Pete

Just checking my stack last week in London - all gone and replaced with a yuppie bar for private members only.
 

Just checking my stack last week in London - all gone and replaced with a yuppie bar for private members only.
 

Maybe a "Completer style" 1 ounce gold coin with all the portraits of QE-II ??

The first in a new series following on from the very popular Queens Beasts - The Tudor Beasts.
The one ounce Platinum 2022 Lion of England dwarfed by its 10oz silver cousin.

My supplier ends in “post”.
I set up a stock alert with the RM and was notified they had stock - how many I don’t know - that lasted maybe a couple of hours only.  Had my supplier a back order on the RM I would have assumed it would have been automatically fulfilled but sadly no. I’ve been offered a refund but I want the Pt coin so what can I do if they cannot supply and the price elsewhere ( if any dealer has one to sell ) has significantly risen ?
 

I ordered a Tudor Yale from a well known dealer a month ago and still not seen it.
Anyone else finding availability an issue ?

Maybe a "Completer style" 1 ounce gold coin with all the portraits of QE-II ??

Whatever material you require will I am pretty certain always be much much cheaper mined on Earth rather than on an asteroid.
It costs about $40million to have a human sent to space for a week on the ISS, whilst it possibly only costs $10 a week to send an exploited worker down a deep mine.

If any of us could predict the price movements of gold we would all be considerably richer.

Perhaps some stackers on this forum invested a few years ago in a rock-star fund called the Woodford Equity Fund promoted by Hargreaves Lansdown as one of their best known pedigree fund managers since sliced bread. The fund was managed by Link under the watchful regulator the FCA. Safe as houses so what's there not to like ?
Well the fund rocketed to many billions in value then Woodford started gambling, broke the house rules and no-one intervened until the fund collapsed losing investors billions of their savings and pension pots ( estimated loss to investors circa £5 billion ! ).
If you are / were / or know of friends & family that have suffered as a result of Woodford, you may find it useful to join a new Facebook Group that was formally launched today - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2301972116617520
Group action is going to take place and two large law firms ( Leigh Day & Harcus Parker ) are building up a case ( no win no fee ) to seek compensation for investors.
This will rock to the core big parts of the UK Financial System, Link might be busted and maybe the Financial Conduct Authority could end up in the gutter for sleeping at the wheel.
A recent BBC Panorama screening of the Billion Pound Savings Scandal shows just how "bent" or "negligent" some parts of the financial system can be even when fully regulated.
Panorama discussed the Blackmore Bond scandal but Woodford is much much bigger.
 
 

What I have learned over many years of investing is there is no simple formula and absolutely no guarantees of growth or wealth preservation regardless of who you ask, what you read or which financial adviser you pay fees to for advice. None of them are time travellers or have crystal balls and for every great investment there could very well be a poor investment.
I've seen them all.
So - what can I suggest ?
All depends on your age, your assets, guaranteed income, your debts ( if any ), job security ( if still working ) and finally risk of loss.
Personally if you have money to invest the priorities are pension contributions, growth and income equity funds, 12 months of expenses retained in cash, then and only then consider PMs. Gold is bought and sold on small margins so if you have say £20k to invest buy £15k of gold. Silver is seen as having more upside potential but to recover your costs you will need to sell privately because of the VAT. Buy £5k of silver bullion coins wherever you see the best deals - usually on this site.
If you have a serious amount of money to invest then maybe buy a property to hold ( holiday home ) or rent.

What I have learned over many years of investing is there is no simple formula and absolutely no guarantees of growth or wealth preservation regardless of who you ask, what you read or which financial adviser you pay fees to for advice. None of them are time travellers or have crystal balls and for every great investment there could very well be a poor investment.
I've seen them all.
So - what can I suggest ?
All depends on your age, your assets, guaranteed income, your debts ( if any ), job security ( if still working ) and finally risk of loss.
Personally if you have money to invest the priorities are pension contributions, growth and income equity funds, 12 months of expenses retained in cash, then and only then consider PMs. Gold is bought and sold on small margins so if you have say £20k to invest buy £15k of gold. Silver is seen as having more upside potential but to recover your costs you will need to sell privately because of the VAT. Buy £5k of silver bullion coins wherever you see the best deals - usually on this site.
If you have a serious amount of money to invest then maybe buy a property to hold ( holiday home ) or rent.

