The Gold You Think You Own Doesn't Actually Exist

Dear Reader, 

I've been buying gold for decades.

Physical gold. The stuff you can hold. The stuff you can hide. The stuff nobody can delete with a keystroke.

• Paper gold is a scam—most ETFs don't own the actual metal—brokers sell you "promises" because banks only hold 10% (or less) of what they've sold. 

• The fractional reserve game works until it doesn't—more gold has been sold worldwide than exists on the planet. That's not hyperbole.

• Physical gold in your possession is the only real gold—backyard burial, home safes, foreign vaults

• The Final Countdown: The January 28th meeting is non-negotiable. The consequences are irreversible. Your window of opportunity is closing.

Not paper gold. Never paper gold.

Here's why.

Your Broker Is Lying to You

Most people buy gold the easy way. They call their broker.

"I'm worried about the economy," they say. "Should I buy gold?"

Broker says, "Absolutely. I'll put you in a gold ETF. You'll benefit as it rises. Don't worry about storage or security. The fund handles everything."

Sounds great, right?

You just bought nothing.

An ETF is not gold. It's a promise. A piece of paper that says somewhere, someone owns gold on your behalf.

Maybe they do. Probably they don't.

The Fractional Reserve Scam

Here's what your broker won't tell you. Banks and funds use fractional reserve systems.

That means they only keep a fraction of what they've sold.

Industry standard? 10%. Many banks hold less.

So if ten people buy gold through an ETF, the fund only buys one actual ounce. They pocket the other nine.

They're betting you'll never ask for delivery.

And they're right. Most people never do.

Until they do.

When Everyone Wants Their Gold

The system works until it doesn't.

When everything's calm, fractional reserve is free money for banks. They sell gold they don't own. Print profit out of thin air.

But what happens when panic hits? When the dollar crashes? When inflation explodes? When everyone rushes to claim their gold at once?

The math doesn't work anymore.

If banks only have 10% of what they've sold, 90% of buyers get nothing.

Nothing but excuses. Nothing but delays. Nothing but fine print saying "we never actually promised to deliver."

The ETFs fail first. Then the banks. Then the funds.

Your paper gold becomes worthless paper.

They Know Exactly What They're Doing

Don't think this is accidental. The banks know the risk.

They've buried disclaimers in the contracts. Fine print that says they only sold you a "promise to purchase." Or that storage is handled by a third party with their own terms.

Read those terms? They're more promises.

It's promises all the way down.

Some of the world's most trusted national mints are doing this. Places where people assume their gold is safely stored.

It's not stored. It was never purchased.

There Is No Safe Way. Only Safer Ways.

So what do you do?

Physical gold. That's the only real answer.

But even that has problems.

You could rent a bank vault. But if the bank fails, your gold "disappears." At least if it's local, you might grab it before they lock the doors.

You could install a home safe. But whoever installs it knows it's there. Burglars know where to look. Go away for a weekend, come back to a hole in your wall.

You could try "midnight gardening." Bury it in the backyard. Time-honored method. But if neighbors see you digging, you might find the hole empty someday.

Every method has risks.

But here's the difference: physical gold has risks. Paper gold has certainty of loss.

When the system crashes—and it will—paper gold becomes worthless. Physical gold stays gold.

My Strategy

I own physical gold. Stored in multiple locations. Some domestic. Some international.

I keep some in countries with stable governments. Places unlikely to confiscate. Places where financial institutions won't collapse first.

I never keep it all in one place. Spread the risk.

And I never—never—buy paper gold.

ETFs? No. Bank certificates? No. Fund shares? No.

If I can't hold it, I don't own it.

The Real Question

People get overwhelmed by storage problems. "Where do I put it? How do I keep it safe?"

Those are legitimate questions.

But here's the question you should really ask: "What if I leave my money where it is, in the form it's in? Is that safer than gold?"

Your savings account? The bank's fractional reserve applies there too.

Your stocks? They crash when markets crash.

Your bonds? Worthless when governments print money.

Your retirement fund? Good luck getting it when everyone else wants theirs.

Gold isn't perfect. Storage is a pain. Security is a concern.

But paper dollars are guaranteed to lose value. The Fed makes sure of that. They've destroyed 97% of the dollar since 1913.

Gold holds value. Has for 5,000 years. Will for the next 5,000.

Get Physical

The gold you think you own probably doesn't exist.

Banks sold more gold than exists on Earth. That's not an exaggeration. That's basic math.

Paper gold is a scam. A convenient scam that works until it doesn't.

When the crash comes—economic collapse, currency crisis, bank runs—paper gold evaporates.

Physical gold survives.

Yes, storage is a problem. Yes, security is a concern. Yes, it's inconvenient.

But those are solvable problems.

Paper gold's problem isn't solvable. When they don't have the gold to deliver, you're just screwed.

If you can't hold it, you don't own it.

Buy physical. Store smart. Spread the risk.

Because the only gold that matters is the gold in your hand.

Kiyosaki Uncensored 

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