LIVE Q&A From North Carolina with Lynette Zang: Key Questions and Answers
- “What does gap down mean as in Microsoft gapped down?”
A gap down happens when a stock or asset opens at a significantly lower price than where it closed the prior trading day. Kenneth explained that if Microsoft closed at $400 and opened the next morning at $370, it did not trade step by step from $400 to $370. It “gapped” directly lower.
He warned that this can be dangerous for retail investors because stop losses may not execute at the intended level. Lynette added that gaps often get filled, meaning price can rise back into the gap before moving lower again.
- “What does it mean when they say 4,000 units of silver contracts were stopped by Bank of XYZ yesterday?”
Kenneth explained that when an institution “stops” a silver contract, it means it stands for delivery rather than settling in cash. Since one standard COMEX silver contract represents 5,000 ounces, 4,000 contracts would represent 20 million ounces of silver.
Lynette tied this to the broader fractional reserve system, warning that paper claims far exceed available physical metal. She said this shows the weakness of the fiat-based market structure and why physical gold and silver matter.
- “Despite having gold revaluation accounts, what happens to gold and silver if the government uses land or crypto for the revaluation, for example?”
Lynette said governments have tried many things for currency revaluation, including land, cattle, rye, and stones, but only gold has consistently met the qualifications of sound money. She said land is not divisible or practical as a tool of measure or barter, while crypto has not yet been fully tested.
Her view was clear: attempts to use other assets have failed historically, and gold returns to the system because it restores confidence.
- “Would you be able to write off your loss if the value of your coinsdrop? Some people have had coins for years and if they are buying coins now is because paper money has no value thanks to our government?”
Lynette said that, in her understanding, losses on coins may be treated like losses on other investments. She stressed that she is not an accountant or attorney and recommended checking with qualified professionals.
- “The Clarity Act sounds like the same old shenanigans.No one'stalking about gold standard. Who do we talk to?”
Lynette said people need to talk to each other, build community, and demand gold back in the system. She said governments and central banks are unlikely to voluntarily give up their money monopoly.
Her practical answer was to convert garbage fiat into sound money and help grow the movement toward tangible assets and financial freedom.
- “Whycouldn'tI take gold and melt it, put into a mold to make religious symbols and make a collectible. I'm thinking in relation to prior confiscations.”
Lynette said that can be done. She pointed to jewelry as an example of gold and silver existing in different forms while still being monetary at their base.
Kenneth clarified that the value would come primarily from the weight and inherent metal value, not necessarily from collector value.
- “Do you hold platinum or palladium?”
Lynette said she has platinum in jewelry but does not hold platinum or palladium as part of her main strategy. She views gold and silver as the primary and secondary monetary metals, while platinum and palladium are more industrial metals.
She emphasized that her focus is the monetary life cycle and wealth preservation through physical gold and silver.
- “Texasmadegold and silver legal tender. It takes it out of the collectible status and therefore the collectible tax. Would that affect collectible status if it went nationwide?”
Lynette said yes, it would. She described state-level legal tender efforts as a start and said enough states adopting gold and silver as legal tender could pressure the federal government.
- “Would there be an upside to having a separate spot price for paper and physical metals?”
Lynette said there would be an upside for the physical market because pricing would better reflect real supply and demand. But she also said it would expose the paper market’s weakness and make it obvious that the emperor has no clothes.
- “Paint a picture of daily life for the common person after a run on a bank. How will banking change, direct deposit, payments, etc.?”
Lynette said a bank run could mean limited daily cash withdrawals, while direct deposits and automated payments may continue through the banking system unless a full bail-in occurs. She warned that people may lose access to most of what they thought was their money.
Her preparation message was direct: build local community and secure food, water, energy, security, barterability, wealth preservation, community, and shelter.
- “What part of North Carolina are you visiting?”
Lynette said she was in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Plutus event.
- “The 3% of the population, how do you know when you have the 3%?”
Lynette said she does not yet have a precise way to track it. She believes the sign will be when sound money conversations spread beyond Zang International, with more people using dime cards, talking about gold and silver, and recognizing the value of physical silver over everyday consumables.
- “What stops you from mobilizing us or helping us to mobilize? Saying wehave tocome together isn't enough.”
Lynette agreed and said Zang International had already met with C4SM about mobilization. She said a live mobilization effort with Daniel Diaz was planned to begin soon, focused on turning talk into action.
- “1824 to 1845 Russia used platinum as money in a quad metallic money experiment. Platinum has been used as money if you look outside America for your theories.”
Lynette acknowledged the point and said people should look outside themselves to learn. She noted that many assets have been tried as money, but the key is whether they meet the full criteria of sound money, including divisibility, fungibility, durability, and usefulness as a tool of measure.
- “In your opinion, how much 90% should a person hold in your opinion for a minimal amount?”
Lynette said there is no blanket answer because it depends on standard of living, expenses, and personal needs. She personally holds enough barterable silver and gold for 10 years.
As an example, she said a barterable position might be 70% silver and 30% gold, but only as a general illustration. Kenneth added that Zang International’s sound money strategy is customized to each person’s goals, debt, expenses, and preparedness needs.
- “When stocks only go up, is that due to hyperinflation?”
Lynette said stocks can rise during hyperinflationary environments because people are trying to escape currency destruction and because markets anticipate more money printing. But she said it is not always only because of hyperinflation.
She warned that rising markets do not necessarily mean rising real value. In her words, “a trillion times zero is still zero.”
- “I'mconcerned about the collectible status affecting pre33 gold. Would pre33s lose their protected status? A lot of my gold is pre33s.”
Lynette said anything is possible, but she does not think it is likely. She explained that pre-1933 coins cannot be recreated and some rare coins are worth millions, meaning the people who own or influence rules around them are unlikely to harm their own interests.
She said she personally holds pre-1933 gold, outside of jewelry.
- “I'mreally newto the channel. Can you explain buying gold and silver when you have debt, specifically mortgage? Should I pay down the house first? How would I pay or anything with gold?”
Lynette said the government’s strategy is to repay debt with dollars that lose purchasing power. Zang International’s strategy uses gold’s fundamental value to calculate how many ounces may be needed to pay off fixed-rate debt after revaluation.
She distinguished between variable-rate debt, which she called bad, and fixed-rate debt, which she said is not as concerning because it can be repaid with devalued dollars. Kenneth added that once gold is revalued, a portion of a physical gold position may be used to eliminate fixed-rate debt, leaving remaining ounces for other parts of the strategy.
On how to pay with gold, Lynette said it may either be converted back into local currency or accepted directly by someone who understands gold’s value. Kenneth shared that he used gold directly as a down payment on a truck.
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