“If you had silver, they took you into the backroom. That’s where the real groceries were,” recalls Bert Dohmen, who grew up in post-WWII Germany when the Reichsmark had collapsed and trust in paper money was gone. In this week’s summer series on how precious metals save lives, Bert shares how silver coins became the only way to buy food amid the ruins of a 94% destroyed city.
“The only currency left was Hitler’s money. Nobody wanted it. But we had silver—and that meant survival,” he says. As a child, he scavenged bombed-out buildings for metal to trade—copper, zinc, even platinum from old lightning rods. Now, after six decades in the financial markets, Bert reflects: “Gold and silver weren’t just wealth. They were lifelines. That’s a lesson you never forget.” Watch the full interview to hear Bert’s unforgettable story.
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allowing this best friend of modern fascists Bert Donmen on the channel and permitting him to openly insult Ukrainians and the courageous president, who was not afraid of the idol of this immoral expert and child murderer Putin, does not do your channel any credit—Igor Lavrynets, resident of Bucha. Shame on you!
Here's another take on this problem. When paper money is worth nothing and we all lose everything we had conventional wisdom says that those hold gold and silver will be able to get by and survive. I don't think so. I think the government will come and confiscate every precious ounce they have. They've done it before and if they need to they'll do it again. They know who bought what and where. There won't be any supermarket for you to walk into with your gold maple leaf and buy groceries. Matter of fact if you were spotted flashing gold around your life wouldn't be worth a plug nickel… excuse the pun. Your credit card won't work .As usual individuals, corporate heads, government bigwigs the usual players will come out OK because they will survive the zombie apocalypse. You won't see them or hear from them for a long time until after the dust settles and all of a sudden they re-emerge as our savior. Granted these are the people that got us in trouble the first time .The rest of us will be left to fight it out like a savage and let the best man win.
The best interview you have done Daniela! Bert is a tremendous treasure! Rich Hagedorn
Ray Dalio jest bilionerem nikt nie pamięta Bridge Waters oszustwo jak Wolf of Wall Street
On nie jest guru aby mu ufać nie mówi tego co należy mówić frajer.
Ten gość tutaj jak jest prawdziwym do słuchania jak i Frank G czy Morgan, Daniela dobrze że jesteś dla ludzi nie dla fake bilionera szczura Michael Sailor agent systemu dryfowania.🇮🇩
Question for Bert if it is possible. Do you think gold depositories should not be used when you said hold it personally? My wife and I used Delaware Depository in US and Switzerland.
Sorry there was indeed a reason. Foreign governments were draining our gold reserves.
Daniela…you are so smart..great guests..just the best..you're a peach.
I see the bear trap in stocks and I’ll add this: I believe crypto is another form. When the system resets, it will be of benefit to those trying to look benevolent to have the obscene losses many incur appear to be their own fault. Ie. Having speculated in a desire for big gains. It is directed to those in the middle, those with discretionary funds but no financial wisdom. Crypto is digital fiat. There can be no scarcity argument for ether.
Thank you for making this instructive and wise video.
Ben Bernanke was an ultra gold bug. It seems improbable that he simply switched sides from a gold bug to a fiat bug. I believe that they have been stacking gold and also leasing out some gold as well. I've recently heard intel that large tranches of gold have been coming back to the US. Could this be loaned gold coming back from Asia?
There was recent news in the MSM that DOGE would audit Fort Knox, West Point etc and make a live stream of the audit. The people who manage these vaults stated that they already perform yearly audits and that everything is alright. Suddenly, we never heard another whisper about auditing the bullion. I believe the physical is there and that there is in fact a lot more there than what they officially stated to exist in those storage facilities.
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Hard cash is king. Nobody taking gold at 7 eleven
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I remember all this.
This is nonsense – the Reichsmark WAS a silver coin. 😆
7:15 – “most destroyed city….” really? i guess he didn’t see what germans did to Warsaw !
Thanks a lot!
This interview should be on what USED to be –
“ Legacy Media “ ,
like 60 Minutes
Sounds to me like there’s too much money with nowhere to go.
‘There are times when a person who loses the least makes the most’ What a great quote from a very wise man
Nah yo need crypto. They’ll ban silver ad gold
Nice video but also nothing new.The same similar as has been said for near a decade by these 2.
Good for the uninformed.
Thank you, Daniela & Bert! It's always a pleasure to watch… has Bert's view on BTC changed as time goes on?
I really hope he finishes his book soon.
Great show.