The Future of Money: Cash, Crypto or Gold?

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Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Tuesday 12 December 2017  The Future of Money: Cash, Crypto or Gold? by Victor Hill | Economics | 26 mins. to read We think of money as an objective reality – but in fact it is just a conceptual construction of the human mind. It does not exist in nature; animals have no notion of it; even humans managed to live for countless millennia without it. The history of money is the history of civilisation. It has been around as a medium of exchange (a much more efficient one than barter) and as a store of value since the time of the Babylonians. But the sophisticated arrangement that we call the international monetary system is a relatively recent phenomenon – and one that is in constant evolution. Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG Why I'd rather buy these 2 gold miners than bitcoin by Robert Stephens | Equities | 2 mins. to read Robert Stephens discusses why gold, rather than bitcoin, is his asset of choice.   Click here to read the full story Brexit, the Tory Ultras and the Corbyn Threat by Victor Hill | Economics | 13 mins. to read This morning a deal has been struck in Brussels. But will the Tory ultras buy it? And will Labour gain ground if they don't? Victor Hill investigates.   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject."                                             Thomas Mann MASTER INVESTOR VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW The future of money - Cash, crypto or gold? Jim Mellon - Inside the mind of the Master Investor Budget 2017 - What does it mean for you? Infrastructure funds - 5 funds to protect you from inflation Z-Scores - How to spot the trouble before it happens   Click here to read online Master Investor Ltd. Suite 88, 22 Notting Hill Gate London, W11 3JE T: +44 207 164 64 14 E: swen@masterinvestor.co.uk Share the newsletter: Follow us: Copyright © 2017 Master Investor Ltd, All rights reserved. Master Investor is a trading name of Master Investor Ltd. Material contained within Master Investor Magazine and its website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by individual readers in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment decisions. Master Investor Ltd. does not accept any liability for any losses suffered by any user as a result or any such decision. If a Daily Bulletin is too frequent, why not opt in to our once weekly mailing list for a round up of the week's news. Want to change how you receive these emails? Why did I get this | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences