Great Article, from April of this year:"12 (Misguided) Commandments of gold Buffs" I liked what this article said then.......even more now....Gold is DOWN 20-25% since then.Food for thought........And......We should "ALL" Always keep an open mind.........But.....hey, put on your thinking cap BEFORE you make up your mind !!( And remember, ONLY the future will prove who is right.....and we can only use the PAST as our guide....AND..... the "game" is NEVER "OVER"......EVERYONE has a chance to eventually be RIGHT, as prices of EVERY commodity go up and down in the cycles that lie ahead......BUT......making predictions for the TOTAL COLLAPSE of any commodity IF DONE TOO EARLY -whether about the stock market or the US Dollar - as that price continues to go up and up and up will NOT make you right if you are 3 years early. And, making predictions for some outrageous price escalation - whether it is gold at $5000/oz or the DOW at 25,000, is equally silly. and THAT is my opinion!!) As the US and World Economy have struggled to find some earlier sense of "normalcy" over the last 5 years, recognize, that the WORST PREDICTIONS have NOT come true!! And if that WAS your BET....and you INVESTED accordingly, you LOST OUT on a lot of gains in the last 4 years.BTW........as I've always said.... NO Total Economic Collapse until when? Until AFTER the Rapture happens....... The dominos are ALL LINED UP......just waiting for the Rapture to knock them all down.And I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I believe in a PRE-Trib Rapture....and I believe it will happen BEFORE my Retirement in 7 years....hopefully much earlier than THAT!! We shall see.YFIC,RAndyPS.......EVERY ASSET CLASS has it's periods of UPS and...DOWNS......EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!Stocks....Bonds...Diamonds...GOLD..SILVER.....Real Estate.......IF YOU.................don't take some profits along the way......OTHER PEOPLE will be happy to take your profits FOR YOU!!!!!!The challenge is......don't get caught BUYING TOO HEAVY in a market TOP..... and try to do some investing in a PULL BACK.And.....
and.....And.......ALWAYS....ALWAYS......ALWAYS.....WHAT??
DIVERSIFY DIVERSIFY DIVERSIFY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PPS....the chart below is on GLD, an ETF......which DOES accurately track the price movement of gold. I couldn't find a true GOLD chart.....but the percentage moves are the SAME.