Toning is caused by pollution especially smoke and industry, vehicles on nearby busy roads etc.
If you live in a clean air area, don't smoke and don't have an open fire then toning should not happen.
Keeping your silver in decent capsules will help but some have black rings inside and I found that these cause toning.
You can buy anti-tarnish strips to add to say a box of silver but I've never used so don't know how effective they are.
If toning is happening in a year or two then I would be more concerned about the air you are breathing.😄

Perhaps some stackers on this forum invested a few years ago in a rock-star fund called the Woodford Equity Fund promoted by Hargreaves Lansdown as one of their best known pedigree fund managers since sliced bread. The fund was managed by Link under the watchful regulator the FCA. Safe as houses so what's there not to like ?
Well the fund rocketed to many billions in value then Woodford started gambling, broke the house rules and no-one intervened until the fund collapsed losing investors billions of their savings and pension pots ( estimated loss to investors circa £5 billion ! ).
If you are / were / or know of friends & family that have suffered as a result of Woodford, you may find it useful to join a new Facebook Group that was formally launched today - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2301972116617520
Group action is going to take place and two large law firms ( Leigh Day & Harcus Parker ) are building up a case ( no win no fee ) to seek compensation for investors.
This will rock to the core big parts of the UK Financial System, Link might be busted and maybe the Financial Conduct Authority could end up in the gutter for sleeping at the wheel.
A recent BBC Panorama screening of the Billion Pound Savings Scandal shows just how "bent" or "negligent" some parts of the financial system can be even when fully regulated.
Panorama discussed the Blackmore Bond scandal but Woodford is much much bigger.
 
 

Holding 20% of your total assets in PMs might be construed by some ( generally us old farts with experience and battle scars ) as somewhat adventurous. If you own your property without a mortgage and have a decent pension pot then 20% is okay. I wish I had bought US dollars a few months ago.

2023 Silver Yale of Beaufort Two Ounce Bullion Coin - Photos

Reverse above, and...

Obverse...
and...

A few monster boxes of them lurking behind some one ounce gold Royal Mint Britannia Bars
😎
 

Holding 20% of your total assets in PMs might be construed by some ( generally us old farts with experience and battle scars ) as somewhat adventurous. If you own your property without a mortgage and have a decent pension pot then 20% is okay. I wish I had bought US dollars a few months ago.

What I have learned over many years of investing is there is no simple formula and absolutely no guarantees of growth or wealth preservation regardless of who you ask, what you read or which financial adviser you pay fees to for advice. None of them are time travellers or have crystal balls and for every great investment there could very well be a poor investment.
I've seen them all.
So - what can I suggest ?
All depends on your age, your assets, guaranteed income, your debts ( if any ), job security ( if still working ) and finally risk of loss.
Personally if you have money to invest the priorities are pension contributions, growth and income equity funds, 12 months of expenses retained in cash, then and only then consider PMs. Gold is bought and sold on small margins so if you have say £20k to invest buy £15k of gold. Silver is seen as having more upside potential but to recover your costs you will need to sell privately because of the VAT. Buy £5k of silver bullion coins wherever you see the best deals - usually on this site.
If you have a serious amount of money to invest then maybe buy a property to hold ( holiday home ) or rent.

What I have learned over many years of investing is there is no simple formula and absolutely no guarantees of growth or wealth preservation regardless of who you ask, what you read or which financial adviser you pay fees to for advice. None of them are time travellers or have crystal balls and for every great investment there could very well be a poor investment.
I've seen them all.
So - what can I suggest ?
All depends on your age, your assets, guaranteed income, your debts ( if any ), job security ( if still working ) and finally risk of loss.
Personally if you have money to invest the priorities are pension contributions, growth and income equity funds, 12 months of expenses retained in cash, then and only then consider PMs. Gold is bought and sold on small margins so if you have say £20k to invest buy £15k of gold. Silver is seen as having more upside potential but to recover your costs you will need to sell privately because of the VAT. Buy £5k of silver bullion coins wherever you see the best deals - usually on this site.
If you have a serious amount of money to invest then maybe buy a property to hold ( holiday home ) or rent.

If any of us could predict the price movements of gold we would all be considerably richer.

If any of us could predict the price movements of gold we would all be considerably richer.

It is happening everywhere.
Even paying in a cheque to a bank might entail the third degree of questioning and proof of ID.
Clamping down on money laundering and that unfortunately affects the majority i.e. innocent people.
I don't see a problem to be honest.
Minor inconvenience to most.
 

If any of us could predict the price movements of gold we would all be considerably richer.

It is happening everywhere.
Even paying in a cheque to a bank might entail the third degree of questioning and proof of ID.
Clamping down on money laundering and that unfortunately affects the majority i.e. innocent people.
I don't see a problem to be honest.
Minor inconvenience to most.
 

If any of us could predict the price movements of gold we would all be considerably richer.