vati01776: yes, the 10,000 "ounces" should have been "tonnes".
Chandragupta: yes it may be the volatility of fiat, but the point is that the average person doesn't see it this way, all they see is that gold is "risky".
Roger Knights: the World Gold Council has been pushing the portfolio argument for many years, but it goes over the head of most simple investors, unfortunately.
billyboy54: "Like the author of this article, all the anti-gold people" Why do you think I am anti-gold? If so, what is my name doing here: www.goldstandardinstit...
Tiny Tim: "inflation forces risk taking behavior" Excellent point, worth an article alone on this point.
The Death of Gold? [View article]
Chandragupta: yes it may be the volatility of fiat, but the point is that the average person doesn't see it this way, all they see is that gold is "risky".
Roger Knights: the World Gold Council has been pushing the portfolio argument for many years, but it goes over the head of most simple investors, unfortunately.
billyboy54: "Like the author of this article, all the anti-gold people" Why do you think I am anti-gold? If so, what is my name doing here: www.goldstandardinstit...
Tiny Tim: "inflation forces risk taking behavior" Excellent point, worth an article alone on this point.
Gold: The Last Carry Trade [View article]
I expected better analysis from fatprophets, given they have been bullish on gold for a long time.
Lease rates or foward rates, which drives which, doesn't matter they are both sides of the same (gold) coin.