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'Buy farmland and gold,' advises Dr Faber

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Asheron
Asheron Posts: 1,229 Forumite
in Savings & investments
The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy farmland, stock up on gold!

And prepare for a “dirty war” by Marc Faber,

The notoriously bearish market pundit, who predicted the 1987 stock market crash.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article7035913.ece
As an investor, you know that any kind of investment opportunity has its risks, and investing in Stocks or Precious Metals is highly speculative. All of the content I post is for informational purposes only.

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  • sparky7
    sparky7 Posts: 178 Forumite
    Don't stock up on gold if you live in the USA though, the government can seize any
    any private stocks of gold and other precious metals in an 'emergency'..
  • Asheron
    Asheron Posts: 1,229 Forumite
    yes but you have guns over there, and also shovels ?
    As an investor, you know that any kind of investment opportunity has its risks, and investing in Stocks or Precious Metals is highly speculative. All of the content I post is for informational purposes only.
  • Asheron
    Asheron Posts: 1,229 Forumite
    People will only buy Gold and Silver, when it's too late.
    As an investor, you know that any kind of investment opportunity has its risks, and investing in Stocks or Precious Metals is highly speculative. All of the content I post is for informational purposes only.
  • sparky7
    sparky7 Posts: 178 Forumite
    Asheron wrote: »
    yes but you have guns over there, and also shovels ?

    The government will probably have bigger guns and shovels...
  • zarazara
    zarazara Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    and only buy farm land if you can farm it.
    "The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j
  • Asheron
    Asheron Posts: 1,229 Forumite
    which takes me back to my post about getting a Degree in ............



    Agriculture
    As an investor, you know that any kind of investment opportunity has its risks, and investing in Stocks or Precious Metals is highly speculative. All of the content I post is for informational purposes only.
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