To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (116017 ) 3/26/2002 9:01:31 PM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 152472 you need some precious metals training, ArtMan gold prices go up when all else is in real danger not a paranoid response, as Feral believes more like preservation of capital in face of irresponsible leadership I expect to see both inflation and deflation soon and gold will thrive in sectors subjected to each climate a Japanese investor who buys QCOM stock will lose on currency translation currencies are like a periodic yoyo thus the move toward gold gold & silver pay dividends if you own the physical metal ask Warren Buffet he bought silver at $4.50 or so in 1998 since then he has lent his silver out repeatedly like a combo of covered calls and brokerage short lending his cost is now near $3.00 on the silver purchase that is 33% on a metal "that doesnt pay a dividend" for most mere mortals, gold & silver offer something more valuable than a dividend value beyond a promise and a bubble wait until gold is back toward 600/oz and Newmont stock has gone up 450% while stocks deal with the recession that was delayed "the recession that never happened" was merely rescheduled for later this year, thanks to Osama we were all set to slug through a hefty recession in Q3 last year now goombas actually think we will be spared of recession? let the govt spending work thru, the puney tax rebates work thru, the $30B in home refi's work thru heck, that is all that held the economy up recently what will QCOM do when interest rates rise later this year? my guess: go down (without a dividend) what will gold & silver do later this year? my guess: go up (as inflation is sure to hit on three fronts) what fronts? money supply working into pipeline energy costs from neglect of supply chain imported inflation from trade deficit, sliding dollar take it easy, just trying to share some alternatives that I find extremely promising for sheep who have been sheared trends change after long stretches of time the dollar bull market is close to its end when it reverses, a nightmare of exposed shipwrecks await us / jim