The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a 17th century American writer s summary on why gold is so sought after.And, in 2008 the world saw, gold as an asset, break all its previous records. Uncertainty and fool-hardiness leading to the overall economic turmoil no doubt led to many people going back to this one valuable asset that has survived and seen it all. Gold I understand, complicated financial products, not so much, remarks an insurance company s CIO. Enter 2009, a rough beginning of the year for most ...

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