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Did China Ban Gold? Here's What Really Happened

China hasn't banned gold, and there's no cap on how much you can own. What its banks actually did on 24 July was switch off leveraged paper trading, while pushing citizens toward the real metal.

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Debt, Crypto and War: Why the World Is Turning Back to Gold

Global debt at a record $348 trillion. US debt near $39 trillion. Crypto down sharply. Conflict reshaping reserves. The forces pushing serious money back to gold.

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Brink's-Mat and the Great Gold Heists: Why Today's Checks Protect You

Three tonnes of gold vanished from Heathrow in 1983. Gold heists changed how the industry works, and today's anti money laundering checks exist to protect honest buyers.

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Brown's Bottom: When Britain Sold Its Gold

Between 1999 and 2002 the UK sold around 395 tonnes of gold near a 20-year low. The metal sold is now worth many times what was raised. The lesson still matters.

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The Royal Mint, the LBMA and the Price of Gold

Who actually makes your coins, who sets the standards, and where the gold spot price comes from. The institutions behind every ounce of British gold.

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The Britannia: The Story of Britain's Flagship Gold Coin

Launched in 1987, refined to 999.9 fine gold and now protected by advanced security features, the Gold Britannia is the coin at the heart of British bullion.

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Building Your Position Slowly: The Smart Way to Buy Gold

You do not need to buy everything at once. Steady, regular purchases smooth out the price, remove the timing stress and quietly build serious holdings over time.

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£100,000 in 2006: Gold vs Cash, Twenty Years On

The same £100,000, two very different decisions. One became roughly £900,000 in gold. The other quietly lost nearly half its buying power sitting in cash.

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Predictions vs Patience: Thinking in Decades, Not Days

Nobody consistently times the gold market. The investors who win are the ones who stop trying. Why time in the market beats timing the market.

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What the World's Biggest Banks Predict for Gold

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and UBS all publish gold targets. Here is what the major analysts expect, and how to use forecasts without being ruled by them.

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Mike Maloney and the Case for Sound Money

The author of the best-selling guide to gold and silver investing has spent two decades explaining one idea: currency is not money. His argument is worth understanding.

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Currency Debasement: The Oldest Trick in the Book

From clipped Roman coins to modern money printing, governments have always quietly reduced the value of currency. Gold is the one money they cannot debase.

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Selling Your Gold: What Happens When You Want Out

Gold is one of the most liquid assets on earth. How selling works, what you will be quoted, and why UK legal tender coins mean the taxman takes nothing on the way out.

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The £120,000 Question: How Much of Your Money Is Actually Protected?

The FSCS now protects £120,000 per person per banking group. Anything above that may not be covered. Here is what the new limit really means for serious savers.

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Northern Rock: The Queue Britain Never Forgot

In September 2007, thousands queued outside Northern Rock to get their money out. The first run on a British bank in over a century holds lessons every saver should remember.

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The ISA Squeeze: When the Rules Change Around Your Savings

First a proposed cut to £4,000. Then a U-turn. Then the Budget cut the cash ISA allowance anyway. What the ISA saga teaches savers about relying on rules that can change.

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China, Poland and the Global Race for Gold

China holds over 2,300 tonnes and has bought gold month after month. Poland added 102 tonnes in a single year. The world's powers are stacking gold.

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Central Banks Are Buying Gold at Historic Levels

Central banks have bought over 1,000 tonnes of gold a year at the recent peak. When the institutions that print money choose gold, it pays to ask why.

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