This one’s primarily for you, Sienna, but in this week of great turmoil in the financial markets, it bears reading by us all… Today we are switching things up a bit with a guest essay: ******************************** “In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There … Continue reading
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Mocatta
Established in 1671, Mocatta was the world’s earliest bullion broker and by 1774 was handling three-quarters of the world’s entire gold production. In 1890 Mocatta chaired the first London Silver Fix and ScotiaMocatta, as it became known following acquisition by the Bank of Nova Scotia in December 1997, continues to chair the Fix today. Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 