I bought 13 1 oz American Eagles before the crash from goldmart.com. Clearly that gold is worth over $2000 less now than it was when I bought it. The gold is waiting for me at the post office for signature confirmation and pick up.  What will happen if I just never pick it up?  Will the post office ...

Thanks for the information all!  Very helpful.  I suppose I'll verify that the coins will still be in pretty good shape and then just take extra care with them.  Thanks again.

Hi - Thanks for the heads up - I am about to buy a few coins and this is very timely for me. I have a question though, it says on the Kitco website that the coins you receive may not be mint.  I reason part of that is because the Maple Leaves are so pure that they are easily scratched.  Will this im...

Withdrawing proportionally each year at this point would probably entail me having a mini-PP inside of my taxable account (I'd like to preserve my Roth for as long as possible).  My taxable account is currently about 39% of total assets.  I suppose that is easy enough to implement, though the tax im...

Thanks for the responses! Basically the amount of money available represents 20 years of expenses and I will be withdrawing about 5% a year if I make no extra money on the side.  I hope to make money on the side and make the withdraws smaller but I haven't figured that part out yet.  However, the wo...

I am about to quit my job and be semi-retired and I am considering implementing the PP.  I was hoping to get your feedback on my plan.  Percentages below are representative of a percent of total assets in all accounts. TSP (Government equivalent of 401K) 20% G Fund (short term treasuries with long t...