When it comes to keeping your valuables safe, you have two primary options: storing them in a safety deposit box at a secure facility or keeping them at home. While both options have their advantages and disadvantages, the choice ultimately depends on your individual needs and preferences. In this article, we’ll explore the pros and […]
The decline of the bank safe deposit box – and the rise of a new breed Even as banks phase out their safety deposit boxes, the industry itself is soaring – led by leaner, more innovative, more technologically advanced secure storage companies like Knox. The bank safe deposit box has been a mainstay of heist […]
Storing gold at home may be easier and cheaper – however, hiding your precious krugerrands at the back of your sock drawer or even in a “secure” home safe could well turn out to be the wrong decision. Gold has been running with the bulls of late. Shrugging off the pandemic, the war in Ukraine […]
In the wake of a cataclysmic crypto crash and continued market instability, bullion’s never shone brighter. SBF. They’re the letters on everyone’s lips right now. Well, those and FTX and FTT. Calamity, it seems, comes in threes. Sam Bankman-Fried, popularly known as SBF, the former white knight of crypto who literally overnight morphed into Darth […]
Even as a demented arsonist has been brought to book, housefires remain on the rise. Fortunately, storing valuables and irreplaceables in a safe deposit box offers an added layer of protection for peace of mind. Perhaps you’ve heard? A maniac has been on the loose on the leafy streets of Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. A serial […]
In an unstable economic environment, in an era of digitisation, and amidst increasing concerns about issues such as crime, cyber felony, natural disasters and loadshedding, the safety deposit box is making an extraordinary comeback. In recent years, safety deposit boxes have surged in popularity – to the point where, today, they are seen as essential […]
If you have a safety deposit box, here’s a breakdown of what to store. And if you don’t have a safety deposit box, here are some of the items that might make you reconsider. A safe deposit box offers maximum protection and maximum security. Strong, and largely fireproof and theft-proof (unauthorised entry into the vault […]
