Investors may want to ask themselves:

Is the financial crisis in the Western world over?

Have the G20 countries balanced their budget?

Did the commercial banks manage to become solvent?

Are interest rates positive or negative?

Is a global competitive devaluation to increase exports still ongoing?

Is the European periphery still financially challenged?

Do the Asian countries still have a cultural affinity with
precious metals?

Which are the U.S. budgetary issues and solutions?

Are the derivatives from large banks still a problem for
economies and client portfolio’s?

Can liquidity solve the issue of insolvency?