Given that the economy has stabilized a bit, I think now is a good time to start preparing for the next financial calamity. Gold coins will retain their value if the economy collapses. Gold is also a good hedge against inflation, which will return when the economy improves.
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i bought a coin! i’ll continue doing this, but i’ll consider myself to have done this
the best thing about buying gold, is that it’s like retail therapy without damage to wallet. you get the fun, and don’t lose anything!
I do a fair amount of investing and you can usually count on the government cheering the economy along to create that “tide that floats all ships”. A little prudence and a little trend watching and you can keep yourself out of trouble. There are other times when all the signals just say “run”. That’s when I buy gold. It used to be fine to just sit in cash, but lately I feel that even the currency is being devalued, so gold it is. Thank goodness for the gold ETFs (IAU and GLD).


