Posted on 06/14/2007 4:31:37 PM PDT by LSUfan
Fifteen states are working to force pension funds to divest their portfolios of Iranian investments, with Chris Holton, Center for Security Policy; Laura Ecklar, Ohio State Teachers Retirement System spokeswoman and CNBC's Bill Griffeth
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=377262690&play=1
Those aren’t terror-proof, they’re terror-free. They will still be susceptible to substantial loss of value in the event of a terrorist, attack. Gold bars, on the other hand, are more terror-resistant, although not terror-proof. They would still be worth something if a nearby city were reduced to smoking ashes, whereas stock in a company located within the smoking ruins would face a substantial decline.
Gold, Guns and Liquor. When times are tough, they’re always in demand.
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