The gold standard - A precious metal that’s not just an investment but a worldview too

Gold BugLast week, gold hit a record high of $958.40 an ounce. In 1959, the average price of gold was around $35 an ounce. That’s the year Burton Blumert opened his Camino Coin Company in Burlingame.

To the outside observer, it would appear that the rise of gold is a success story for long-time dealers and investors like Blumert and his clients. And in many respects it is. As Blumert told me on the phone from his home in El Granada, “I retired at the top of my game.” (After giving the Camino Coin Company to a long-time employee last year, Blumert, 79, stays peripherally involved, helping out occasionally when needed).

But there is, so to speak, another side to the coin. “If you want a dismal view of the future, talk to a gold dealer,” Blumert adds. The high price of gold may represent a handsome return on investment, but it’s hardly been a steady ascent, and for Blumert and other “goldbugs” it’s also an ominous sign. Read Full Article

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