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Vaulted storage vs. keeping bullion at home
Once you own gold or silver, you have to put it somewhere. The two real options, a home safe or a professional vault, are further apart than they look.
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Silver Silver’s industrial demand and the case for the price ahead
Industrial use hit a record 680.5 million ounces in 2024, the fourth straight year of records, while supply barely moved.
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History Why gold and silver have been money for millennia
Scarce, durable, and hard to counterfeit, why every era, from ancient Egypt to the gold standard, kept coming back to the same two metals.
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Banks Why central banks and big investors keep buying gold and silver
Central banks bought more than 1,000 tonnes of gold in each of 2022, 2023, and 2024. It’s worth asking what they’re preparing for.
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Allocated, insured, segregated, what vault storage really means
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What central-bank demand signals for the everyday investor
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The gold standard, explained in plain terms
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Throughout history, physical precious metals have preserved value. They are independent of the financial system, offer stability in geopolitical crises, hedge against inflation, and carry no counter-party risk. They are strongly liquid, and because metals often move opposite to stocks and bonds, they bring true diversification to a portfolio.
An internationally recognized Canadian gold and silver bullion brokerage, founded in 2016 with our head office in Calgary, serving clients across the globe. We are an approved brokerage firm for Precious Metals International and a partner of Questrade.
Precious Metals International Ltd., founded in 2001, is a physical bullion wholesaler headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.
A prominent independent Canadian brokerage known for lower fees than the major banks. Our partnership lets clients hold physical gold and silver inside Canadian registered accounts.
Hallmark refineries. Johnson Matthey, Handy Harman, Credit Suisse, Engelhard, or government mints such as the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint. All products other than industrial bars are subject to availability.
With recognized depositories, in Canada, Brinks and IDS. Holdings for NWPM accounts are segregated, externally accounted, and reviewed annually by a major Canadian accounting firm. Bullion is held in the client’s name, not paper certificates.
Yes. Our Registered Savings Program provides a secure, government-registered way to hold gold and silver in tax-advantaged Canadian accounts such as RRSPs, TFSAs, LIFs, RRIFs, and LIRAs.
You can buy or sell in 1oz increments, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, without fabrication or bar-charge premiums.
Yes. PMI will advance up to 80% of the value of the product in your account, keeping tangible assets liquid without selling them.
Personal preference: a safety deposit box, a bonded-insured warehouse, or a home safe. If you take delivery, fabrication or bar charges apply, plus customs duties where applicable.