20% in cryptos. In any business you invest the amount which you bear to lose. Let's hope for the best. Thanks for sharing a nice option. keep sharing @thetruth36
Once again for thanks to visit my blog last time. Have a nice weekend
@kamchore Great comment, thanks for sharing. Glad to see you thinking of the future.
Thanks for your words of encouragement. Hopefully you will don't miss to visit my blog:) All the best @thetruth36
I don't own gold or silver. The only thing I own right now is steem I've earned here.
I understand what you're trying to say and it makes complete sense.
@rjunaid12 I can appreciate that though. Only advice is don't put all your eggs in one basket.
I agree to that
I must admit, I have never thought of it that way. I do have a tendency to spend more than I should on impulse buys, this certainly could be a solution. Now to convince my wife :/
Currently I have put a decent amount of my fiat into crypto and has been doing very well. I am leaving the UK to live for 6 months in South Korea, so don't have anything extra to invest, but on my return, I like the idea of some gold coins. Just like your dragon embossed ones :P
@chaomos Thanks for the comment and welcome to the blog. I always tell my girlfriend imagine it like a savings account haha. 10 oz of silver a month should be a good place to start. Gold maybe one or two grams.
If your living in the uk buy gold sovereign coins as you dont pay any capital gains tax on them when you come to sell
@gdwcoins Great advice. Welcome to the blog, please give me a follow and resteem.
Thanks for the advice. Buying gold coins seems easy, but when it comes to selling in the UK what are the best options. Lots of conflicting info online when I took a look after this post.
@chaomos That's a really good question. Here in the states it's a easy as walking into the pawn shop and trading for cash. Not even paperwork to fill out. I will say if there were high tariffs or taxes I would still buy because you can sell it privately.
I have done some more digging since. It seems a lot of shopping around is needed, but that either I would need to sell in shops that are dedicated to buying and selling coins/bullion or using online sites that will buy any gold at often very competitive prices (they provide you with a secure envelope that is insured for the contents).
No concerns with selling gold coins as they seem to be free of any capital gains tax, oddly this does not apply to silver coins.
hey there! Thanks for your post! I applaud you for having the guts to make that move with your 401K! I've considered it many times but haven't grown the gold balls to do it yet (I'd say brass, but we know gold is better). I'm curious what kind of tax penalty you incurred. From what I've read, its about 10%. While I didn't go as far as you did, I did start off my crypto and stacking journey by selling off what I had in employee stock purchase programs back in July 2017 - GREAT MOVE!
@nofiat Very nice name! It took a long time to make that decision. But it was the best thing I've done.
I think it's best to make investment in gold and silver. I think those are the best investment as of now. They always hold their value, crypto can go to the sky but but it can disappear too. Gold and silver investment are solid investments and are good for long tern
@wa2qr I could not agree with you more. Lol great comment good sir!
I'm glad you posted this article. Still (at least somewhat) young and learning through experience how I want to invest and save. I've never been too familiar with gold or silver but it does make sense. My specialty has always been real estate for the reason of it being a limited resource. We can't make more land, end of story. But I guess this could be said of gold and silver as well? I'm glad I started following you and hope to learn more, thank you for the insight!
@bunnymoney Welcome to the blog, and thanks for the comment. I began my previous metals journey about 4 years ago so I'm still a newbie. It's fun because I get to purchase things and save at the same time. If you need anything just ask.
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@josecrespo Bienvenido de nuevo y gracias por el comentario.
Para esas estamos amigo :D
The last few months I've bought gold with a number that is not too large. The last few days, the price of gold soared, of course, my money continues to grow by itself. I do not choose to save in the bank, it will make me faster to spend money.
@marconah Glad to hear this. I think about wealth like building a house. The base needs to be solid or the house will collapse. Wiping out debt should be first on the agenda.
welcome good friends, for a long time we have not participated here, because I am very busy with my family these days and and a lot of your posts that I passed, hope you do not take the heart of good friends @thetruth36. I really like your encouragement @thetruth36 in crypto because so many great benefits that we can enjoy from it and also can be a herbaran from the hands of gluttony, very good information my friend salute with you.
