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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:51 PM Original message |
Can someone summarize for me the relative risks/benefits of investing in gold? |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. I just know that over time.... |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I know that's the conventional wisdom, and what my ex-wife has been told |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You probably should have bought about two years ago. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Gold is a hedge against inflation. An ounce of gold now will buy |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 05:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. "Zillions of Depression stories about people handing over solid gold cigarette |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 05:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Depends on your time frame, what stocks you buy |
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wain (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. buying high? |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. High is a relative term |
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whosinpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. In times of economic uncertainty |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Its time to buy currency, I dont mean US dollars. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. If the price of gold is measured in constant barrels of oil |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. What is your goal? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. Gold holdings offset the value losses of dollar holdings due to inflation. |
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