Wednesday 29 August 2012

Gold: A Trustworthy Financial instrument

By Michael Fung


Considering the fact that gold can't be built or created for the whim of greedy politicos, it cannot be devalued as speedily as the paper currencies that may be printed as needed each time.

Let's take notice about this. The pending currency devaluation is approaching towards us rapidly. As opposed to doing nothing about it and observing it from a distance as it is unfolding, protect yourself against and take advantage from this major crisis that could possibly fundamentally render your paper assets worthless.

We saw a preview of this kind of debacle quite recently. In early 2006 a currency plunge triggered an avalanche of sell orders in emerging markets from Brazil to Indonesia. The Icelandic krona plunged nearly 10 percent in only two days, dragging down Icelandic stocks and bonds with it and subsequently spread to Brazil, Mexico, Poland and Turkey.

Preface to this event was the crash of Asian currencies of 1997, which sent local stock markets into a free fall. Financial institutions, insurance firms, even real estate and debt instruments also fled the scene. The only true sensible option nonetheless remaining was gold.

Going forward to another potential major currency crisis in the not so distant future, gold will become the currency of choice and its value will probably be increased at least ten folds from its present monetary worth.

How is this possible? Simple: Since gold cannot be made or printed at the whim of greedy politicos, it can't be devalued as quickly as the paper money that is printed whenever need arises.

When a currency is backed by gold, $1 in paper money has to be backed by approximately one dollar's worth of gold. Once a currency is no longer backed by gold, governments can print as much as needed. Naturally, most world governments have gone off the gold standard and that is why paper money has no intrinsic value.

Subsequently, many key trading companies speculate only temporary in individuals currencies and their associated values in shares or bonds, then they quickly transform their financial gain into gold. This is the reason some trading companies prefer focusing on worldwide investing and diversification into gold assets for their clients.




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