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U.S. corporations hold $1.2 trillion in cash reserves. If even 1% of Apple Computer's cash alone - of $137 billion - were moved into Gold, it would cause a price explosion.

-Jim Willie

 

Bids in the physical gold market are exponentially increasing.  The result is going to be violent because it is a bubble short position; meaning the market is shorted by weak hands beyond anything I have seen before.

-Andrew McGuire

 

The physical market was on fire, (we had) real-time shortages, huge Asian demand, premiums through the roof.  Then someone had the audacity in that COMEX casino to tender for 18 tons of casino gold fully paid.  At that point they (manipulators) had a problem.  Naked shorting is going on there (on the COMEX by bullion banks), and you had this 'perfect storm.'  Something had to be done.  Anyone close to the physical market knows that the takedown footprints lead directly to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).  This is the central banks of central banks.

-Andrew McGuire

 

The disinformation out there is amazing.  The physical market is extremely well bid here, so you will see is a rapid turnaround.

-Andrew McGuire

 

By itself, the downgrade merely accelerates what was expected to happen at some point. In other words, the need for GBP weakness will become more apparent to policymakers and investors.

-Steven Englander (Citibank), on how the UK downgrade will accelerate "THE FINAL CURRENCY WAR"

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see at least 150 million people in need of government assistance or standing in front of soup kitchens in the next few years.  All the while the Fed will be signaling the end of QE.  So there is nothing in the US that's pointing to any improvement or anything that would allow for QE programs to cease. In the Eurozone, things are worse.  The European Commission admitted that what they expected to be growth in 2013 is not going to be happening.  But optimists as they always are, they now say it will happen in 2014.  Well, there is absolutely no chance there will be growth in Europe in 2014.

-Egon von Greyerz

 

All the hype about an imminent exit for the Fed is just noise.  Not only will its policies be in place for a very long time to come, but the odds actually favor an increase to the current amount of annual debt monetization rather than a decrease.  Investors need to understand that since there is no easy escape for the Fed, they are relegated to just bluffing about an eventual exit.  But bluffing alone will not be able to save the U.S. dollar or economy in the long run.  It is important for KWN readers around the world to understand that this is why the selloff in gold is coming to an end.

-Michael Pento

 

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interviewsConference Appearance: St. Petersburg, FL
March 13th-16th 

I am pleased to announce that Andy Schectman and Michael Spector will attend the "Investment U" conference in St. Petersburg, FL on March 13th-16th.  Andy will be making a presentation, and both will hold court at the Miles Franklin booth throughout the conference.  If you plan to be in the area, please come by and say hello!

 

For more information, click on the link below:

 

Investment U 15th Annual Conference - March 13-16, 2013

 

 

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detroitSpecial Detroit Presentation on April 20th  

On Saturday morning, April 20th, Andy Schectman and myself will be giving a public presentation about Precious Metals fundamentals and the bullion industry itself. Final details have not yet been set, but will be shortly. Seating will be limited, so if interested in attending, please contact me at ahoffman@milesfranklin.com.

 

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podcastPodcast with Ellis Martin  

On Friday afternoon, I taped the below podcast with Ellis Martin of the Ellis Martin Report...

 

Ellis Martin Report with Andy Hoffman of Miles Franklin.com
Ellis Martin Report with Andy Hoffman of Miles Franklin.com

 

 

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wrap-upFriday Afternoon Wrap-Up 2/22/2013
Andrew Hoffman

STOP THE PRESSES - IT'S A MIRACLE! Yes, I'm serious - PM's actually rose after the 12:00 PM EST "cap of last resort"...

  

gold silver   

 

Not that the day's gains were so amazing - especially considering this week's Cartel attack; which, what a shock, was likely undertaken by the EVIL, SHADOWY "Bank of International Settlements"...

 

Whistleblower - Gold & Silver Smash Orchestrated by the BIS

 

...the same organization behind the infamous "fake gold sale headline" on December 8th, 2011; i.e., "OPERATION PM ANNIHILATION II"...

 

MNI Reports Coordinated Central Bank Intervention Sends Gold Lower Intraday

 

Irrespective, it is shocking to see PMs rise in the afternoon. So much so, I was about to start this commentary by saying "someone must know something." Which, it turns out, they did; as just after the NYSE close, Moody's stripped the UK of its AAA rating...

