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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:50:19 -0500, hk
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IBM is still in business?
They actually opened a couple bucks higher today. It is still
about
16-17 bucks off the 52 week high. I am still not sure what they
do
these days
Except for two stocks, we got out of the stock market years ago
and don't really pay any attention to it, except to chuckle over
its vagaries and the belief anyone pays to its "integrity."
What a silly generalization.
Perhaps you believe in the "generally accepted accounting practices"
of listed companies. We don't.
OK. What investments do you use which have consistently stayed ahead
of inflation?

These days, commercial real estate for income and appreciation, and
some raw land options which we picked up and exercised in the early
1990s. Every couple of years we sell off a lot and at some point,
we'll probably sell the remaining lots to a respectable
architect/developer. We've done very well with the land speculation.
:-)

We also bought gold in the low $400s. Not certificates, coins. And we
have some money invested in private businesses, a real speculation on
our part, but the bookkeepers are honest.
Your land speculation is just that speculation. I could take stock in a
publicly traded company and turn it into cash money tomorrow. You land
sale has to wait for a buyer and the subsequent deal to actually go
through.

Why would you buy gold coins? Are you digging a bomb shelter in your
backyard too?

Liquid assets, let me repeat that liquid assets.
Physical gold sucks as an asset for protection. Go with an ETF like
GLD. Sells for 1/10 of an ounce of gold a share. Very liquid, and gives
you the gold tracking.

Under a worse case scenario, the only thing you are going to be able to
do with an ETF is wipe your butt.

Do I think this country is going to come apart at the seams and devolve
into a violent revolution? You betcha. Maybe not in my lifetime, but the
devolution is a lot closer than I ever thought it will be. Real gold will
smooth the way of some of the survivors.
And the gold will ease your way? Actually GLD has physical gold stocks.
In case of a violent revolution, better to have guns and / or be around a
guy like Shortwave. Or both.

Maybe after the revolution trade will be in beads.

Gold has a bit of history as a valuable item. Beads, too. Paper?
No thanks.