Hi Ron I recall reading somewhere that an ounce of gold could buy 300 loaves of bread in biblical times. The bread I buy costs $3 a loaf. Gold's now trading at $900 an ounce plus or minus. So an ounce still buys 300 loaves of bread. I'm not so concerned about gold going up in value as I am about my investment holding its value. Considering my 401K has lost over 40% of its value over the last 6 months (and dropping like the proverbial rock), and my house and business have lost 30% of their value over the last year, gold seems a solid choice.
Real estate is all about building relationships. Being a Broker necessitates that I cultivate those relationships on a daily basis. So yes, I think your advice is sound. Still, I'm not much of a joiner of clubs and such. I've tried, but I never seem to fit in well. Rather, I think talking to the movers and shakers who actually make the behind the scenes deals might be a good place to start. Through my real estate dealings I know all small town mayors in the area. Great people, all. Plus Dennis Hastert, the previous Speaker of the House, is an old friend and a Republican Committeeman now that he's retired from the House. I'm thinking of taking him to lunch. I'm a Democrat but I am flexible too. I always voted a split ticket just to vote for my man Mr Hastert. If I get hooked up into the good old boy network, who knows? And Denny is a good old boy. And a good man too. How about you? Have you ever run for office, or considered it? Thanks for writing, Dan ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:20:10 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MD] The System > > Dan, > Gold, worth depends on the Karat and the purity, fyi, gold will be > going up in the near future. Public office is a great aspiration, those who > do not play > the game, have a more difficult time. I advise getting to know your local > associations, lions club, ect... search for like minded individuals > build relationships, listen and observe. > > -Ron > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
