Originally Posted by SodFarmer
MacLorry -
I understand what you are getting at, but you still run much of the same risk because you are buying a dollar based asset. If things really go wrong, I would much rather own Gold or Silver than a piece of paper. I guess it comes down to how you see the likely future of the USD.


If things really go wrong a real Sod Farmer would be in better shape than most. However, in such a scenario a better investment than gold is 25-year shelf-life food. It's the people who have food that those with gold will be coming to in hopes of trading and it will be the guy with food who sets the price.