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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 3078646, member: 71723&quot;]I do not believe so, unless he bought a company that held it.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">&quot;Specifically, the Oracle of Omaha groups all available investments into three categories:</span></p><ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)"><b>Currency-denominated investments:</b> This includes things like savings account deposits, </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/what-is-a-money-market-fund.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/what-is-a-money-market-fund.aspx" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">money market funds</span></a><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">, </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/how-to-invest/what-is-a-bond.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fool.com/how-to-invest/what-is-a-bond.aspx" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">bonds</span></a><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">, and other similar investment types. These are assets that are generally thought of as &quot;safe&quot; by investors.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)"><b>Unproductive assets:</b> This is the category that gold falls into. Essentially, the investment thesis behind unproductive assets is that someone else will be willing to pay more for the asset in the future than you&#039;re paying for it today. Other precious metals such as </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/05/22/how-to-invest-in-silver-the-right-way.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/05/22/how-to-invest-in-silver-the-right-way.aspx" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">silver</span></a><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)"> and platinum are also examples of unproductive assets, as are collectibles and </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/03/11/what-is-cryptocurrency.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/03/11/what-is-cryptocurrency.aspx" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">cryptocurrencies</span></a><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)"><b>Productive assets:</b> Not only can productive assets rise in value over time, but they can generate other assets of value along the way. For example, if you own a stock, it can generate dividend income for you, and the stock itself can increase in value over time. In addition to stocks, examples of productive assets are businesses and rental real estate.&quot;</span></li> </ul><p><span style="color: #000000">But if there ever WERE a time to buy silver in quantity, the 90&#039;s have been the last such time to do so <i>en masse</i>. I certainly did.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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