An anti-gold screed which may be of interest:

92vette

Several 'interesting' if rather schizoprenic points raised in this one.



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ricko

Link does not work. Cheers, RickO

92vette

sorry, fixed

JCMhouston

Sour grapes? He obviously didn't buy gold when it was in the hundreds.

tincup

Well, gosh. I thought I was a believer in investing in precious metals. But his argument #7 convinces me I have been wrong....

"7. Gold bugs. There are people called “gold bugs” in the gold market. It’s a semi nice term for kooks. I know of no other commodity or security that has “bugs.” There is quite enough irrationality in the securities and commodities markets without adding a group of people who are not applying logic to their price determinations. American Indians called gold “the yellow metal that makes the white man act crazy.” There is no place for that sort of nonsense in investment decisions."


So there you have it folks. Give up that nonsense already!

jmski52

He took a statistics course once, and is impressed with his own intelligence. Other than that, some of his reasons are valid and some are not so compelling.

vibr0nic

Is this accurate?

"1. 28% capital gains tax rate. Almost all long-term capital gains are taxed at 15%. But long-term capital gains in gold and other precious metals, art, and collectibles, are taxed at a 28% tax rate. [IRC§1(h)(4)(A)(i) and §408(m)(2)] "

jmski52

But long-term capital gains in gold and other precious metals, art, and collectibles, are taxed at a 28% tax rate. [IRC§1(h)(4)(A)(i) and §408(m)(2)] "

I believe that it's either 28% or your marginal tax rate, but it is definitely not 15%.

OnlyGoldIsMoney

<< <i>Well, gosh. I thought I was a believer in investing in precious metals. But his argument #7 convinces me I have been wrong....

"7. Gold bugs. There are people called “gold bugs” in the gold market. It’s a semi nice term for kooks. I know of no other commodity or security that has “bugs.” There is quite enough irrationality in the securities and commodities markets without adding a group of people who are not applying logic to their price determinations. American Indians called gold “the yellow metal that makes the white man act crazy.” There is no place for that sort of nonsense in investment decisions."


So there you have it folks. Give up that nonsense already! >>




This character has little to offer other than "drive-by" slander. I stopped paying attention to such elitists in favor of my own instincts. This "bug" will continue to stack.

Bear

Well I guess that dashes 5000 years of human history and the struggle

to protect ones absolute value of their wealth. I am sure glad that the

idiot that wrote the article cleared everything up. I guess regression

to the mean is simply that we shall all be reduced to the living level

to be found during the DARK AGES. Can the BLACK PLAGUE, be far behind.

secondrepublic

John Reed is a smart guy -- but in a different field, real estate investing. He's a latecomer to the precious metals question, and I think he's applying principles from real estate, such as reversion to a historic price mean, that have little applicability to gold, especially in times like these.

92vette

I find most curious the comments of his "jeweller" letter-writing friend. Anyway I attempted to post a polite rejoinder to his blog but both times they were deleted LOL

Justacommeman

<< <i>But long-term capital gains in gold and other precious metals, art, and collectibles, are taxed at a 28% tax rate. [IRC§1(h)(4)(A)(i) and §408(m)(2)] "

I believe that it's either 28% or your marginal tax rate, but it is definitely not 15%. >>



The PM etf's are always taxed at the 28% rate. MJ

OPA

His article was published back in 10/2010.... I wonder what his thinking is now.

jmski52

You have to keep remembering that 99.8% (my guess-timate) of all US investors are vested in non-gold financial instruments, whether they be stocks,corporate bonds, government bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, other commodities, municipal bonds, plant & equipment or a business inventory.

Anyone who is invested in something else - usually has no reason to buy gold, and in most instances a rising gold price is a negative indicator for these other vested interests. Keep that in mind when you encounter hit pieces about gold and when obvious manipulation takes down gold for any length of time.

Nobody wants to hear that their investments are being trashed by bailouts for greedy banks, corrupt politicians and rotten public policies. You can only stick your head in the sand for so long before you have to breathe. Gold isn't the reason for the problems; it is merely the messenger. Ignore what the price of gold is saying at your own risk.