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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3448823, member: 26302"]It actually has a negative return, since either you need to pay for storage, buy insurance, or absorb the risk yourself. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, I think your view is a very good one. Contra asset to be held along with traditional investments. If someone likes shiny things, (like me), there is some non-monetary returns in Scrooge McDucking a big pile of PM. I am not being flippant. If holding PM either gives you pleasure or eases your mind regarding economic security, that is a valid "return". Similar but different than the pleasure coin collectors obtain. </p><p><br /></p><p>Economists want to reduce everything to numbers. Some things, like coin collecting pleasure or peace of mind by owning PM are not as quantifiable, but real. I acknowledge that. Therefore I never throw stones on whatever level of PM makes someone comfortable. I only question the rational at times, since no ones ounces "needed" are the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3448823, member: 26302"]It actually has a negative return, since either you need to pay for storage, buy insurance, or absorb the risk yourself. However, I think your view is a very good one. Contra asset to be held along with traditional investments. If someone likes shiny things, (like me), there is some non-monetary returns in Scrooge McDucking a big pile of PM. I am not being flippant. If holding PM either gives you pleasure or eases your mind regarding economic security, that is a valid "return". Similar but different than the pleasure coin collectors obtain. Economists want to reduce everything to numbers. Some things, like coin collecting pleasure or peace of mind by owning PM are not as quantifiable, but real. I acknowledge that. Therefore I never throw stones on whatever level of PM makes someone comfortable. I only question the rational at times, since no ones ounces "needed" are the same.[/QUOTE]
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