Is Gold A Recession-Proof Investment Or Not?

By Jack Wagon

Due to the international economic recession, everyone is going through a tough time. We all know the meaning of bankruptcy. A lot of people around the world have lost their jobs, and there are many famous banks that have been closed down. Due to the slump in the economy, businesses are suffering great losses; therefore, people are not sure about making any investments at this point of time. In these dire circumstances, many businesses are fighting hard for their survival by cutting down their expenses. There is no question of expanding business in the current situations.

The stock market investment was booming in those BULL days, but they are not anymore. The recession has affected it really bad. The stock market in the UK, USA and many other countries has dropped as low as thousand index points, in a matter of few days. People have gone bankrupt and defaulter. The stock market is shrinking day-by-day, and people have no idea where to save their capital.

People are actually looking for an investment that does not get affected by recession in any manner and one that can be liquidated at any time. We need to understand what options investors had before the economic slump, and how they have been affected, before concluding with any suggestion.

Before the current economic situation, people were happily investing in mutual funds, treasury bills, stocks, bank saving deposits etc. These investment options work in a way that your capital is blocked, and in return, you get some profit on it. For making such investments, there are organisations that grade such investment options and give a periodic report for you to make the right decision. A lay man like us would always use these reports as a guideline for investment. These organisations earn profits by selling these reports to the investors.

All these options were working well, previously. But, the financial crisis has left the investors confused. The grading institutions are no longer providing any reports, because most of the factors, on which these reports were based, are no longer there. Therefore, the people who were previously relying on these reports are deprived of them now, and they do not have any more guidance available regarding the investment. There are so many people who have lost their lifetime savings in the stock market crash.

All the above mentioned investments are not recession-proof investments as you can clearly see they are affected badly by recession. Gold is the only best option for recession-proof investment. Gold is a precious metal being used as an ornament, and today, in many industries, to make useful products.

If we take a look at the daily news, we would see that every business has been hit hard by the slump in the economy, but the price and demand of gold has only gone up. The price of gold has gone to its highest during this year. Therefore, gold is still an option that is very safe, and it is evident from the previous trend that its demand has only gone up with the increase of its use in various industries, such as different electronic products, computers, dentistry, cell phones, medical, aerospace, glassmaking etc. Because of its requirement in various industries, its demand has not decreased at all. So, we can say that this is a very safe investment against recession. - 33380

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