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Message:: [QUOTE="Gilbert, post: 2115866, member: 73104"]Conspiracy theorists?  What I am, Steve, is a person who does not wish to "return to the late 1700's" - although I have nothing against anyone so inclined.  I am also a person who does not appreciate people who put labels on people they do not know.  As a side note, you might want to take a walk through a late eighteenth century cemetery and note the age of the residents, deduct infants and juveniles and you will find a surprising number of octogenarians.  Them that lived to adulthood stood a pretty good chance of living to a ripe old age.  I too, Steve, believe in diversifying investments, but that portion dedicated to stocks and bonds has declined substantially since the 2008 financial crisis.  Now I am more interested in assets I can hold in my hand and are out of reach of those financial wizards of Wall Street.  PM's and collectable coins (no I will not be buying any from you) and real estate are my insurance policies in the event that the powers that be loose control over the system.   As I age and gain wisdom it becomes clearer that they really don't have a clue.  By the way, it appears the stackers are winning by a healthy margin.[/QUOTE]