Savvy investors started moving out of dollar and into excellent stores of value like gold as soon as it became evident that the U.S. economy was on the rocks soon after the recession. Today, as the government fails to come up with any rock solid fiscal policy that can make dramatic recovery a certainty, many more investors are following suit. Although it has always been known that precious metals are good stores of value, gold has emerged as the single most preferred metal for investors to own. The growing sales of gold coins, gold bars and other forms of gold bullion testify to this....
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