ATTENTION BIG PIC 4 EVER: I don't understand, are you suggesting there is a way to protect one's assets in an IRA from a government forced debt bond conversion?. I am already in Gold and silver mining stocks including SFMI in my IRA and also Canadian oil & Gas corps (formerly royalty trusts) and also have over 700,000 SFMI in our 2 IRA Roths . However if the US Govmt. mandates a forced debt bond conversion I'm assuming this would force me to sell the present holdings and put the proceeds into the mandated debt bonds. Do you know some way to protect oneself from such a forced conversion ? LINDY