tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015147.post6951217792915171326..comments2023-10-26T04:46:23.811-07:00Comments on deeper: Economic reflections, Gold, and Peter Schiffadam lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239779960077941125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015147.post-75225765292177703982009-01-01T22:52:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:52:00.000-08:00You are the third of my friends to recommend Schif...You are the third of my friends to recommend Schiff's books lately. Might have to give him a try.<BR/><BR/>This months National Geographic has a good article on the history of gold and of the gold supply chain. I agree with your point, it's just market value, so not the greatest barometer. I guess all yardsticks are just valued based on perception, so I'm not sure there is a good one. Maybe an average of a number of them for comparison. I dunno.<BR/><BR/>The thing about putting your money into emerging markets, is that they've put alot of their newfound wealth into the US, viewing that as a stable place to put it. THus their being taken down with us. It's very meta and very funny at the same time!KimPallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418501466730095519noreply@blogger.com