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So by 2011, only three years after the crash, the gold portion of the portfolio had offset any losses — regardless of the portfolio’s asset mix — and even offered growth to a portfolio that was heavy in paper assets and real estate. The 2008 crisis example also led us — as a company responsible to our clients — to come up with our internal compass for how much gold a person may choose to hold. At that time, anyone who had a 30% stake in gold in 2008 didn’t suffer the financial blow that other investors did. On the contrary, they grew their wealth. Acquiring a single gold coin may not protect a $50,000 portfolio, but so far, we have not seen any reason to own more than 30% of anyone’s savings in gold to offer ample protection. You don’t need to go all in with gold to protect your portfolio If you want to, it’s imperative that you prepare for any possible market crash/real estate crash/bond crash/dollar crash/war. Although we can’t predict when it will happen, what will trigger it, or how badly it will affect the economy and various asset classes, history has proven that there will always be another crisis — even when the Fed, the Treasury Secretary, or financial experts claim, “this time is different.” Overvalued markets always go through a correction. While I’m an advocate for acquiring gold, I also advocate to not go over 30% in gold or in any asset class. Getting too aggressive with your allocation into gold puts you in the same position as getting aggressive with any other asset class. Wall Street and the paid financial media promote the idea that a good, solid, and risk-free portfolio could be made up of 100% in paper assets. That illusion cracked in 2008, and the only reason it is still out there is the massive stimulus and money printing re-vitalized the market in the span of seven years to where it was before. Investors lost the inflation that occurred during these years, but by 2015 they were seeing the same value again in their portfolio, so they kept on going with a mantra that “markets will always rebound.” While that may become true eventually, waiting for it to rebound during an inflationary period is like waiting to never have your portfolio regain its purchasing power. $100,000 today will not buy you what it did 10 years ago. And do you believe it will buy you what it buys today 10 years from now? And on a personal note: Because our clients have a position in gold, they are not putting all their wealth in paper asset markets that rely on stimulus and Fed manipulation. May you be well and safe in these uncertain times.

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