Finance visionary predicts crash soon
In August, veteran finance icon Jim Rogers expressed concerns about an imminent US market crash and, according to an interview with The Economic Times, he is hoarding cash in preparation. “America and the world is long overdue for a problem. The reason I have a lot of cash is because I expect the next sell-off to be […]
CBDCs – are you ready?
Most people will have heard now about the plans to introduce Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in countries around the world, including Australia. By March 2024, the central banks of 134 countries, accounting for 98 per cent of the world’s GDP, were said to be in various stages of evaluating the launch of a national […]
Silver battery buzz – exciting silver bugs
Bullion is a popular investment among SMSF clients, and so we often feature interesting news and insights into the world of gold and silver. Recently, a new Samsung silver solid-state battery is all the buzz with the silver bugs. The technology was presented back in March of this year by the Samsung Advanced Institute of […]
Is gold just a ‘pet rock’?
Legend has it that billionaire investor Warren Buffet was the first to describe gold investment as a ‘pet rock.’ In other words, gold just sits there and doesn’t ‘yield’ in the way that a property investment yields rent, or shares yield dividends. In 2020, MoneyWeek went even further saying it in fact costs you to […]
What is the gold-silver ratio?
Very simply, the price of gold, divided by the price of silver, gives you a number called the ‘gold-silver ratio.’ This ratio goes up and down, because gold and silver do not go up and down at the same time. As an example, let’s say the gold-silver ratio was 90, as it was in Feb […]
MyPlace Caloundra 1pm Sat 27 July
On the Sunshine Coast QLD? Join this free live event 1pm Sat 27 July at Bells on Main Community Space Caloundra to hear Mary-Jane present “Ideas for Uncertain Financial Times”, with FFS & Ainslie bullion.
The “Byron Bob” – ask & receive true story
There are some things you’ll only hear about word-of-mouth. This is the true story of (one of many we hear) a likeminded community who have started trading in ‘real money,’ ie real silver. It started with men and women in a community agreeing to replace $50 fiat currency in their daily trade with 1 troy […]
Bullion Basics & Banter – 730pm 12 June
Grab some grub, pop the kids in bed, then jump on a device at 7:30pm TONIGHT 12 June to learn more about precious metals, crypto and self managed super funds…and get your burning questions answered by participating in the live Q&A session at the end. Hosted by Ainslie Bullion featuring FFS’ Cass Smith & Mary-Jane […]