Gold Certificates Provide Portable Privacy A gold certificate provides you with an attractive alternative to investing in physical metal, and offers a way to transfer assets out of the country. The Mocatta Delivery Order (MDO) is a title document representing ownership of a specific, numbered unit of gold, silver or platinum. With origins dating back to 1671, Mocatta is the oldest bullion trading firm in the world. As one of the world's most experienced precious metals organizations, Mocatta created the MDO to satisfy the highest criteria of privacy, safety, liquidity and flexibility. You can choose storage in either Wilmington, Delaware or Zurich, Switzerland. During the storage the metal is fully insured under a Lloyds of London insurance policy. The certificate is issued in your name (or the name of a corporation or trust, if you prefer) and identifies the physical gold, silver, or platinum owned. MDOs offer transfer of ownership features that enable the owner to sell, assign or collateralize the metal easily, yet provide the protection of non- negotiability, since a lost document can be replaced, unlike a bearer security. Since the order is non- negotiable, it does not have to be reported if it is taken in or out of the United States. There is no reporting of the purchase to the IRS. An MDO can be issued in the name of a family limited partnership or offshore trust, or assigned to one of them as a means of transferring ownership of the metal when the asset protection entity is created. For more information on the MDO contact: International Financial Consultants Inc. Suite 400A, 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville MD 20852; (800) 831-0007. fax: (301) 881-1936