[agere_contra]

One obvious way to reduce risk is to store metals with multiple bailment vaults.

Of the ones that I use, BullionVault has been the easiest to move money into and out of, and is probably a good 'starter'.

[Carriage Hill]

So, you don't have actual physical possession of the PMs? If THSTF, how would you get access to it? On paper only? But not actual *possession* if the electric grid suffered an EMP, or they overnight converted to digital currency?