ZLATO – výhody súčasných investícií v tomto kove

Gold is playing a decisive role in the present economic scenario as inflation and recession have eaten the vital parts of every country’s economy.

It is because of that the most investors prefer to invest their money in gold. Most traders think that this is the good time to squeeze maximum benefit from the collapsing economy. So they prefer to hold on to their dear possessions.

Recently, Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said that the inflationary expectation is worse than inflation. Inflationary expectation occures when people think the prices will rise in which case they will have to pay more and buy more.

Meanwhile globally its impact has screwed further. Gold also plays a main role in this segment. Gold's role as a hedge against inflation is unparalleled, although for much of the late 1980s and during the 1990s, following the Plaza Agreement that ushered in monetary policy, this philosophy was challenged in the west on the basis that it wasn't working.

Given the fears swirling around the financial sector at the moment, the fact that physical gold, held either in person or in an "allocated account", carries no counterparty risk - and counterparty risk is as we all know, is at the forefront right now.

Zdroj: CommodityOnline.com

06.05.2008

"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value."   Alan Greenspan