 

Farewell Eng�AAAnd: Moody's Downgrades the UK from AAA to Aa1

 

How ANY nation in Europe is still rated AAA is beyond me...

 

Europe's €1.7 Trillion Maturity Cliff in a Declining Excess Liquidity Context

 

...but as we know too well, it can be dangerous downgrading major nations; no matter how dire their financial issues are...

 

U.S. government slams S&P with $5 billion fraud lawsuit

 

And how about the weekly COT numbers, published just before the NYSE close; depicting MASSIVE "Commercial" short covering of COMEX gold contracts through Tuesday? Consequently, their net (naked) short position declined to a level only seen twice in the past five years; at last summer's gold BOTTOM, and the late 2008 BOTTOM...

 

gold net long position   

 

Add the EVIDENCE together; including Sinclair's first-ever short-term call...

 

My birthday is March 27th. By that time this decline in gold will be old history.

 

...and MASSIVE PHYSICAL buying; such as we've seen at Miles Franklin the past three days...

 

Maguire - Stunning 225 Tons of Physical Gold Bought By CBs

 

...and the END GAME becomes crystal clear; in both the short-term....

 

Rob McEwen: The Economy Gets "Better" When you add in a Few Trillion- But it's Illusory and People Will Return to Gold

 

...and the long-term...

 

China, Gold, and the "Boom of the Century"

 

...particularly when the Fed sees no reason to stop printing...

 

Bernanke: "There Is No Bubble"

 

...and the government sees no reason to stop spending; in both the short-term...

 

Obama: Avoiding sequester should be 'no-brainer'

 

...and long-term...

 

Guest Post: ObamaCare: The Neutron Bomb That Will Decimate Employment

 

Let alone, as the ENTIRE global economy is collapsing; in the East...

 

Japan's economy not about 'belief'

 

...and West...

 

Greece might stop paying salaries by summer

 

...yielding political tension...

 

Franco-German Divide Nears Record High

 

...corruption...

 

Spain's Graft Scandals Reach Palace as King's Adviser Testifies

 

...and social unrest...

 

Italy Goes Down to the Wire as Nervous Investors Watch

 

As for today's "markets," it was a plain old Friday manipulation fest. All the dire issues that took stocks down the past two days (didn't think I'd EVER see a two-day Dow decline again) were"miraculously" forgotten...

 

Fed admits that stock market gains are tied to central bank manipulation

 

- via a perfect "DEAD RINGER" algorithm, boosting the "DOW JONES PROPAGANDA AVERAGE" to a joyful close at EXACTLY 14,000...

  

dow   

...on a perfect "Goldilocks" day when the Fed simultaneously pushed rates down; "END OF QE", my arse!

 

tnx   

 

Even European stocks rebounded smartly - again for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON - prompting the brain-dead MSM to actually cite the EXACT same reason they attributed Wednesday's rally to; i.e., a German "confidence" report from Wednesday morning...

 

The Groundhog 'German Confidence' Day Market

 

As for PMs, the late day rally - taking gold up a whopping $3 for the day, masked vicious, nonsensical attacks beforehand; particularly at the KEY ATTACK TIMES of EXACTLY 8:20 AM EST and EXACTLY 10:00 AM EST...

  

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Irrespective, both metals ended higher; giving further credibility to the likelihood the bottom was reached in Wednesday's post-FOMC minutes (Cartel-inspired) capitulation...

 

silver   

 

...per one of the world's most well-connected bullion traders...

 

Maguire - Stunning $24 Premiums for Gold in Shanghai

 

Of course, the hapless mining stocks were down a half-percent for the day; care of a perfect "HUI DEAD RINGER"...

  

hui   

 

...led by yet another collapse from a major producer, citing rising costs...

 

High Costs in 2013 will Continue to be a Hurdle for IAMGOLD

 

...which combined with government NAKED SHORTING, is literally destroying the sector...

 

Several hundred TSX companies likely to disappear

   

 

...and, for that matter, ALL "PAPER PM INVESTMENTS"; per Thursday's RANT topic, "PM BULLION CLOSED-END FUNDS: HELPING OR HARMING?"

