Gold: A Solid Investment

By Michael Fung


Considering the fact that gold can't be built or created for the whim of greedy politicos, it cannot be devalued as speedily as the paper currencies that may be printed as needed each time.

Let's take notice about this. The pending currency devaluation is approaching towards us rapidly. As opposed to doing nothing about it and observing it from a distance as it is unfolding, protect yourself against and take advantage from this major crisis that could possibly fundamentally render your paper assets worthless.

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 prelude to this was the crash of Asian Forex of 1997, which sent shares south like ducks in winter season. Financial institutions, insurance companies, housing and debt instruments also fled the scene. The only real sensible choice still 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 is this possible? Simple: Since gold cannot be made or printed at the whim of greedy politicos, it can't be devalued as quickly as the paper money that is printed whenever need arises.

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.