Min-Max Ranges:
- 40-80% gold
- 10-40% silver
- 10-30% bitcoin
Why? First, gold is
the metal that will be revalued and remonetised into the global financial system (Bitcoin hasn't made enough inroads yet). Second, gold is less expensive to store than silver. Third, although silver will rise with gold, there is no certainty as to when & how revaluation will occur, or whether silver will keep up during latter stages of revalutation (financial utility may boost gold for a some time, even though the natural ratio is below 20:1).
Thanks for the feedback miscreanity! I did struggle with my 50% silver and 30% gold choices for a while, but in my case I decided to go with the more speculative play. I see a lot more profit potential with silver, and the volatility doesn't bother me as I'm not selling anytime soon. Also, I would not be the slightest bit surprised to find out that there is actually much less available silver in the world than we've been led to believe.
I keep some USD, CAD and CHF on hand as well, and I'm looking at getting some more concealable gold like necklaces and bracelets in case the time ever comes where I have to pack up and F off in a hurry - gold jewelry and small coins would be best for that. A USB stick full of bitcoins wouldn't hurt either, especially if you have to go through any sort of checkpoint.
Full body scanners are popping up like mushrooms in the US, and manual cavity checks are now available to any degenerate law enforcement officer who get's his jollies out of such things. I'd try to avoid a path which takes you through the US, but I don't expect you would require much convincing of that. I'd be shocked if such policies were far behind in the vassal state of Canada (and I am aware that you guys are a commonwealth of the British Crown...in theory that is.)
I might suggest that a (well) encrypted wallet.dat floating around in the ether of cyberspace is an alternative, or supplement, to a USB stick, and might have it's advantages in a worst-case scenario.
