hedging against hyperinflation

May 29, 2009 5 Replies

I am convinced of a U.S. hyperinflation in the next few years. It's simple logic - the Fed has printed as never before, the chickens must roost... we may even see an American Argentina.



How to protect oneself? Gold is the obvious - stocks or bullion? And, what about the scenario of a gubmit grab of all gold- a 'temporary emergency measure', of course, for the national good... to punish those eeeeevil speculators? This is not paranoia; you think the Obamarxists are incapable of such a move? They might even confiscate, er I mean 'freeze' safe deposit boxes... for the public good,...



What to do?


RichD wrote

More fool you.

Thats a pig ignorant lie. It printed a hell of a lot more in real terms during WW2 and the great depression and we didnt see hyperinflation when it did.

Not a chance, just like there is no chance of a dictatorship either.

Bullion is safer, a gold miner can f*ck up rather spectacularly.

Just another pathetic little neurotic fantasy.

Corse it is.

Yep, they aint that stupid.

Hide the bullion under the bed and hope you dont get robbed.

index linked gilts? Isn't that what the BOE has put a large % of it's pension money into?

Move into a more stable currency, In particular, if you hold sterling move into Zimbabwean dollars.

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"Rod Speed" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

FYI, the US govt outlawed ownership of gold metal by private citizens from 1933 to 1974.

Dr Tormento wrote

No news to me, boy. Thats not grabbing all gold.

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