Many countries had policies prohibiting private possession of gold and / or setting up forced sales to the State at ridiculous prices.
The United States and Germany have experienced such situations in the twentieth century. The United States also maintained a ban
on private possession of gold from 1934 to 1974. That is why, for the last two years LEAP/E2020, has regularly reminded its
subscribers that one must be wary of the gold market and closely monitor the attitude of public authorities in this area. Although
currently it is useful to diversify up to 30% of one’s assets into precious metals (gold, silver, platinum).