Hard Assets
Designed for long-horizon compounding: tangible value, scarcity, and lower reliance on financial counterparties.
Gold
Monetary metal. Long history as a store of value.
Silver
Dual demand: monetary + industrial utility.
Platinum
Rare metal with industrial demand and supply concentration.
Bitcoin
Digital scarcity. Portable, verifiable, and censorship-resistant.
Real Assets
Property / land / productive assets (cashflow + utility).
Paper Assets
Financial claims on businesses, governments, or cashflows. High liquidity and scalability, but typically more exposed to policy, leverage, and counterparty/issuer risk.
Equities
Ownership claims on businesses; returns driven by earnings and valuations.
Bonds
Loans to governments/companies; sensitive to rates, inflation, and credit spreads.
Cash
Optionality and liquidity; purchasing power can erode under inflation/debasement.
ETFs & Funds
Packaged exposure to baskets; convenient diversification with fund-structure considerations.
Derivatives
Futures/options for hedging or leverage; requires disciplined risk management.