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Storing gold in the right place and in the right way

5th August 2025 Going Postal 0

By now, I’m pretty sure that all of my clients and regular readers fully understand why allocating a part of their wealth to physical precious metals is not just the smart move, but an increasingly [more…]

20th Century

Interesting Lives

15th February 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

After happening upon some sad news at the breakfast table the other morning, I sighed, folded my newspaper and gazed wistfully out of the window across the frost-pinched meadows of my native Debatable Lands. Beyond [more…]

Business

Swissgrams: the natural progression of the Krugerrand in the digital age

13th February 2025 Going Postal 0

Having worked in the precious metals industry for decades, I have had countless opportunities to have very honest and very enlightening conversations with numerous investors and partners alike. For many years, I’ve been discussing the [more…]

20th Century

European Journey 1953, Part Seven – Trogen

8th October 2024 Going Postal 0

The village lies in a sheltered fold of the mountains, 3,000 feet above sea level. On a fine day you can see clear across to Lake Constance, a bit of burnished silver under the strong [more…]

Hobbies

Return to Brigg

18th May 2024 Joe Slater 0

A few weeks back I did a piece on the spectacular Alishan mountain line in Taiwan. One day, I might do something on the Gono line around the wild, craggy northwest coast of Honshu. Or [more…]

Economics

The Swiss franc’s “phenomenal” bull run

25th September 2023 Going Postal 0

The strength of the Swiss franc (CHF) has been the topic of countless “expert” analyses for over a year and it has received considerable coverage in the mainstream financial press. In fact, the last time the [more…]

America

A Guide to Three Pieces of Rock by Mark Twain

8th May 2023 Going Postal 0

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer and humourist as well as having a multitude of other careers throughout his life. He is probably best known for [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Nine

19th March 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday A good Monday morning to you all. Very dull and chilly this morning, I thought it was supposed to be meteorological spring! The talk of the office this weekend has been the Rich Boy’s [more…]

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The View From Sunnegga

11th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

It’s difficult to tell exactly where we are in old Zermatt, pictured below during my grandparent’s 1950s road trip. These days the town is short of public squares given what has to be squeezed onto [more…]

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