 

Fund

NAV Prem/Disc

GTU

0.5%

SVRZF

-4.0%

CEF

1.0%

PHYS

0.1%

PSLV

0.5%

 

NEVER have I seen a better opportunity to defeat TPTB by trading in your worthless scrip for REAL MONEY. Due your due diligence, defeat your personal demons, and liberate yourself...

 

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Katy Perry - Wide Awake

 

 

PROTECT YOURSELF, and do it NOW!

 

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thoughtsWeekend Thoughts

 

One of the most valuable lessons I've learned over my 24-year Wall Street career - which continues with each passing day - is to constantly "high-grade" my portfolio after traumatic events cause material market changes. Experience is the most important tool one can utilize, and "trial and error" is the only way to reach the promised land of an optimal risk/reward profile.

 

When I went "all in" to the PM sector in May 2002, I was 100% invested in mining shares; for the most part, juniors. I'd say the chart below reflects my average gains until the TSX-Venture (a/k/a Vancouver) Exchange peaked in April 2007; as well as my losses thereafter. In fact, if it weren't for buying my house in May 2007 (and thus, selling many stocks at the top), my ENTIRE five years of gains would have been lost...

  

cdnx   

 

At the bottom, I determined to never own an exploration company again; and thus, "high-graded" my portfolio to only producers such as Silver Wheaton and Silverstone - the latter of which was later acquired by Silver Wheaton. Fortunately, the market - all markets - recovered once the Fed turned on the printing presses full bore; yielding the recovery of half my losses.

 

However, when I saw mining stocks again start to miserably under-perform the metals in the Spring of 2011, I determined to NEVER AGAIN own a mining stock. It all started on November 9th, 2010 - on what I have deemed "D-DAY"; when silver first approached $30/oz; yielding the first-ever intraday COMEX margin increase. After that day, Cartel naked shorting algorithms clearly took over the large cap stocks...  

  

hui to gold   

...while the juniors entered purgatory...

 

cdnx   

 

When my final mining share had been converted to PHYSICAL gold and silver by mid-2011, I had finally "high-graded" my assets to the highest rung on the totem pole; where it will permanently stay. Since that time, "PAPER PM Investments" of all kinds have plunged despite rising metal prices; and likely will continue to do so for the myriad reasons I discuss on a daily basis...

 

Rio Tinto considering halting work at Oyu Tolgoi mine over dispute

 

Thus, as the "eye of the hurricane" passes over global financial markets, I advise you to think long and hard about the risk/reward profile of your assets. As once the storm returns, you likely won't get another chance.

 

PROTECT YOURSELF, and do it NOW!

 

Call Miles Franklin at 800-822-8080, and talk to one of our brokers.  Through industry-leading customer service and competitive pricing, we aim to EARN your business.

 

 

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commentaryMonday Morning Commentary 2/25/2013

 It's not possible to have more "horrible headlines" in a single weekend; which, in a freely-traded capital market, would yield EXPLODING PM prices. Yes, PM prices are higher as I write at 8:45 AM EST; but not after a nonsensical "SUNDAY NIGHT SENTIMENT" opening (Academy Award version)...  

gold   

...followed by "CARTEL HERALD #1" immediately thereafter; and "CARTEL HERALD #2" at EXACTLY the 7:00 AM EST open of the New York "pre-market" session...

  

24hr gold   

 

Remember, I point out this relentless, blatant suppression to empower you to see through the ongoing PROPAGANDA and market FRAUD; and consequently, PROTECT your assets from the inevitable collapse of ALL fiat currencies; just as occurred with the prior 599...

 

Research Shows ALL Fiat Paper Money Systems Eventually Fail

 

Anyhow, the weekend started early; with Friday evening's "shocking" announcement Moody's stripped the UK of its AAA credit rating...

 

Britain was AAA rated? - Bill Holter, Miles Franklin

 

Then, on Sunday morning; news of another captured drone in Iran...

 

Iran says it has Brought down another Foreign Spy Drone

 

...on Saturday afternoon; a plunging Yen - to NEW LOWS- following news the new head of the Bank of Japan will be a MASSIVE MONEY PRINTING advocate...

