Marc Faber : Physical gold in a safe deposit box is the safest

Marc Faber : “The function of paper money is to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, to be a store of value and a unit of account — the U.S. dollar fails on all three,” “Intelligent people, instead of holding cash in U.S. dollars with zero interest rates, why not hold money in gold and silver?” And as a currency, gold should be held in its physical form and not in shares of gold miners or even exchange-traded funds. That would rule out popular vehicles such as SPDR Gold Trust or iShares Gold Trust Be sure to store your gold in banks in Switzerland, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia — just not in the U.S., Faber said. “Physical gold in a safe deposit box is the safest,” . “Forget about huge capital gains. I would look at capital preservation. I want to preserve my capital. Faber added - in MarketWatch

Gold will go to at least 8000 dollars

Bob Chapman - ERSKINE OVER NIGHT - August 20, 2011

Bob Chapman : we are no where near the top , gold will go to at least $8000 dollars and if takes three , four years it will be $15000 to $20000 , silver the numbers are going to be difficult to project but it will do very well , why would anybody go to any place else to invest ? they have to be out of their minds , you got to get out of those CDs in the banks , just gold and silver coins bullion and shares

Marc Faber recommends gradual accumulation of Gold

Marc Faber : Gold is likely to correct, possibly by $100 or $150, but I continue to recommend gradual accumulation. As long as the trio of Obama, [U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner] and Bernanke are in power, gold is destined to move higher. Long-term U.S. Treasuries are of no value. They will default by paying interest in a worthless currency. - in Baron's Blog




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