Banks ready to fall? - Switch cash into silver?

Banks ready to fall? - Switch cash into silver?

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Rockatansky

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188 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Following an inheritance I have around £100k to look after.

Tempting though it is to blow it on cars/beer/women etc I will most likely use it to move house in the next year or two.

In the meantime it's split between premium bonds, a cash isa, and a savings account.

My brother is in a similar position except he is prophesising the complete collapse of the global financial markets and advising that I put as much as I dare into silver , e.g. https://www.silver-to-go.com/en/silver-coins/brita...

He's an extremely intelligent guy and I respect his intellect greatly, however, he has of late exhibited a few too many tin hat type beliefs for my liking.

Is there actually a good argument for physically buying commodoties such as precious metals in order to safeguard one's savings or is it really a bit unneccessary?


Rockatansky

Original Poster:

1,700 posts

188 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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ellroy said:
Buy your brother a big role of bacofoil
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