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3 critical drivers for gold, silver and their relative securities [are once 
again enticing] investors to…take stakes here. These catalysts…affect both the short-term and long-term, and so, at the very least, a floor may be developing.
So writes Markos Kaminis (www.wallstreetgreek/blogspot.ca/) in edited excerpts from an exclusive posting on Seeking Alpha entitled 3 Reasons to Buy Gold and Silver.
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Kaminis goes on to say in further edited excerpts:
Reason #1
…the Federal Reserve just published its latest economic forecasts. In my estimation, the impact of the sequester spending cuts and the expiration of the payroll tax break were not incorporated into the forecast for real GDP growth…I do not see this information factored into the market, and so a correction could ensue if real economic growth starts to show impact when reported…I believe positive economic expectations have been a key underlying factor behind the market’s appreciation. If we take that away, we pull the rug out from under stocks, and capital will again flow into safe havens like gold, silver and their relative securities.
Reason #2
The latest fumble by the Europeans, spurring a run on Cypriot banks and driving fear into the hearts of savers globally (or at least in Europe), turned investors toward mankind’s age old currencies, gold and silver…Because of the EU’s foolish decision to tax Cypriot savers in an indiscriminate fashion, the confidence of savers globally has been damaged. This makes runs on banks that much more possible, and those are terribly destabilizing events.
Reason #3
President Obama visited Israel last week…just days after he said publicly that Iran was probably a year away from having a nuclear weapon…adding that we would not want to wait until the last minute to address the issue. We assume he meant by military means. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s… reelection campaign was keyed on the prioritization of the Iranian nuclear issue. Though it seems like it has forever been an imminent event, these latest descriptions seem to say it really might be this time…[O]ne must wonder what could result for the global economy and for fiat currency if things got out of hand…so here is yet another reason to own mankind’s fall-back favorite currency, precious metals.
Conclusion
With these 3 critical drivers for gold, silver and their relative securities, investors should find reason to once again take stakes here. The catalysts I have described affect both the short-term and long-term, and so, at the very least, a floor may be developing here for the metals and relatives. Such a floor would offer a margin of safety for capital put at risk…
Investments in gold, silver and relative securities including GLD, SLV, GDX and AGQ make sense for diversified portfolios.
Editor’s Note: The author’s views and conclusions in the above article are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original post. Furthermore, the views, conclusions and any recommendations offered in this article are not to be construed as an endorsement of such by the editor.
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