How to track your bars in grams and your coins in ounces?
Bars come stamped in grams. Coins come stamped in troy ounces. A real stack has both, and most apps force you to pick one for the whole portfolio. That is not how anyone actually owns the metal.
Why I stopped using spreadsheets to track my precious metals
The hidden costs of tracking your stack in Excel, and what to use instead. Manual price updates, currency conversion errors, and the moment I lost three months of data.
How to track your gold and silver portfolio in 2026
A practical guide for tracking precious metals on iPhone. What to record, how often, and the metrics that actually matter for long-term stackers.
The case for tracking your stack in ounces, not dollars
Why the way you measure your stack changes what you do with it. A look at the difference between investment mindset and savings mindset for precious metals.
What every gold investor should track: the complete checklist
Weight, purity, premium paid, dealer, date. Why each field matters, what happens when you skip them, and the cost-basis question nobody talks about.
Sovereign coins vs. generic rounds: which to stack?
Eagles and Maples cost more per ounce than generic rounds for the same silver content. So why do most experienced stackers own both? A practical breakdown.