Gold: Why It Makes the Ideal Alternative Pricing Mechanism – An Infographic (+3K Views)

Lorimer Wilson April 10, 2013 Comments Off on Gold: Why It Makes the Ideal Alternative Pricing Mechanism – An Infographic (+3K Views) 4,371 Views

Measuring market data using fiat currencies can be misleading. Even though an asset may rise in dollars, it may be because of declining currency value rather than true economic process. With central banks devaluing currency at record rates, gold’s steady purchasing power makes it an ideal alternative pricing mechanism.

So says the introduction to an infographic* entitled The Golden Ratio: Using Gold To Price Market Data from www.VisualCapitalist.com with charts and data repriced using gold prices from Gold.net.

This post is presented compliments of Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!) and the Intelligence Report newsletter and may have been edited ([ ]), abridged (…) and/or reformatted (some sub-titles and bold/italics emphases) for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read. Please note that this paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.

*http://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-golden-ratio-using-gold-to-price-market-data

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