Hard Asset Alliance

 

 

I discovered this website called Hard Assets Alliance. It is a place to buy and sell gold and silver. It is worth noting because it appears to be a very cheap and secure source to buy gold and silver. If that is the case, then it is worth taking the time to learn more about it.

I'm going to use this blog post to document what I've learned about it.

Squidoo Post

Here is a direct quote from a Squidoo post on the benefits of HardAssets Alliance:

Hard Assets Alliance is a new precious metals investment program designed for you to buy and store gold, silver, platinum and palladium with these benefits:

• Physical sovereign coins and LBMA bars allocated to you in storage or delivered to you - your choice!
• Lower prices when buying gold, silver, platinum, palladium, higher prices when selling, lower storage fees
• More choices for storing precious metals offshore including Australia and (soon) Singapore
• More account types available, including Living Trusts! Corporate accounts of all types welcome, too.
• More convenient, less expensive ways of funding your account. Forget those expensive, time consuming international bank wire transfers.

 

How to use the Hard Assets Alliance Website Video (Buying and Selling Gold)

Initial Impression

After doing some quick research on the site, I noticed a couple of things. The biggest is that there seems to be a $5,000 minimum purchase requirement. The prices seem rock bottom. However, it seems to only work for the person who has the money to invest at least $5,000.

One option is to open an account for any amount since there is no minimum to open an account. Then add dollars to the account when available. Then, when the balance goes above $5,000 purchase the discounted price gold or silver.

Price comparison for gold

Here is the price of a 1oz, gold American Eagle.

Current spot price = $1591.16
At Hard Asset Alliance it is $1674.69 or $83.53 over spot.

At Morton Grove Coin Store - a local coin shop I recently paid $67.09 over spot for a 1 oz coin or $55 over spot for a 1/2 oz coin.

In short, the coin shop price is actually better for gold. For silver, I still have to evaluate the difference.

Price comparison for silver

Here is the price of a 1oz, silver American Eagle.

Current spot price = $28.91
At Hard Asset Alliance it is $31.92 or $3.01 over spot.

At Morton Grove Coin Store - a local coin shop I recently paid $3.50 over spot for a 1 oz coin

In short, the coin shop price is only $0.49 over spot more than the price at Hard Alliance.

Summary

Hard Asset Alliance has a purpose for someone. However, for someone that is looking for the best price, Hard Asset Alliance may be very competitive- but not necessarily the lowest. Hard Asset Alliance does provide some advantages like competitively low prices and some remote storage options that are worth looking into.

Comments

[shanna White]

Thanks for sharing your perspective on the company! I always thought it would be a good idea to buy gold , but now I'm going to act. Perhaps I'll try it out in las vegas nv!

[John phillip]

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