Hello to all! We hope you had an excellent holiday season! Now that 2009 is behind us with a new decade ahead, it becomes important to reflect on where we have been, where we are, and where we are headed. Over the last decade, Gold and Silver have proven to be the best asset class to own, bar none. Since the year 2000 Gold and Silver have outperformed stocks, bonds, money markets, T-Bills, and most any other asset class on the face of the planet – we have reason to believe that this trend will not only continue, but that it will get stronger.
On Monday, January 3rd 2000, Gold closed at $288/oz. Silver closed at $5.30/oz. on the same day. Fast forward to the year 2010 and you will see that Gold closed at $1118.70 while Silver closed at $17.50. Had you invested $100,000 in Gold on January 3rd, 2000, today its value would be $387,946. Had you done the same with Silver, today’s value of your 100K original investment would be worth $330,188.
As we all know, hindsight is 20/20, but based on our research and others, the amazing gains seen in the precious metals markets during the NEXT decade, could make the 300% gains during the last decade seem negligible at best.
Predictions, Predictions, Predictions
Where do these bold projections come from? Well, where do we begin? Let’s start with Goldman Sachs, Barrick Gold, Morgan Stanley, Business Insiders, Henry Paulson, Central Bankers, Respected Statisticians, and others. Many others.
As reported on the George Washington Blog:
Goldman Sachs is predicting that gold will shoot past $1,400/ounce by 2011
The world's biggest gold producer - Barrick - says that the relatively easy-to-reach gold supplies are gone, and so supplies are getting more and more expensive to locate and extract:
Aaron Regent, president of the Canadian gold giant [Barrick], said that global output has been falling by roughly 1m ounces a year since the start of the decade. Total mine supply has dropped by 10pc as ore quality erodes, implying that the roaring bull market of the last eight years may have further to run.
"There is a strong case to be made that we are already at 'peak gold'," he told The Daily Telegraph at the RBC's annual gold conference in London.
"Production peaked around 2000 and it has been in decline ever since, and we forecast that decline to continue. It is increasingly difficult to find ore," he said.
The Perfect Storm
We started stressing that the supply and demand fundamentals for Gold were stronger than ever in June of 2009. By January 2010 it was announced that for the first time in 20 years that Central Bankers will become net BUYERS of Gold not net sellers. Remember, the two main sources of Gold supply in the world are Gold mines, and Central Banks. Global mining output has fallen by 1 Million ounces per year over the last 10 years, leading many to proclaim that Gold production has peaked and that the mining industry will never return to the levels of productions witnessed in previous years.
On top of this, the financial carnage that we have experienced and have yet to experience, should continue to increase demand far into the next decade, supporting even higher prices for years to come. Remember, less than 1% of the world’s population even owns a single ounce of Gold for investment purposes. Should 1% of the world’s financial assets decide to reallocate their holdings into Gold, it would consume the entire worlds mining production for 75 years! Are you starting to get the picture? Can you see the perfect storm?
Consider the article below: “Central Banks In Rising Nations Bulk Up On Gold, Fueling Prices”
If You Own Stocks – Consider Selling Them ASAP!
Morgan Stanley is reporting that 2010 will be brutal for stocks, pointing out that tight monetary policies and other cycles that bode ill for stocks are right around the corner. Morgan Stanley isn’t alone in this assumption as recent insider seller to buyer ratio spiked to 82:1, meaning that for every 82 shares of stock sold by insiders, there was only 1 buyer. In dollar terms, insiders sold over $950 MILLION worth of stocks, while only buying 11.6 million dollars worth. Does Morgan Stanley and other insiders know something that you don’t? Now is the time to prepare for the inevitable, if 2010 is going to be disastrous for stocks, odds are, it will be fantastic for Precious Metals.
Morgan Stanley and Business Insiders aren’t the only ones warning you. John Williams, a respected statistician who runs the popular website shadowstats.com, portrays an even bleaker picture for 2010 and beyond:
“The U.S. economic and systemic solvency crises of the last two years are just precursors to a Great Collapse: a hyperinflationary great depression. Such will reflect a complete collapse in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar, a collapse in the normal stream of U.S. commercial and economic activity, a collapse in the U.S. financial system as we know it, and a likely realignment of the U.S. political environment. The current U.S. financial markets, financial system and economy remain highly unstable and vulnerable to unexpected shocks. The Federal Reserve is dedicated to preventing deflation, to debasing the U.S. dollar. The results of those efforts are being seen in tentative selling pressures against the U.S. currency and in the rallying price of gold.”
John Williams may sound like an alarmist, but he speaks from experience. John has been tracking the manipulation of Government Data and reports dealing with Unemployment Figures, Inflation Figures, GDP, and other falsified data released by the Government since the 1970’s. You see, John Williams believes in the inevitable, that the U.S. will eventually face a currency crisis rivaling that of Zimbabwe and the Weimar Republic. The key to this story though, is that his prognosis has changed. He originally forecasted that the coming currency collapse would happen by 2018, his revised outlook though, says that we are headed for Hyperinflation as soon as next year. He goes on to warn:
“The intensifying economic and solvency crises, and the responses to both by the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve in the last two years, have exacerbated the government's solvency issues and moved forward my timing estimation for the hyperinflation to the next five years, from the 2010 to 2018 timing range estimated in the prior report. The U.S. government and Federal Reserve already have committed the system to this course through the easy politics of a bottomless pocketbook, the servicing of big-moneyed special interests, gross mismanagement, and a deliberate and ongoing effort to debase the U.S. currency. Accordingly, risks are particularly high of the hyperinflation crisis breaking within the next year.” Adding that – “The U.S. has no way of avoiding a financial Armageddon.”
Whether or not “financial Armageddon” comes this year, next year, or in 10 years, this eventuality seems to be a certainty. Why? Because not a single fiat currency, which describes a currency backed by absolutely nothing except the faith of a Government to pay it back (think U.S. Dollar), has ever survived for more than 50 years. The United States went totally fiat in 1971 under President Nixon, and since then the value of the dollar has precipitously fallen. Consider Gold and Silver as your protection against a devaluing dollar. To steal a quote from James Grant who runs the website interest rate observer - "Gold is a speculation. But it is a speculation on a certainty: the debasement of the currency."
Now is the time to protect yourself from these eventualities. We would urge you to reconsider your holdings and consider selling stocks, bonds and other assets so that you can convert it into Gold and/or Silver. Heed the warnings from John Williams, Morgan Stanley, Barrick Gold and Billionaire Hank Paulson, and take the necessary steps to prepare yourself for what is to come.
What is your investment game plan for 2010 and beyond? We would like to know. Take some time out of your busy schedules to review your investment portfolios and give us a call. You will be glad that you did. I have included a great way to get your investment plans for 2010 started. Attached to this email is the promotional flyer for one of the hottest products for 2009 - European Gold Coins. In fact, I think it is safe to say that we sold more Euro Gold in 2009 than we did in the 5 years from 2000-2005. Review the attached offer and let me know where you fit in. Don’t see anything you like? Give us a call to discuss your situation and together we can come up with a game plan that works best for you. Also, don’t forget Silver. Silver outperformed Gold in 2009, we believe it can do so in 2010 as well.
Thanks as always for your business. I look forward to all of your calls and emails!
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