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