Monday, 27 August 2012

Gold: A Solid Investment

By Michael Fung


Thinking about the reality that gold cannot be constructed or developed instantly at will by governments around the world, it can't be devalued as speedily as the paper currencies that may be printed as needed all the time.

Make no mistake, a major currency crisis is coming. Rather than sitting back and letting it happen, protect yourself and profit from an economic upset that could basically render your dollars about as worthless as the paper they're printed on.

We saw a preview of this kind of debacle quite recently. In early 2006 a currency plunge triggered an avalanche of sell orders in emerging markets from Brazil to Indonesia. The Icelandic krona plunged nearly 10 percent in only two days, dragging down Icelandic stocks and bonds with it and subsequently spread to Brazil, Mexico, Poland and Turkey.

A precursor to this was the Asian Currency Crash of 1997, which sent stocks south like ducks in winter. Banks, insurance companies, real estate and bonds also fled the scene. The only viable option left was gold.

In the event of another such decline in currency values, gold may possibly be worth at least 10 times its current value.

How can this projection be real? Let's look at it this way: for all practical purpose, gold cannot be created out of thin air in a hurry. Therefore it cannot be devalued as rapidly as other assets because all other paper currencies can be printed on demand as need arise.

Any time when paper money is backed by gold, $1 in paper must be backed by a single dollar's really worth of gold. At the time when paper currencies aren't any longer backed by gold, governments can print them just as much and as fast as wanted. Obviously, most governments in the modern world have taken their currencies away from the gold backing and that's why paper money has no intrinsic worth.

Subsequently, many key trading companies speculate only temporary in individuals currencies and their associated values in shares or bonds, then they quickly transform their financial gain into gold. This is the reason some trading companies prefer focusing on worldwide investing and diversification into gold assets for their clients.




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