Diversification:
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Precious Metals Bullion

Precious metals bullion should form the foundation of your tangible asset portfolio. Because precious metal prices are often driven by the same supply/demand fundamentals that influence other commodities and since they have also historically reacted to inflation, political tensions and economic uncertainty, investments in bullion offer opportunities for both short-term speculation and long-term capital appreciation.

For most investors, bullion coins are an excellent way to own gold, platinum and silver. They are a safe, portable and convenient way to buy, hold and liquidate precious metals. Minted for investment rather than for circulation as currency, bullion coins’ value is based on the current price of their underlying precious metal content. This value fluctuates along with the price of gold, silver and platinum on world markets.

Liquidity

Bullion coins are among the most liquid investments you can buy. Thousands of banks, brokerage firms and coindealers around the world make a two-way market in the major bullion coins, such as the American Eagle family.

These coins can be readily sold around the world for their current market value. An investor can buy a bullion coin in the U.S. and easily resell it in Switzerland or Japan. Precious metals markets never sleep — they are 24-hour markets that move with the sun from one time zone to the next. This liquidity is enhanced by the fact that bullion coins are legal tender of their issuing country. Each government backs the weight and purity of its bullion coins so, unlike some other forms of bullion, legal tender coins are not subject to assay at the time of liquidation.

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