Gold for Veterans
A Short Guide to the Oldest Asset Class, Bought the Boring Way
Gold was money before there were governments to stamp it, and it has outlived every currency ever issued, every empire that issued them, and every paper promise that replaced them. Now the central banks, the institutions with the longest time horizons on earth, are buying gold at a pace nobody alive has seen. China has added gold every single month for 23 straight months while quietly letting its holdings of United States government bonds fall to their lowest level since 2008. This book explains what gold actually is in plain words, why the custodians are buying now, how much is sane, and the three sensible ways to own it.
Like the other books in this series, the audiobook edition will be narrated by a super intelligence, on purpose. My mom has macular degeneration and cannot read the printed page, so it will be narrated for my mom, and for anyone who needs to listen instead of read. Education, not financial advice.
What’s Inside
- Before You Start
- Introduction: The Oldest Asset Class
- Chapter 1: What Gold Is, in Plain Words
- Chapter 2: Why a Veteran Should Care
- Chapter 3: Why Now: The Central Banks Are Buying
- Chapter 4: How Much? What the Big Houses Say
- Chapter 5: Three Ways to Own It
- Chapter 6: The Boring Way In
- Chapter 7: Volatility: The Quiet Asset That Isn’t
- Chapter 8: Families: Starting Them Early
- Chapter 9: Leaving It Behind
- Chapter 10: Scams, Taxes, and Staying Safe
- Conclusion: The Old Asset and the Rule
- The Gold Rule on One Page