On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 08:08:21 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:
And, not necessarily connected, I've
noticed increasing interest in gold as a hedge. I haven't followed the
precious metals markets for 25 years, but I have seen more references to
gold recently than I have in a long, long time.
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Yes, and oil will be next in my opinion as soon as OPEC fully realizes
that they're receiving 20% less for their product, and demand is still
high and going higher. It may be a good time to load up on energy
company stocks; might turn out to be a better hedge than gold in the
long run.