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Why Buy Physical Bullion
Physical assets such as gold , silver , platinum and palladium provide investors protection and insurance against the devaluation of the U . S . dollar during this time of economic uncertainty we are currently experiencing . It is also used to balance client portfolios against underperforming securities such as stocks and bonds . We also provide a great opportunity to take physical delivery on the bullion at any point in time .
Many financial advisors suggest that each portfolio should contain at least 10 % -30 % physical precious metals .
Advantages of owning physical precious metals � Hedge against inflation ; � Hedge against the devaluation of the USD ; � Protection against political uncertainty - crisis in European markets namely Greece , but also includes Italy , France , Ireland , Portugal and Spain ; � Demand increasing more rapidly than supply ; � Currencies can devalue quickly / collapse ; � Gold / silver will never have zero value ; � Scarce resource ; finite amount . There is only limited amount of gold / silver in the world ; � Global demand is increasing quickly in countries such as China , India , and Russia ; � Take delivery at any given time ; � Precious metals like silver have several uses in the industrial world , including , semiconductors , water purification , jewellery , and electronics such as plasma and LED TVs . Due to the difficulties of recovering metal from wasted products , there is a steady demand in these precious metals .
Buying silver vs . gold � Used in many products – electronics , as anti-bacterial agents , jewellery , semi conductors , engines etc .; � There is less silver available in the world than gold ; � Trading currently below equilibrium price . Ratio throughout the past 25 years was 1:80 and as of today is 1:50 . Analysts and economists believe the accepted historical ratio is around 1:15 to 1:10 ;
� Lagging heavily behind gold .
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