So there you have it:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout ... 11335.html
Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
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Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
- H. L. Mencken
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Re: Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
That was Marc Faber, not Mebane Faber.
Good stuff, though.
Good stuff, though.
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Re: Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
D'OH! My bad. Ah well, you see one Faber you've seen 'em all.MediumTex wrote: That was Marc Faber, not Mebane Faber.
Good stuff, though.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
- H. L. Mencken
- H. L. Mencken
Re: Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
Mebane Faber is like a Greco-Roman-style wrestler, while Marc Faber is more like a WWF-style wrestler.rocketdog wrote:D'OH! My bad. Ah well, you see one Faber you've seen 'em all.MediumTex wrote: That was Marc Faber, not Mebane Faber.
Good stuff, though.![]()
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
Re: Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
Speaking of Mebane Faber..... in this post he recommends buying way OTM Nikkei calls for roughly 40bps/yr as a hedge against hyper inflation.
http://www.mebanefaber.com/2013/02/12/the-other-tail/
http://thehardtrade.com/blog/wp-content ... -15-10.pdf
I don't know options well enough, but I'm assuming there would be counter-party risk associated with that strategy, but it's a much easier option than storing gold oversees. Not to mention there is risk in that as well, IMO.
I suppose there are many creative ways to cover inflationary scenarios with options such as OTM puts on DX futures, or opening a small but highly leveraged short position in the Yen.
http://www.mebanefaber.com/2013/02/12/the-other-tail/
http://thehardtrade.com/blog/wp-content ... -15-10.pdf
I don't know options well enough, but I'm assuming there would be counter-party risk associated with that strategy, but it's a much easier option than storing gold oversees. Not to mention there is risk in that as well, IMO.
I suppose there are many creative ways to cover inflationary scenarios with options such as OTM puts on DX futures, or opening a small but highly leveraged short position in the Yen.
Re: Mebane Faber says: "Store Physical Gold Abroad to Protect Against Meltdown"
That helps. I've always had trouble telling those guys apart.MediumTex wrote:Mebane Faber is like a Greco-Roman-style wrestler, while Marc Faber is more like a WWF-style wrestler.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
- H. L. Mencken
- H. L. Mencken