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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coleguy, post: 706060, member: 9167&quot;]Ok, this brings up whats probably a dumb question, but one I don&#039;t know the answer to. If stability in inflation is unobtainable and will continue forever, which seems to be an agreed upon scenario, then what good is it to trade currency for metals to hedge against the inflation, when inflation has also always redefined the value of currency throughout history? In other words, yes, things cost more, but in turn we make more, like in the neverending cycle pointed out. So in reality, money never really loses ground. If it did, we&#039;d still be earning 32 cents a day. So, while gold may be a decent temporary hedge against weak currencies, doesn&#039;t it stand to reason that those currencies will, as they have since there&#039;s been inflation, catch up and stabilize again? Recessions are nothing new. If everyone that hoarded assets during each one gained what many here think they&#039;ll gain by investing in gold, there&#039;d be 50 times the millionaires there are today. This reminds me of all the people who spent their life savings on generators and stockpiles of food for when the world returned to the stone ages after Y2K.</p><p>Guy~[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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