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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (85918)	9/5/2007 10:39:14 AM
From: westpacific	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Well a nice Grand Cru vineyard would qualify as well...... Farmland. Funny, my father would say often to us boys, if you own land and it is debt free - they cannot take it away from you and you can grow food to take care of yourself. Now that is real money. Yes, there is no question we have to fight to keep up with inflation. Also, owning/living at a home with an acre and access to water is very, very smart indeed. Get that well and forage put in......nothing like FREE WATER! Even better if you can have windmill or solar power built into that model. We will have to see if it is not just stocks that deflate in the coming 15 plus years. Farmland is only good enough if you can keep raising your prices..... But farmland has and always will hold value. The best farmland even more so - and this is key. That is why I mention vineyards. But in down cycles, many a farmer went broke as well - let us not forget that. Great model if your very, very rich. Like Bush buying that land in S. America with the biggest aquifer under it in the whole region. The water alone is worth a fortune! The China market for French and Napa top wines in the next century is going to explode...... -If I was not tied down, young and single still - off to China I would go to open a wine import business. Got a cave - stock it well. (at least you can drown your sorrows for a few years!) As good, if not better than gold. In the greater picture, even with a major down cycle - prices will march higher and higher in the coming century. Just going to cool off for a bit is all. Positioning will be key. West