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Gold Stocks: Too Much Speculative Risk for My Taste

re: the authors comment on timber; - trees, 'they just keep on growing' , says a lot about the authors lack of reasoning. they may keep on growing, but, not fast enough to compensate for the amount being hacked down. i could go on, but, why bother

Where are Precious Metals Headed in 2008?

if you believe the market is manipulated, that the dollar will keep sliding down, that there will be another 'take-under/s' like bear stearns, that the next shoe to drop is hedge funds, or derivitives, then buy gold & hold.

if you think there will be a miracle, and the dollar will regain & retain all the value it has lost to date, then don't buy gold.

Four-Digit Gold Sets a New World Order

the sinking dollar drives oil up due to petro-dollars, not just hedging.