A Real Good Reason to Hold Gold - Terrorism in America

After speaking with a globally connected friend of mine this morning, I was reminded of a good reason to hold gold. This friend of mine is an employee of a universally known global non-profit. She said to me that she is going to have to stop reading the daily news compilation that is provided to her each morning, because it is simply too disturbing. She expands, “It’s all about ISIS. ISIS is everywhere.” It’s that last part that troubles me most. Yet, in a recent article, I reasoned why 3 recent terrorism events were non-starters for gold. This article does not contradict that piece, because if ISIS is everywhere, then it should not be long before we start to see its sponsored terrorism here in the United States as well. The 3 terrorism events that happened abroad were not a problem for America and so not a problem for the dollar. When that critical fact changes, and some important representatives of our government are indicating that could be as soon as this weekend, gold prices likely find support. Still, minor and occasional terrorism remain non-threats to our economy and the dollar; rather, it would take a significant event or regular disturbances to stop the current and very powerful trend of dollar strengthening. See more on why to hold gold. Article interests Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX), Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), Randgold Resources (Nasdaq: GOLD), Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bullish 3X (NYSE: NUGT).

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