[af_vet_1981]

Gold and silver are problematic; thieves break in and steal them; governments confiscate them. Gold is too expensive to waste money on that can be put to better use such as food, housing, clothing, and defensive weapons.

The sales hype that in a national emergency people will trade gold and silver instead of currency does not explain the theft and violence that would accompany said emergency. In a tribulation of lawlessness, whoever has the weapons will just take the gold and silver, and whatever else one possesses, except one's soul.

Planning for lean years, as Joseph did, in a period of law and order, is another matter entirely.

[dp0622]

Commodities are a different story. Very very few succeed but my brother-in-law made 70 million dollars on the exchange.

Atlas God is my witness he wouldnt buy me a $2 soda if we were in the same deli together :-)

[Kozak]

Because in your ridiculous world view, people who own gold and silver, can’t own weapons or food, or housing.

[beancounter13]

I agree with your statement only to a certain extent: there are only so many AR-15s, ammo for the AR-15s, c-rations, etc. that one person or family is able to store, use, and guard.

Gold, however, is one way to pack a large amount of value into a very small space. This makes is easy to conceal, easy to transport, and easy to smuggle.

Yes, cover the basics first. Then decide how best to invest the rest.