They're classed as probably the safest cash investment you can make by regulators...(yeah right) Just wait until the FED raises interest rates. ;^]
You're not going to earn much, you're not going to lose. It's just a simple investment and in the right type of calm market environment should play part in a long term portfolio as part of the cash diversification....(calm?)
Government's sell bonds to borrow money from investors, they're sort of like an I owe you...
You give the Government cash and in return they'll give you a certain percentage on your money for term you buy the bond for and then you'll get your money back at the end of the term...(good luck with that)
Bonds can last for up to 30 years...
Government Bonds are considered ULTRA safe investments and generally held by pension funds, insurance companies and private investors diversifying their portfolio...(until the Fed raises % rates)
Well, In February 2015, Germany, the leading European Economy, the one dictating European Policy and who the whole of the Eurozone is dependent on did something for the first time that amazed investors around the world...
They sold, for the first ever time, a negative interest bond...
That's right, they sold 5 year bonds at a MINUS 0.08% rate of return...
So investors that bought the €3.28 Billion worth of bonds will be paying the German state 0.08% to hold their money yearly...
This means that if you gave the German Government $100,000, over 5 years you can GUARANTEE that you'll be getting back less than you gave them!
Now, based on what Janet Yellen said in her last public statement, that "cash is not a convenient store of value" and now Germany proving that by guaranteeing investors less money in the most ULTRA safe investment, Government Bonds...
Gold just took poll position as a replacement for cash...
The argument against Gold is that it doesn't generate a yield...
Well, if cash is getting a NEGATIVE yield, Gold wins...(you can earn a yield with Karatbars) ;^]
Besides - you know that the way I buy Gold, we're getting a cash flow yield weekly using our unique strategy as well...(the 12 week plan)
This is why Central Banks are piling into Gold and why Billionaires are investing faster than you can imagine...
The world is moving, and pretty soon, that 0% interest you're getting in the bank will turn into a negative yield too... (unless you own a Karatbars account) ;^]
In-fact it probably already is as most banks have put a fee in place for you to have an account...
So lets say your fee is $10 a month for your bank account, you're on a 0% interest account...
That means on $100,000 deposit, you're already paying the bank 0.12% to store your money...
If you only have $10,000 in the bank, you're paying 1.2% per year for the bank to hold your money for you...
And that's before we've calculated inflation...
It's time now to make the move to protect your future, secure your legacy and take charge of how your wealth grows... (click here)
Because no one cares about your money more than you and if you leave it to them, you'll have none left.
What's funny is while Germany made the biggest news splash, Eurozone nations, including France, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, have ALREADY issued bonds with negative yields...
You have to see the writing on the wall...
The upside for Gold just keeps getting better as more debt gets printed, interest rates can't be put up, more banks fall into problems, more economics slow down, more productivity drops and more and more Gold is bought up by investors who are early and have this information....
The only question is, are you ready yet?
To Profit!
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