Buy Gold Now: How a Real Estate Bust, Our Bulging National Debt, and the Languishing Dollar Will Push Gold to Record Highs Hardcover - 2008

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Buy Gold Now

With foreign-financed U.S. debt levels continuing to soar, an intensifying real estate bust, and other signs of economic exhaustion following one of the longest booms in history, the probability of a dollar crash is now openly talked about in financial circles. Yet gold--the ultimate escape from financial risk throughout human history--remains one of the least-owned financial assets, representing less than 2% of the typical investment portfolio.

Pushing aside Wall Street's perennial aversion to gold, in Buy Gold Now, investment expert Shayne McGuire skillfully reveals why the opportunity to profit from this precious metal, as well as protect yourself from risk, has rarely been better. Long forgotten, the 2,300% gold surge in the 1970s--when debt was one-tenth the level present in our economy today--is a return not even the 1990s NASDAQ could beat.

Masterfully researched and written in a straightforward style, Buy Gold Now makes a case for buying gold as protection against the rising risks of an unprecedented global currency crisis and as a profitable investment vehicle. It examines the country's current financial situation from a historical perspective, addressing some of the alarming issues that many economists today are pointing to with concern.

Divided into five comprehensive parts, this reliable

resource opens with detailed discussions of:

• Why U.S. financial risk has never been higher

• How our homes are the epicenter of U.S. economic risk

• Why the longest economic boom ever is probably coming to an end

Keeping these and other issues in mind, the final two parts of the book--The Case for Owning Gold and How to Buy Gold--outline the advantages and disadvantages of this essential asset in securing future wealth and protecting your portfolio during precariouseconomic times. Here, you'll receive specific recom-mendations regarding stock market investments via mining stocks and exchange-traded funds, and discover the best ways to invest in physical gold through bullion, "digital gold currency," and rare coins.

Filled with in-depth insights from some of the world's leading financial professionals, Buy Gold Now explains why gold isn't just a defensive purchase anymore, but an investment that can outperform the markets for many years to come.

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• Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2008, Page 160