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So that tells me actual possession is better.
Right... but the question is not whether or not physical ownership is better that other ownership methods, it is a question of whether or not gold money is worth investing in. I am looking for diversification of location in this, so having gold in my name in Zürich has a lot of appeal to me . Having my gold beyond the reach of the government gold grabbers also has a LOT of appeal to me but I don't really know if this site will actually provide that service. They SAY that they do but actions speak WAY louder than words.
Been there and seen that but thanks for the pointer. I read the info on their web site, which is a good 1st step, but would like to hear from anyone who actually has invested in this place and found that it worked well or did not work well for them and why. I'll try some more Internet searching to see what those who have invested in this company have to say.
One thing that I really like about GM is that they say will deliver physical gold to their customers on demand. Their only stipulation is that they will not deliver less than a 100 gram bar. That's about 3.2 ozs. today or about $5100 worth. No problem, since I would be investing about $50k from a stock mutual fund that I sold off on 7/5. What I would REALLY like to know is do they in fact deliver physical gold on demand. If so, then this could work for me. If not, then I need to know that beforehand.
Another place is called
Bullion Vault. It operates in much the same way except that it will not deliver bullion on demand. This is not useful to me. They will buy the bullion that their clients own but will only send them a check for its value. That would be fine if I wanted cash but I don't. I will be wanting cold hard gold!

If it turns out that neither GM or BV is suitable for my needs, then my only remaining choices are to store at home (risking loss via burglary) or use a SDB at my local credit union. My CU has earned my trust over the past 35 years. Banks? Not so much. I would not store anything of real value at a bank. Their history shows pretty clearly that they cannot be trusted.
