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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Eight

24th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, from a warm but cloudy Downing Street. After last week’s disastrous by-election for the Government, Legohead has spent the weekend struggling to come to terms with things. He seems to [more…]

Economics

Why gold’s recent “silence” is a flashing buy signal

7th April 2026 Going Postal 0

The recent “calm” in the gold market has left many observers, and especially the precious metal’s critics, questioning whether the “safe-haven” thesis still stands or whether its time has passed. In the shadow of the ongoing Middle East conflict and the [more…]

Economics

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…]

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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…]

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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…]

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