 

Yen Plunges as Uber-Dove Kuroda set to Head Bank of Japan

 

...and on Sunday evening; a plummeting Chinese manufacturing report ...

 

China's Slower Manufacturing Casts Shadow over Recovery: Economy

 

...threatening actual economic contraction...

 

China HSBC PMI Misses, Prints at Four Month Low

 

...as potentially destabilizing Italian elections were ongoing...

 

Risk of Instability hangs over Italy poll

 

Recent data depicts Japan on the verge of HYPERINFLATION...

 

Memo to Japan: It is going to be a Cold, Expensive Winter

 

...emerging markets WEAKENING...

 

Andy Lees: "Emerging Markets unable to continue the Heavy Lifting"

 

...and the European economy in FREEFALL...

  

recession versus electricity reality   

 

...inevitably, prompting heightened DEFICITS...

 

France to pause austerity, cut spending next year instead: Hollande

 

...and elevated POLITICAL TENSION...

 

By Midyear, Europe 'Can No Longer Live With This Euro'

 

In the United States of Dying Hegemony, the WAR DRUMS are again beating; just days after appointing a new Secretary of State...

 

London - US Secretary of State Kerry says violence in Syria is further evidence Assad must go

 

Moreover, not one...

 

White House warns states of looming pain from March 1 budget cuts

 

...but two "SEQUESTRATIONS" are dead ahead...

 

The Other Sequestration that no one is Talking About

 

...although a new MONEY PRINTING scheme is "quietly being discussed...

 

Fresh Tack in Budget Battle

 

...shortly, to prove suggestions of the "end of QE" were nothing more than PROPAGANDA...

 

Coming Soon: $10 Trillion of Yearly QE & Fantastic Gold Chart

 

...to prevent "GOLD MANIA" from erupting...

 

Gold and the Potential Dollar Endgame Part 3: Backwardation and Gold

 

Furthermore, U.S. INFLATION is surging...

 

Gasoline Prices Rise 34 Straight Days: Are Speculators to Blame? If Not, Who Is?

 

...eventually, to explode under the strain of rising spending...

 

Bitter Pill: The Exorbitant Prices of Health Care

 

...by a growing government...

  

federal govt expenditure   

 

...likely, crippling an economy...

 

Is $3.80 (gasoline) The Scariest Number for the Bulls?

 

...already hanging by a thread...

 

 

Prior

Actual

Chicago Fed Nat'l Activity Index

0.02 

-0.32 

 

...yielding massive deficits...

 

America's Tragic Future in one Parabolic Chart

 

...crashing markets...

 

The Fed has Succeeded... In Blowing another Bubble... Which will lead to another CRASH

 

...draconian decrees...

 

The Feds Want Your Retirement Accounts

 

...heightened corruption...

 

Citigroup's Man goes to the Treasury Department

 

...widening income disparity...


avg household income 

...and the gutting of national assets...

 

Sinopec to buy stake in Chesapeake assets for $1.02 billion

 

...particularly, the MOST VALUABLE assets...

 

Eric Sprott: Is the West Dishoarding its Sovereign Treasure?

 

It's now 9:40 AM EST - just after the NYSE open. European stocks are soaring under the pretense of a "favorable" Italian election outcome (as if it matters who wins)...

 

The First Italian Exit Polls Are Out

 

...while the government-supported "DOW JONES PROPAGANDA AVERAGE" is opened up 40 points; while the 10-year yield is back up to 2.00%. As for PMs, gold is now up $7/oz to $1,589/oz- and far more priced in Yen - as yet again, the Cartel utilized tactics "even a caveman" could spot...

  

gold   

Silver, too was stopped at EXACTLY 7:00 AM EST by a prototypical "CARTEL HERALD"; and as I write at 9:25 AM EST, is up $0.22/oz - to $29.05/oz...

  

silver   

 

With so many PM bullish events this week, I'm intrigued to see what will happen tomorrow at 10:00 AM EST; when Bernanke gives his semi-annual "Humphrey-Hawkins" testimony to the Senate. Remember, this is the EXACT event that served as Cartel "cover" for last year's "LEAP DAY VIOLATION"; as always, "spun" to suggest an "End to QE." Of course, the post Leap Day PM losses were entirely recouped by the Fall; as the Fed not only didn't end QE, but added QE3 and QE4 by year-end.

