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<p>[QUOTE="Small Size, post: 2599765, member: 77924"]I post this not to make a political statement or to imply that collectors whose political opinions don't correspond to mine are in any way stupid, bigoted or immoral. It's meant to be as objective an assessment as I can make:</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the possibility of one or more acute economic/political crises drastically affecting the stability and durability of global financial and geopolitical institutions is far greater today than it was June 23, 2016, and became even greater after November 8, 2016. There are a number of European national elections scheduled for 2017, each with a potential to further destabilize the global situation.</p><p>I am not bashing the Brexit vote or the election of Donald Trump as president. Although our politics couldn't be further apart, if given five minutes alone with the man, I'd ask him one question: "Mr. President-Elect, as far back as mid-2015 you thought you could win the Republican nomination and then the election. I know you're a smart, savvy, experienced businessman. But there are lots of those, and almost none of the others thought you could win either, and even fewer you would win both. Why could you see what almost nobody else could?" OK, two questions, the next one being: "Can you teach me how to do it too?"</p><p>Having said that, I believe the world is poised to enter a time of uncertainty and potential serial crises. Historically, people who invested in land and gold during times of crises did better than most others.</p><p>As I can't put land in the SDB down at the bank, I'm opting for more gold. Silver too, because I think there's more upside potential for it than gold. It's just more clunky. I dropped a ten ounce bar on my foot years ago. I still have the scar. That wouldn't happen with a 1/10th oz AGE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Small Size, post: 2599765, member: 77924"]I post this not to make a political statement or to imply that collectors whose political opinions don't correspond to mine are in any way stupid, bigoted or immoral. It's meant to be as objective an assessment as I can make: I think the possibility of one or more acute economic/political crises drastically affecting the stability and durability of global financial and geopolitical institutions is far greater today than it was June 23, 2016, and became even greater after November 8, 2016. There are a number of European national elections scheduled for 2017, each with a potential to further destabilize the global situation. I am not bashing the Brexit vote or the election of Donald Trump as president. Although our politics couldn't be further apart, if given five minutes alone with the man, I'd ask him one question: "Mr. President-Elect, as far back as mid-2015 you thought you could win the Republican nomination and then the election. I know you're a smart, savvy, experienced businessman. But there are lots of those, and almost none of the others thought you could win either, and even fewer you would win both. Why could you see what almost nobody else could?" OK, two questions, the next one being: "Can you teach me how to do it too?" Having said that, I believe the world is poised to enter a time of uncertainty and potential serial crises. Historically, people who invested in land and gold during times of crises did better than most others. As I can't put land in the SDB down at the bank, I'm opting for more gold. Silver too, because I think there's more upside potential for it than gold. It's just more clunky. I dropped a ten ounce bar on my foot years ago. I still have the scar. That wouldn't happen with a 1/10th oz AGE.[/QUOTE]
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