You may own gold, silver or other tangible assets because you want to hold something real. Something that exists independently of a digital platform, an issuer or a financial institution. That is precisely where an important question begins: Where should you keep that property, and where is it genuinely protected? Many people devote considerable attention to choosing and buying precious metals. Storage is often considered only at the end. Yet the product itself is only one pa

Imagine everything looks normal.Your physical silver, rare earths and technology metals are securely stored. Perhaps in a German bonded warehouse. Everything looks orderly, protected and sensible. But this is exactly where a new mistake can begin. Physical security alone is no longer enough if the tax efficiency suddenly disappears. On 9 April 2026, the German Federal Ministry of Finance clarified the application of the VAT exemption under Section 4 No. 4b of the German VAT A