For gold to fulfill its function, it must be close at hand. But once you have enough gold and silver on hand to meet immediate financial‐threat safety, it’s time to look to the professionals to store the balance of your gold and silver allocations. To ensure that all of your eggs are not in one basket, spread that wealth among a number of reputable storage facilities, in various locations, domestically and abroad.

For American investors, two options exist: storage at a domestic facility located within the United States, or at an international facility located abroad. Each has their own distinct advantages, and a savvy investor may choose to store a share of their metals in both a domestic AND an international location to achieve geographic diversification, a prudent approach to mitigate against a catastrophic event occurring in either location. ASI has long‐standing business relationships with several facilities we trust for bullion storage, both domestically and abroad.