I was recently in China on a business trip and on the train ride to Guangzhou, I struck up a conversation with the most interesting cabin-mate. These days when most of us charge everything to a piece of plastic, this man does something very different: He carries an ounce of gold with him whenever he travels.

It’s different, right? Paper currency feels like monopoly money compared with a nugget of real gold. To me, the man on the train had a kind of old-world charm that existed when people wore fur and heels to lunch in the dining car of cross-country trains-rides. It’s like he lives in a world that’s more real, and more tangible. Almost like he stepped out of another time when you could touch and feel your financial security.

It’s such a great idea! Instead of carrying a bag that cost you as much as an ounce of gold, why not invest in the real thing?

Just think. I bet you can picture yourself on a train with a designer JL bag, a cool crystal ring on your hand, and an ounce of gold along with your spare change.

xoxo
Jane

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