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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1351668, member: 22143&quot;]The difference is that you don&#039;t know, with those other commodities, what other factors might affect the future &quot;rate&quot; vs the USD.&nbsp; For example the value of cotton is subject to weather conditions, competition with other very similar commodities which can directly replace it, current fashions, etc.&nbsp; Not to mention, it has a shelf life.&nbsp; &nbsp; Oil is subject to huge amounts of political interference, military actions, etc, changes in technology, etc.&nbsp; It&#039;s hugely expensive to store, transport, and maintain.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are perfectly good reasons to invest in these items, but because their primary purpose is not a hedge against currency, then the investor should be focused on the factors that will affect future price and wealth preservation due to currency collapse isn&#039;t one of them.&nbsp; Gold is extremely small by volume for the wealth it contains and it doesn&#039;t degrade sitting in a warehouse which makes it an excellent alternative to currency.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is why people, institutions, governments and central banks buy gold for that.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from that, these types of arguments completely ignore the numbers that I posted above.&nbsp; Silver doesn&#039;t follow Gold which of course, validates what I&#039;ve said here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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