the paper markets will never "unravel" ...for that to occur, inflation would have to SOAR...and for inflation to be an issue, the FED would have to print HUNDREDS OF TRILLIONS (the amount in toxic derivatives that banks have on their balance sheets). Even if this were to occur (again, impossible)...what makes you think people would flood into precious metals when there are so many better options? it seems to me people buying precious metals are the same paranoid skitzos stock-piling food & ammo, as if civilization is going to collapse
So you gained $1,000 in 3 days? Oilfield pays more than that, just sayin'...and it's not speculative and doesn't seesaw up/down up/down
It doesn't matter if real estate hasn't bottomed... there are ALWAYS lucrative options in real estate, depending where you are. Just because Las Vegas' housing market is down over 60% since '07 and is the shittiest housing market in the US doesn't make it a good investment