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Is Gold a Good Investment?

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By themoneyking


So is gold a good investment? Absolutely. People have invested a lot on money into economically unstable investments like real estate, stocks, and other non-safe investments. That’s not to say you can’t make money on risky investments like stocks, but there is no sure thing. People assumed that real estate was a safe investment. The past year and downfall of the housing market ended that.

Is there a historically safe investment? Yes, gold is an established investment commodity. The past several years’ gold has shot up from 400 to over a thousand dollars an ounce. Compare that to real estate which has fallen radically – sometimes losing 65-70 percent of its value in some parts of the states. Because of this, gold is a very good investment – probably the most secure one you can find right now, other than T-bills.

If you want an investment that is recession proof, you should consider investing in gold bullion. Now since gold has increased to over a thousand dollars an ounce. Do you want to invest in it with the price so high? Yes, you still should invest in gold. Here is the reason why.


In times of economic recession, gold is a valuable commodity. Gold will never loses its value during economic recessions, instead holding its value – even increasing in value. As paper money begins to deflate (something that is occurring at the time of writing) because of too much debt, the value of gold remains stable. This is because gold, unlike money, is not diluted by national debt. The more debt a country is in, the more diluted the money becomes and the more inflation occurs.

There has never been a crash of the gold market in recorded history. So, historically, it is a safe investment. As economic uncertainty reigns high, gold will continue to increase in price. It’s tough in the market these days. Oil was thought to be a constant in the world of fluctuating investments. But this has been proven wrong. Oil prices had dropped over 50% the past year. It will take years for the prices to stabilize. Real estate, once thought to be the holy grail of investments, has fallen on its back. Is gold a safe investment? You bet – safer than any other investment currently on the market.

It’s a given that the world’s economies will continue to fluctuate. In the current market, there is no safe investment other than gold. It’s ridiculous to buy property with the values continuing to climb. Maybe in a couple years, the house market will stabilize, but it’s very risky to invest in property. And we won’t even talk about Oil or other such commodities.

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Gold is the only safe investment you can make to secure your financial future. Gold also has the advantage of being a liquid asset. You can buy and sell it pretty much anywhere. If the dollar crashes and you have gold, what you have will still have value. What’s also nice is that gold is immune to the inflation that the dollar is experiencing. Yes, the price of gold could still drop. But unlike the dollar, it will always have value and it won’t fluctuate wildly like the dollar. Is gold a good investment? Yes!

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agrande  says:
7 months ago

I think in the current ecomonic cycle gold is a very good investment. It looks like we may be headed for higher inflation and that always is a plus for gold. I certainly wouldn't be buying government bonds.

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