@anwars Thank you for the comment, great point.
I do believe in crypto the same as you do...90% in crypto is genuine
@obaidb2 I'm glad to hear that, make sure to keep some precious metals as well.
Great topic...And think that it's better to investment in gold and silver ....I don't make much investment in coin...But I prefer to buy gold and silver and % is 25 % for silver and 10% for gold and rest 65% remaining for other.
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Thanks for sharing ...Have a nice weekend 😇
@aditya-murarka Thanks for the comment, glad to see all is well.
Thanks a lot sir this is a great blog about how to maintain our holdings.see you soon sir.
Hi @melianasagita welcome back to the blog. Hope you are having a great day.
I do not have any gold and silver. I have tried to achieve this.
@raselkhan566 Welcome back to the blog, try collecting some silver. Trust me on this one.
Intresting idea sir thanks a lot for keeping your ideas together.
@sarah.taylor You are welcome, thanks for the comment.
great topice thanks for sharing you always come with great thoughts keep it up
@travellingwomen Glad to hear from you. Have a great weekend!
i like those coin beacuse the gold and silver easily convert to cash.
i restem your post and upvote you because i like you and your valuable post.
thanx sir.
@sadiks I'm glad you are saving. Thanks for the comment.
gold has proven its value again and again
we will see now how crypto will fare over a long time
crypto and gold are best to have
@altafwani Welcome back, this is exactly what I was thinking.
We can save our money by buying a little gold and silver.I think it is a good idea.When I will need money, I can sell quickly.
@topbooster Welcome to my blog. I hope you follow for more great content to come. I appreciate your opinion be sure to stop by next time.
this is cool, crypto money is very precious money.
@jasonmunapasee Agreed! Welcome back and thanks for the comment!
Your welcome
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@fikar22 welcome back to the blog! Great comment too!
Thanks dear👍
Yes sir, We can invest in crypto because it is growing.We cant take profit easily. For investing in crypto, We have to learn trading.Thank you
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So is a great friend we must invest in this great way excellent advice, continue to be friend innovating and betting on everything.
@yosicrespo Thanks for the comment and kind words. Stay posting!
Thanks to your friend, I do not stop reading any of your publications, they are charming. A big hug
that's a good idea to invest in crypto
I've few steem, but i didn't invest coz I need some for my purpose :-)
@sanach Invest, save or hodl! Welcome back hoping all is well!
in a few days btc rose 5 percent
@humaidi Correct! Should crypto and bitcon go to zero precious metals and real estate will be king. Cash I guess too. Spread your bet.
This is good, gold silver is a best and also invest in cryptocurrencies. Your thoughts is nice i agree with you. Thankyou for sharing your ideas sir.
@hazelalex Welcome back, thanks for the comment. Try to get some silver to start then a little gold a bit later.
A very interesting post thanks friends for sharing his experience ..
@rafka90 welcome back and thanks for the comment.
Same with my friend
wooow thats wonderfull thanks for sharing nice to seee it
@asim1234 Congrats to that!
I do not know whether I can see gold coins or not.
@joniprins welcome to the blog, thanks for the comment. Not sure what you mean by this.
a great life may you always succeed yes, i support you, hope you can support me, i will restem
@bangone Welcome back, thanks for the comment. Have a great weekend!
i dont have any gold $ & silver @thetruth
@deybala That's OK. Everything starts somewhere and sometime. Start with silver even 1 oz matters.
thanks sir @thetruth
Thanks you for sharing my best friends
@zubir01 That's why I'm not going anywhere. Welcome back and thanks for the comment!
yes my friend. I really want to get from you my good friend
the information that is very good friend of my success continue
@basyir01 Success comes to those that want it!
@basyir01 Glad to hear it! Thank you for the comment!
Good luck always
@fanni-steem You too my friend.
very informative post,my dear friend @thetruth36,crypto money is very precious money,thanks for share,
This is the best investment blog i have read so far,thanks a lot sir you have done amazing job.
Sir you are back with a bang hope we get lot more tips from you regarding investing.
Good information, good luck always