That link that BGhater posted in #5 is sort of related too;
And another article by the same guy from today is pretty good as well.
http://news.silverseek.com/TedButler/1227032447.php
The latter article is a pretty decent basic primer that anyone thinking of buying silver as an investment OR a ‘hedge against 0bama’ ought to grasp; and despite it being about silver, a lot of the stuff is applicable to gold too...
Not much of the info there was new to ME because in a ‘past life’ I was in the mining business myself, and I have spent more time in silver, lead, zinc and copper mines than most people have spent pushing ‘lead’ around in pencils.
Although let me add to that last article link I posted, that I don’t quite see ANYTHING as a sure thing anymore, unlike the author, who DOES think that it is.
This thread wasn’t intended to be for people who want to MAKE money.... Just for people interested in KEEPING it.