Thursday, August 16, 2012

Gold: A Reliable Financial Investment

By Michael Fung


Thinking about the reality that gold cannot be constructed or developed instantly at will by governments around the world, it can't be devalued as speedily as the paper currencies that may be printed as needed all the 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've seen a glimpse of this sort of crisis not in recent years. In early 2006 a currency confidence crisis started a barrage of selling in foreign markets from Brazil to Indonesia. The Icelandic krona lost practically a ten percent of its net worth in less than just forty eight hours, dragging down Icelandic shares and bonds with it and subsequently expanding to a wider region including Brazil, Mexico, Poland and Turkey.

A precursor to this was the Asian Currency Crash of 1997, which sent stocks south like ducks in winter. Banks, insurance companies, real estate and bonds also fled the scene. The only viable option left was gold.

Looking forward to another possible significant currency crisis in the next few years, gold will grow to be the currency of preference and its worth will almost certainly be increased exponentially from its present monetary value.

How can this projection be real? Let's look at it this way: for all practical purpose, gold cannot be created out of thin air in a hurry. Therefore it cannot be devalued as rapidly as other assets because all other paper currencies can be printed on demand as need arise.

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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