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Seldom in history are investment decisions
self-evident. But today we have such a situation.
Gold is the only
real and the only honest money. Gold reflects governments’ deceitful
actions in destroying the value of paper money. For the last 100 years since
the creation of the Fed and especially since 1971 when the US dollar was no
longer backed by gold, paper currencies have been on a road to destruction.
They have lost 97-99% since 1913 and around 80% since 1999.
In 2013 we will
enter the final phase which eventually will lead to the total destruction of
most paper currencies. The two principal factors leading to this are:
- Exponential rise in government deficits
There is absolutely
no chance that governments can or will stop the deficit spending. Any
government even mentioning the word austerity will be thrown out very
quickly. And even if serious austerity measures were attempted, they would
just lead to a spiraling downturn of the economy creating even bigger
deficits.
The consequences of
the massive money printing that the world will experience will be:
- Hyperinflationary depression
So will these events happen in a long
drawn-out fashion or will it all happen abruptly? Both the technical and
fundamental setup we are seeing now makes it more likely that events will
unravel quickly. The fragility of the world economy is greater than any time
in history. Major nations such as Japan, USA, UK and most EU countries are
bankrupt and living on borrowed time. And the banking system is only
surviving due to false valuation of toxic assets. The situation is like an
avalanche being triggered with that last snowflake being enough to set the
whole thing off. The trigger could be anything from a dollar collapse, to
Japan imploding or Greece exiting the EU. It doesn’t even have to be a
major event due to the total instability of the world economy and financial
system.
No one has any
possibility to influence these inevitable consequences, neither governments
or central banks nor individuals. The only measures that individuals can take
are to protect their own assets and their family. For investors who are
fortunate enough to have savings, the absolutely best way to protect wealth
is to own physical gold (and possibly some silver) and to store it outside
the banking system.
The case for gold
as the ultimate wealth preservation investment is irrefutable. Whilst paper
money and all assets that were financed by the credit bubble will collapse in
real terms, gold will continue to represent stable purchasing power as it has
done during 5,000 years.
For anyone who doubts what will happen to
gold as government deficits surge and money printing accelerates, just look
at the graph below. This shows US government debt against the price of gold.
A chart of world central bank balance sheets exploding gives the same
picture. And the picture tells us that a parabolic rise of debt and gold is
likely to be next. This fits also with Alf Field’s technical projection
that the next target is $4,500-$5,000 for gold. We could see that target
already in 2013.
 
For anyone who
believes that gold is overbought and overvalued – DON’T! As I
have already said, gold just reflects the other side of paper currency
destruction and will continue to do so. We recommended up to 50% allocation to
physical gold in 2002 at $300. Today we would see 50% as an absolute minimum.
No other asset will give the same protection as gold.
So 2013 could be an
Annus Horribilis for the
world economy, the financial system, as well as socially and geopolitically.
Everyone will be affected but being prepared and protected will make it
easier to deal with.
Click here to listen to my latest KWN
interview which deals with many of the points above.
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