How To Buy Gold

With all the talk about double dip recessions, economic collapse etc some info on how to hedge your bets with gold maybe timely. The Perth Mintvis one of the few places that physical gold can still be bought. But it's not the only way you can buy gpls and hedge against worse times ahead.

Below is an comment on the Perth Mints site.

The Perth Mint has a strong reputation for excellence and innovation and now offers a variety of different methods of precious metal investment to cater for individual investor needs.

Investors who do not want the inconvenience and risk of storing their precious metals can take advantage of the investment products that The Perth Mint has developed.  These products allow investors to buy gold, silver and platinum via its Certificate and Depository programs or to buy gold via the Australian Stock Exchange. 

Alternatively, The Perth Mint manufactures a wide range of bullion coins and bullion bars for those who prefer to store physical precious metal themselves.

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Timeline of the 1960s.

1960 - Lasers invented

1961 - Berlin Wall built to stop East Germans fleeing to the West

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis

First Person Killed Trying to Cross the Berlin Wall

Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

1963 - President Kennedy assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His “I Have a Dream” Speech

1964 - Leonid Brezhnev takes over from Khrushchev as leader in Russia

For the full list visit  

1960s Timeline - for the Young Boomers

Advice For Baby Boomer Cruisers

This entry is a little out of left field for a Baby Boomer site, but cruising the world in my own catamaran is a dream of mine. I read quite a few blogs and logs on sailing and cruising the world and most of the stories I read involve Baby Boomers.

In a book I am reading at the moment the couple cruising the world come across a 78 year old solo round worlder. Now that’s impressive. Makes me believe I have time yet to cruise the world.

Anyway here are some pertinent tips for those on the high seas and for those who wish to follow. Although the article mentions the Caribbean the same considerations apply worldwide.

Full story at...

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS FOR CRUISERS

As Baby Boomers rush towards retirement they have to prepare for a financial world that may be vastly different from the one they have worked their whole lives in.

Is there a case that gold is an essential investment choice for those of us about to retire. Until now Peter Schiff has been the main voice in the media talking up gold as protection against the impending demise of the US economy.

To read more see

Baby Boomers and Gold

Whats the Best Country To Live?

Whats the best country?

The top 5 as per Best County Brand 2008 survey were;

Australia
Canada
USA
Italy
Switzerland

To see the full list visit Best Country 2008.

I am on the list!!! Do you agree with their survey?

Do You Know the 8 Generations of the 20th Century?

These days the news is all about the Baby Boomers retiring, and how Gen X and Gen Y complain! But what of the other generational groups? How many are there?

Head over the Baby Boomer Lifestyle to see the go.

The list doesn't include Generation Jones though - the very group I am part of. For more on them see Generation Jones!

How do you feel about where you sit in the scheme of things. I thought of myself as a 'cusper' until now, but think the Gen Jones tag fits better than being slotted in with the Baby Boomer niche.

Downsizing To The Extreme

The Japanese have always been the masters of copying and making better. Well this is downsizing to the max. I don't think I have ever seen such a small house. Located near Narita airport outside Tokyo this house has to be seen to be believed.

To view a picture of the 'house' click here.