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I would contact the companies of the four guys mentioned in that intro and see about getting a consultation. Shostak might even get back to you himself: email.
Um. Why?
You spend all this time asking him if he really knows what a dollar is, but evidently you don’t know how many ounces of gold a dollar even buys. Even at spot price (which he won’t get), and even if he spends all $200k just on gold (which he won’t do, especially if you’re expecting him to be dumb and pay off debts right away)…it would be less than 125 ounces.
You’re honestly suggesting a human being couldn’t store 125 ounces of gold on his own? I could carry that in my damn pockets if I had to. Even in its most common form, you’re looking at an ounce per coin, 33mm in diameter. So 125 coins, not much bigger than a quarter. Sure they’re a bit heavier. Put em in a fannypack if you have to.
And if that’s too many coins to keep up with, he could buy bars with a greater weight, even up to 400 ounces.
“You can’t store that on your own.”
Are you insane?
To this note, yes, having outside plans is good, even if just for backup.
Check out Doug Casey, Simon Black, Mark Nestmann (and their archives at LewRockwell.com), and if you’re really interested, things like this from SurvivalBlog.
Particular good looks in this realm are:
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