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To: KyrosL who wrote (59673)	1/3/2010 8:49:30 PM
From: Tommaso	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217774

Worldwide increases of currency and credit are much beyond increases in productivity. Gold remains in strictly limited supply. Other people can draw a conclusion. Gold is only "in fashion" for a small percentage of us who follow financial markets.

To: KyrosL who wrote (59673)	1/3/2010 9:26:29 PM
From: ItsAllCyclical	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

>> Again, worldwide capacity and productivity increases argue against inflation. So, the fundamental case for gold is pretty thin. One credible argument for gold is diversification away from paper assets. But this can arguably be done more profitably via yielding real assets such as real estate, farm or wood land, energy partnerships, etc. << A very good point certainly, but gold is not tied to global economic growth unlike most of the other yielding assets you mentioned. Gold is money. Liquid and portable money.

To: KyrosL who wrote (59673)	1/3/2010 9:37:14 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217774

about the money market stuff you may hold, question, is the US Government Preparing the Lifeboats for the Next Financial Disaster? and answer, This Is The Government: Your Legal Right To Redeem Your Money Market Account Has Been Denied interregnumdesign.blogspot.com

To: KyrosL who wrote (59673)	1/4/2010 7:37:06 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

Money seeking assets will dry up as used up by baby boomers. Consider Germany: Siemens had a lot of money, the savings of its employees waiting to retire. That money was used it to project finance and keep the industry humming along. As they start retiring and early retiring, the pool of money dried up. Siemens if needed to project finance has to go to the banks. China today act as Germnay has acted in the past. Using people's savings to finance project. Anyway or another Elmat is there taking his share of it. In the next decade the pool of money will be spent as old folks retire. Even if it is in the form of gold, it will be spent.