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palani
15th July 2011, 06:28 PM
http://www.coloradogold.com/archive/Short_The_Dollar-1070.html

To make a profit on the obvious dollar's decline, it is wise to 'short it,' isn't it? Isn't it a virtual 100% sure bet, that the buck will continue to lose value? Could it do anything else? OK then, let's 'short' the dollar, and make a profit. How to do it? Simple! Take your dollars, and buy something tangible, which will go 'up' in dollar prices, as the dollar goes 'down' in value. What to buy to get out of dollars? It should be something that requires no maintenance, insurance, watering, oiling, refrigerating, painting, batteries, insulation, fuel, appraising, or other. As an example, in the last year, I bought a new washer, dryer, dishwasher, and refrigerator. The old ones worked perfectly, so why did I buy new ones? Because I knew, that the prices of new ones would go up, up, up, as the dollar slid down in value and purchasing power. I donated the old to Hospice and took a tax deduction, plus the new ones use a lot less electricity, have more features, and will probably last longer. Within the last two years, I replaced my 92.5% efficient Lennox hot air furnace, with a 94.1% efficient Lennox. Why? because the 92.5% efficient one was 18 years old, and still worked perfectly, but as with the appliances, how much longer would it last, and how much more would a new one cost a year or two from then? I was totally correct on all counts.

Ponce
15th July 2011, 06:39 PM
In what is to come many bargains will come light where for pennies on the dollar many things you will be able to buy.

Hatha Sunahara
16th July 2011, 04:24 PM
In what is to come many bargains will come light where for pennies on the dollar many things you will be able to buy.

Those bargains will be available only to people who have money. As the economy declines, more people will lose their jobs. They will have to start selling their assets to survive. It's like burning the furniture when your natural gas gets cut off.

I'm convinced that buying gold or silver is the best way to short the dollar. Selling your dollars now at a high price, and buying them back later when they are worth less (or worthless).. Both Gold and Silver will let you do this. I don't like to look at buying PMs as 'shorting the dollar'. That's how a speculator would see it. i prefer to look at it as an insurance policy, or a 'lifeboat'.

Hatha

Joe King
16th July 2011, 04:42 PM
No matter how you "see" it, it's the same thing.

Both you and the "speculator" are acting upon what you both think is going to happen to the dollar in the future.
If you both didn't think that way, neither of you would want to buy gold or silver or anything else that you thought would be worth less in the future when compared to the unit of account.