As someone who’s worried about the buying power of the US dollar (everything is getting more expensive) - There are several new books that come to the same conclusion: The US is in a BIG trouble the dollar is headed lower!

One book: Crash Proof (see picture below) has some good suggestions on how to stop the falling dollar from affecting your bottom line… basically, he says to invest in instruments that are not based in US dollars… like foreign stocks and what got my attention… Australian gold certificates from Perth Mint Australia is the only country that offers a guaranteed certificate program in the world, making it one of the safest ways to own precious metals.

Here is some information direct from their website:

The Perth Mint Certificate Program (PMCP) enables you to invest in precious metal without the inconvenience and risk of personal storage. The Perth Mint issues a Certificate to you confirming your purchase, which is stored at the Mint on your behalf.

The Perth Mint Certificate gives you legal title to precious metals held by The Perth Mint on either a segregated (allocated) or unsegregated (unallocated) basis. The Certificate is in your name and identified by a Certificate number. The PMCP is also the only Government Guaranteed certificate program in the world, making it one of the safest ways to own precious metals.

The Program offers investors a unique range of precious metal storage options on attractive terms:

• Account opening minimum: USD 10,000 (AUD 5,000 for Australian/New Zealand residents)
• Minimum subsequent purchases or sales: USD 5,000 (AUD 5,000)
• Products include Perth Mint allocated coins and bars and unallocated bullion.
• Certificates are purchased through a reputable international Approved Dealer network.
• Certificates are transferable, non-negotiable, and have no fixed size.

The PMCP is especially suitable for investors seeking confidentiality, flexibility and low cost secure storage for their precious metal assets. No sales tax is levied on purchases and sales of precious metals in Australia and there are no restrictions on the movement of precious metal in and out of Australia.

So, if you have any significant amount of savings or investments that are based in US dollars (Say $10,000 or more in a savings account, CD’s, or in any investment based on the US dollar - you can lose your shirt!

You can read (see inside) this book at Amazon.com. If you use the “surprize me” link, you can get some pretty interesting information… It looks like many experts are all saying that our national debt and other factors is causing people to not want to invest in our currency - and they’re going to the Euro! The more this happens, the lower the dollar. There is a lot more to this of course (which I don’t understand), but what I do know is that I’m going to invest in Australian gold certificates (because they are the only government backed gold certificates!),

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