10 Reasons Why Gold Should Break $1000 This Year
Today’s guest post comes from Bruce, CEO of Superior Gold and includes a free silver coin!
For many years I was a successful real estate investor. However, I realized that the market was getting very speculative and decided to get out while the going was good. In 2003, I sold my last investment property located in North Carolina. At the time, I had many colleagues in the tech sector, finance sector and even senior managers at well known companies all telling me of their plans of quitting their jobs and becoming future Donald Trumps.
To many of them, the real estate investment boom would never end. These weren’t small investors who bought a $100k house and flipped it in 6 months for $160k. No, these were very smart guys who were thinking of playing in the big leagues; backing local builder’s subdivisions, buying spec land on beach frontage and getting into the commercial flipping game. Many of these investments had $250k down-payments!
I would be lying if I said that none of them did well. One of my former associates has done incredibly well, and is one of my best clients now. But for the majority of them, the losses in terms of time, money, and piece of mind has deterred them from ever using the words “real estate” and “investment” in the same sentence!
I only bring this story up, because at the time I was 3 years into my precious metals business. I had felt that it was not only a good time be investing in gold, but to become a seller and promoter of gold. As a gold broker I tried to persuade many of my colleagues to diversify their 401(k), IRA’s and savings account into gold. If you think selling houses is difficult today, try to convince an upwardly mobile 30-something that allocating a portion of their earnings into gold was the right thing to do in 2003. My, how things have changed! Gold Bullion is on a tear, rising over 250% from January 31st 2003 to January 31st, 2008. And in 2007 alone, gold rose more than 30%. Not bad for the world’s oldest currency.
I strongly believe that gold will rise even higher this year and that everyone should have a portion of their investments diversified into gold. While I know that not every reader will agree with me, I would challenge you to provide a safer place to store your money in 2008.
Here’s why I think gold will break $1000/Oz this year:
1. Oil prices continue race to peak levels and for the first time in history GOLD has taken a peak road of it’s own.
2. Iraq war will not end in 2008, not likely 2009 furthering your contribution to the war fund by all Americans. In times of uncertainity, gold always does well.
3. Real estate market has years to recovery, more than likely a minimum of 4-7 years. Yet another sector that faces great uncertainity. Again, bullish for gold.
4. Job losses are continuing to mount in the American market where Corporations continue to outsource American jobs overseas.
5. China and India continue to record a demand for gold as America continues to enrich their economy based on goods made in their country.
6. European Central Banks will not be able to make available GOLD to other foreign countries thereby creating a shortage. By holding onto it,they’re increasing their wealth.
7. The US Federal Reserve continues to deny that inflation exists and in trying to quell to recession,it will be forced to decrease interest rates. This will weaken the dollar, which has an inverse relation to gold prices.
8. The government faces future obligations for Social Security and Medicaid worth $57 Trillion. It is promoting a weak dollar through increased the money supply to make it easier to repay debt.This will also push up the price of gold.
9. Global markets, while usually non-correlated, usually re-couple on the downside. Stock markets are usually inversely co-related to the price of gold. Seeing the worldwide correction in markets last month bodes well for the price of gold.
10. Gold is still undervalued. Adjusting for inflation, it will have to hit $2,300/Oz to achieve parity with the peak that occurred in 1980.
As President of the Superior Gold Group, I oversee a knowledgable and informed team of client specialist. We specialize in assisting clients diversify their portfolios by targeting a healthy 30-40% of their retirement funds and or personal savings into gold and other precious metals investments. Unlike other gold brokers we know that investments come in many shapes and sizes, but we advise our clients to never leave their nest egg in one basket. We would love to discuss how we can assist you. Give us a call at 888.969.6465 ext 102 or visit our site at www.gold101.com.
Clients who get the best results are those that expand their concepts of traditional investing (stocks,mutuals, CD’s, and savings accounts, etc) to include the knowledge of real money (i.e. Gold) and how fiat currencies have historically always led to a countries bankruptcy.
Also, if you mention the Living Off Dividends Blog and request a free information packet on portfolio diversification, we will extend a one-time courtesy gift of a Silver Kennedy half dollar. This half dollar in the early to late 60’s was valued at .50 cents. Today, due to the high prices of silver, it is worth a minimum three (3) to four (4) dollars, making it more valuable than a one dollar bill. How’s that for keeping up with inflation!
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February 18th, 2008 at 9:18 am
1. If gold is reaching a peak, isn’t it time to sell? I thought that you sell at peaks?
10. Wait, it needs to be $2300 to reach it’s peak in the 1980’s? But in #1 it said it was racing towards peak levels. Interesting that it can be at peak levels and also valued at only 40% of it’s fair value.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:25 am
The president of Superior Gold Group thinks I should buy gold? Shocker.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I’m pretty hesitant to buy anything that is at or near peak levels, whether it is gold, real estate or oil. Too much downside risk, and most of the upside potential has already been realized.
February 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am
gold is like any other commodity if prices go up too far then demand will go down so no one should buy based on the sentiment of fear.
However I have a couple of questions that I always bothered me about gold:
1. if gold to disappear from this world overnight what would be the impact on our economies and daily lives? I mean gold is not used for any economic use unlike silver and precious metals.
2. if gold is touted as a hedge for inflation then why it is not over $2000? if you held gold as a hedge 30-40 years ago then you would have lost more than 50% of your buying power. so why is it such a good hedge for inflation?
February 18th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Gold has a horrible long-term track record. Investing in precious metals and commodities is for those looking to time the market and make a quick buck.
When I invest, I only invest with the long-term in mind, so I’ll never drop any money into gold. It’s too volatile, simply because it relies on the economy and stock market to be in a slump.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Lazy man & money is correct, gold is at or near a peak. I’m a SELLER of gold over 1000. I have the vehicles lined up to do this and am waiting to ladder a short trade starting at that price. The catalyst or case for my trade is obvious and simple. It’s an overcrowded trade that speculators have control of and we all know how that story ends, always in tears for longs whom bought (or more appropriately were SOLD gold at the top). The very post that I’m responding to on this blog reinforces and strengthens my case to be a seller and a contrarian in this space. Do I think gold will hit 1000 an oz this year. Absolutely. Do I think it could go higher? Probably. Substantially higher? Absolutely not. Good luck all, but if you wish to be a gold long, be very, very, very careful, I remind you to look at a long term chart of gold and remember that things ALWAYS revert back to the mean.
February 21st, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I like to think of gold as a hedge against the dollar, rather than against inflation. When the dollar goes in the toilet ( past few years ), gold skyrockets, in general. I still think the dollar has some downward movement left, so I’ll hold onto my precious metal funds.. even though I don’t own any bullion right now.
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February 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 am
I’m not melting down my gold just yet, but I think upward pressure on gold prices is all but guaranteed given the weakness of the US$. That by itself will create the pressure.
Kenneth
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