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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scooterv, post: 1768534, member: 56677&quot;]Wow, talk about information overload <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Thanks for all of the input, and ideas for me to dwell on.&nbsp; In5urgent, thanks for all that work in the highly detailed response as well!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, I&#039;m looking mostly for fun on this, at least initially.&nbsp; Any benefit in being able to sell some off in a crunch would be an incidental thought.&nbsp; However, now that it has been brought up, adding some PM exposure via funds, ETF, or mining stocks is a good idea once I bump up how much I am investing when I officially become debt free soon, since I&#039;m well past 90% in equities.&nbsp; With the total amount now where I need it I DO need to diversify and start worrying a little more about protecting it. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LOL, In5urent, while it isn&#039;t precious metals I&#039;m more than familiar with the commodity cycles while owning an iron ore/metallurgical coal stock, along with another mining company primarily copper and a bit of silver.&nbsp; Every time China burps they go down like the world is ending or up like the future is nothing but bright <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I&#039;ve never &quot;intentionally&quot; used dollar cost averaging, as I haven&#039;t needed to and pretty much got it anyway since I&#039;ve been investing set amounts monthly even when I was only 18 and fresh out of Navy bootcamp. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unfortunately there is only one coin shop in town, which I don&#039;t trust and I&#039;m moving soon as well anyway to get the equity out of my over-sized empty nest house and get a duplex and some rental income in a town closer to a company site I can work from.&nbsp; I can&#039;t find a single coin store listed there, lol.&nbsp; There is one near my parent&#039;s a couple hours away I can visit on occasion though when I am there.&nbsp; With all the input I think for now I&#039;ll go the online route, although I&#039;ll keep trying to find the best deal I can manage.&nbsp; Once I&#039;m debt free though I&#039;ll add more by smarter means.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LOL, some may freak over all the physical handling, but I&#039;m looking forward to a lot of variety and letting my grandson handle them, ask questions, and maybe spark an interest.&nbsp; I certainly failed in getting two of four kids to save like I did, so maybe something will get the grandkids interested <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Can&#039;t beat shiny treasure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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