 

This time around, even the Ministry of PROPAGANDA will have difficulty playing that "B.S. card"; particularly as PMs have recently been slammed; to the point essentially NO ONE owns them anymore...

  

fund gld positions   

 

Please use this rare gift of a price decline to prepare for the inevitable HYPERINFLATION; by...

 

PROTECTING YOURSELF, and doing it NOW!

 

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BFI Wealth, Zurich - Swiss Annuities and Managed Accounts    

bfi consulting

rantRamifications of ViaMat
PM Storage Announcement

 

Switzerland has always been the world's pre-eminent "safe-haven" investment jurisdiction; care of conservative financial institutions, the world's most sound insurance industry, and a favorable tax and regulatory environment. However, in today's collapsing global economy, no place - or investment - is 100% safe.

 

As we approach the END GAME of the ill-fated GLOBAL FIAT CURRENCY REGIME; bankers have commandeered Western governments, instituting financial "martial law" on billions of unsuspecting citizens. Thus, while Switzerland remains a preferred province for wealth protection, it is no longer what it once was.

 

The "chinks in its armor" first appeared in 2009, when several Swiss Banks - including mega-bank UBS - kowtowed to U.S. government demands to turn over lists of suspected tax evaders...

 

Swiss Bank UBS Sells out Clients to USA

 

...in one well-publicized case; yielding the bankruptcy of Switzerland's oldest bank...

 

Oldest Swiss bank Wegelin to close after admitting aiding US tax evasion

 

However, the "shot-heard-round-the world" - regarding the relative "safety" of Swiss Franc investments - was the Swiss National Bank's September 2011 decision to instantaneously devaluethe Franc by 7%. By officially pegging the Franc to the cancerous Euro, the Swiss government joined "THE FINAL CURRENCY WAR" - to NEVER turn back...

 

Swiss Franc Collapses 7% - Swiss National Bank to Fix CHF to EUR and Debase Currency - September 2011

 

In recent years, U.S. government "financial repression" has increased; care of two particularly oppressive laws; FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) and "FATCA: ANOTHER REASON TO OWN REAL MONEY." Regarding the latter - which stands for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act - it forces "foreign financial institutions" to report client assets; or else, face sanctions in their U.S.-based operations. Given the Swiss are growing increasingly fearful of such sanctions, many of their institutions are starting to shun American clients. Thus, it should come as no surprise that on Friday, the world's leading Precious Metals storage company - ViaMat - announced it will no longer store metal for "private customers with potential U.S. tax liability"...

 

Leading Gold Storage Firm ViaMat Dumps All US Clients

 

ViaMat has not cut off American clients investing via offshore corporations; but per the notice below, all American individuals holding gold and silver in ViaMat vaults (in Zurich, Hong Kong, and Dubai) must withdraw their metals by mid-year...

  

viamat   

 

At "MILES FRANKLIN, PROTECTION PROVIDER," we investigate all possible angles in researching new products and services. Nothing is fool-proof, but we spent two years putting together our Brink's Montreal storage program, which we view as one of the world's finest.

 

In our opinion, Canada is one of the safest - if not the safest - investment jurisdictions; with a long-history of partiality toward both Precious Metals and investment freedom. Moreover, Montreal is just over the border from our Minneapolis headquarters; making it easy to audit the vault. Two Miles Franklin officers count EVERY OUNCE of clients' fully segregated metal each quarter; including that of our CEO David Schectman, President Andy Schectman, and Marketing Director - MYSELF; per my October 2012 RANT, "BREAKING NEWS"...

  

precious metal storage photo   

 

In fact, I will be traveling to Montreal this weekend to observe our 1Q 2013 audit; which, for the first time, will be performed simultaneously with an independent auditor. After which, I will update my December 2011 RANT...

 

"THE SOUND OF SMART - CANADIAN BULLION STORAGE"

 

Nothing is "risk-free," but as a U.S.-based company - operating in the politically safe nation of Canada - we do not believe Brink's is under the same pressure as Swiss-based ViaMat. Moreover, unlike ViaMat, Brink's won't deal with individual clients. All metal is held in a fully segregated sub-account of Miles Franklin Precious Metal Storage; and thus, none of our clients would be deemed "private customers with potential U.S. tax liability."

