Marc Faber: Gold Not necessarily the Best Asset

Marc Faber: I do not think it (Gold) is necessarily the best asset. What I am suggesting is that people should diversify their assets and should own some gold compared to paper money. Over time central banks will continue to print money everywhere in the world. Therefore, the purchasing power of paper money will decline. So I would own some gold. We are in a correction period and we may still go lower. But on this weakness I would continue to accumulate gold. - in ET Now 21 June 2012

Marc Faber Bullish on Gold Shares

Marc Faber : I am also warming to Gold shares. Gold corrected to $1,522 last December from $1,921 in September. It rebounded to $1,795 in February and is back down around $1,600. The correction could last longer, but given that governments will print more money, gold is relatively effective as a currency. My preference is physical gold, but I would also own some gold shares, which have been decimated. Goldcorp [GG] is attractive because most of its properties are in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company isn't exposed to regimes that are talking about nationalizing resources. In general, stock markets are oversold. The U.S. government-bond market is overbought. The U.S. dollar is overbought, and gold is oversold near term. - in Barron's Roundtable - June 2012

Donald Trump - The Euro is doomed

"The whole euro thing will eventually be doomed," says Donald Trump, Trump Organization chairman & president, expressing his thoughts on Europe's financial crisis and the future of the euro zone.

 

 19 Jun 2012 CNBC


"It's a total mess. I know so many people over there, they don't know what's happening. The whole euro thing is doomed. I can't see Germany bailing out other people. A lot of these countries are going to go back to their own currencies. But it won't be nearly as bad as people are saying"

[Are there bargains over there?]

"Yes. Spain. It has too much debt, all of those empty homes and apartments. Look at Miami, the greatest example. Miami is booming and a few years ago it was a disaster. Somebody brought a project to me in Greece! You're getting everything for nothing, you have to sit on it for a while. I'm thinking of doing something over there....a great opportunity is Spain too. It's got a fever, this is the time to take advantage of it"


[Gillian Tett -
I am sure you can buy a fleet of Greek islands. Will you jump into Spain?]

"The countries have to go back to their own currencies. Germany is buying back tremendous amounts of debt [! at discounts. I'm not sure Germany is suffering. That's not a bad way to make a living. But a lot of these countries, maybe all of them, will have to go back to their own currencies. Different people and different thought processes,


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