| There are many ways to own gold, many forms: | | | | wars.People were not interested in |
| jewelry, bullion, coins, mutual funds, gold | | | | California. It was too far and too hard to |
| mining stocks (indirectly) and ETFs (Exchange | | | | get to, but when the cry of 'gold' went up |
| Traded Funds). The latter are similar to mini | | | | thousands made the journey to strike it rich. |
| mutual funds, but usually have few stocks and | | | | One enterprising man in San Francisco found |
| they remain constant rather than have | | | | out about the strike and did not head for the |
| internal trading as mutual funds do. | | | | American River to pan for riches. He bought |
| | | | up every pan, pick and shovel in town and |
| So you can own gold. So what? Why bother | | | | them went out to spread the word. The pans he |
| when it does not pay any interest or pay any | | | | paid 15 cents for he resold for $15. In a |
| dividends? What is interesting to note that | | | | week he made $36,000. In those days that was |
| one ounce of gold today will buy the same | | | | big, big money.Without gold I don't think |
| amount of goods as it did 100 years ago. That | | | | there would be an American California today |
| item in 1906 might have been $1.00 and today | | | | as it was claimed by Mexico.Alaska is another |
| the same item would be priced at $100, but | | | | territory that brought the dreamers and |
| when translated into ounces of gold the | | | | schemers because of the lure of gold. Good |
| weight is the same.Doesn't that make you | | | | digs were uncovered in 1949 and more in 1914. |
| wonder? That is inflation at work. Gold is | | | | Thousands came to remain and settle this |
| inflation proof. Man has had an ongoing love | | | | seemingly desolate country.Men continue to |
| affair with gold since time began. Every | | | | search the planet for this elusive golden |
| culture has valued it.Columbus didn't set out | | | | maiden. Very few find it. Others become |
| to find America. He came looking for | | | | entrepreneurs who make their fortune from the |
| gold.Gold is the only real store of wealth | | | | gold seekers.How you seek your wealth is an |
| not the paper we call money. Dollars have | | | | individual choice, but the wise ones who do |
| depreciated about 50% in value over the past | | | | strike it rich convert some of the new found |
| 18 years. It is hard to realize as it sneaks | | | | riches into the golden metal to protect their |
| up on us that each day that our dollars are | | | | wealth from the attrition of inflation.Al |
| worth less in purchasing power. Wealth is | | | | Thomas' book, "If It Doesn't Go Up, Don't Buy |
| purchasing power.The Federal government | | | | It!" has helped thousands of people make |
| prints money that has no backing other than | | | | money and keep their profits with his simple |
| their word. Each dollar is watered down as | | | | 2-step method. Read the first chapter at and |
| the printing presses turn. Every war is | | | | discover why he's the man that Wall Street |
| financed with paper money not gold. If wars | | | | does not want you to know. Copyright 2006 All |
| were financed with gold there would be fewer | | | | rights reserved. |