 

Furthermore, we are perhaps the only storage program (or at the least, one of a VERY select few) offering FIXED PRICING; as opposed to the industry standard of variable rate pricing. That is, at least for the next three years, our prices will NOT increase with bullion prices; as will be the case essentially everywhere else...

 

www.preciousmetalstorage.net

 

We can make no "guarantees" in a world characterized by a rapidly changing political and economic landscape. However, we believe our Brink's Montreal storage solution is the most attractive option available; and if you are one of ViaMat's soon-to-be-banished American clients, we can help you transfer your metal to our Canadian vault.

 

Don't just take our word for it; but that of the Freedom Alliance, a subsidiary of the well-respected Sovereign Society. Upon ViaMat's announcement on Friday, the Freedom Alliance immediately issued the below notice, advising all ViaMat customers to consider our Brink's storage program:

 

 

February 22, 2013

SPECIAL ALERT

PRECIOUS METALS STORAGE


In the past, I have advised you in detail about how to purchase, store and protect your precious metals offshore, including in my June 2012 Offshore Confidential Special Report, How to Protect Your Gold from the Government. You may want to download and review it now.

That's because one of the major precious metal shipping and storage companies recommended in that report, VIAMAT INTERNATIONAL, announced on February 17 that it was dumping all of its American customers as of April 30, 2013.

With offices in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, and storage vaults in Zurich, Hong Kong and Dubai, this decision will cause major problems for U.S. citizens who are forced to transfer their gold, silver and other holdings elsewhere on relatively short notice.

 

The IRS Creates More Ugly Americans

 

VIAMAT laid the blame squarely on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and by implication the IRS claim of jurisdiction over the entire world under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). VAIMAT management said they acted because of burdensome new tax rules and did not want to do business in "the U.S. to private customers with potential U.S. tax liability."

Thus, VIAMAT follows the duplicitous Swiss banking giant, UBS and other Swiss and foreign banks, in dropping "ugly Americans" as clients, rather than deal with the trouble and expense of the IRS.

The Sovereign Society always has recommended that a sensible financial plan requires at least some part of your cash and assets, especially precious metals, be located outside the jurisdiction of the United States.

For those who may be ensnared by the VIAMAT decision, here is a sound solution with a well-established precious metals sales and storage company, founded in 1990, on which we have done due diligence. Miles Franklin provides sales, shipment and storage of precious metals outside the U.S. in Canadian vaults where your holdings will not be reportable in the U.S.

If you are a victim of VIAMAT's cancellation, Miles Franklin can arrange a transfer or the equivalent that will not be a taxable event.

 

Recommended

 

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Toll Free: (800) 822-8080

Contact: Andrew Schectman, Direct: (800) 255-1129
Email: Aschectman@milesfranklin.com

 

Reporting Precious Metals

 

Under current U.S. reporting rules, offshore ownership by U.S. persons of precious metals titled directly in an individual's name does not have to be reported either to the IRS under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on IRS Form 8938, or the Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets or the U.S. Treasury's Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Form TD F 90-22.1.

If, however, the title of the precious metals is held in the name of a legal entity, such as a corporation under your control, they must be reported.

The other factor determining reporting is the offshore location of your gold or other precious metals. Such metals are reportable if they are held as a service of your offshore bank or financial institution, such as in a bank-provided safe-deposit box. They are not reportable if they are not held as part of bank account services, but in a non-bank vault or storage company.

I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can assist you in any way.

 

Faithfully yours,

Bob Bauman JD
Chairman, The Freedom Alliance  

 

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Andrew ("Andy") Hoffman, CFA joined Miles Franklin as Marketing Director in October 2011.  For a decade, he was a U.S.-based buy-side and sell-side analyst, most notably as an II-ranked oil service analyst at Salomon Smith Barney from 1999 through 2005.  Since 2002, his focus has been entirely on Precious Metals, and since 2006 has written free missives regarding gold, silver, and macroeconomics under the moniker "Ranting Andy."  Prior to joining the company, he spent five years working as an Investor Relations officer or consultant to numerous junior mining companies.   An archive of Andy's "RANTS" can be found on the Miles Franklin Blog here.

 

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