Will The Poor US Economy Change The Way You Buy Coins?

OK to buy bullion in these times. In fact most financial advisors say that 5% of your investments should be in bullion or related.

Most of us have far more money invested in superannuation than that That being the case your investments are in shares on the stock market. That is OK, but if you consider the premise at the start of this thread, just make sure that your superannuation is invested defensively.

By that, I mean that your Fund should be into things that support the staples of life that we all depend on, for which society has a continuous demand, such as food production and distribution companies, infrastructure
etc. Unfortunately, these types of stocks are pretty boring.

fistfulladirt: A cash investment is only OK if it returns more than the inflation rate and any taxes that have to be paid in interest earned. Fine, provided the inflation rate remains low.

The one good thing about a cash investment is that you can get out of it quickly, into other investments. In effect, it can be used a temporary parking place when changing from one investment type to another.

Currently, U.S. citizens find bullion attractive due the implied threat of high U.S. debt, and U.S. investor sentiment represents the bulk of the driving factor behind increasing bullion prices.

I think the current bargains are to be found in U.S. real estate. Prices in this category had taken a bad hit, and have not recovered.

That allows plenty of time for people like my son and daughter-in-law (who is a U.S. citizen) to come back home, take their time and buy the house of their choice outright, without a mortgage.

The amount of land that is available is finite, but there is an inexorably increasing demand on it's ownership and use.

I agree with the real estate example, consider a couple things, downsize, because a bigger house is going to become expensive to heat and cool pretty darn quick. I have a home for sale now( job transfer), and will take a hit. Hope to make it up on the other end, and downsize so my mortgage is paid in full in 15 yr or less.
second, I waited for the drop from $50 an oz. bought 5,000 of silver junk and now watch the market with the heat of a nova. LOL> I'm not sure this was smart, I think I should have bought a bit of gold too, and maybe upgraded more for numismatic value as well. ( OK, I did get a couple 1921 peace and a few nice walkers and Barber dimes, but whatever, most was junk.)
However, my thought at the time was to A. be able to go by a loaf of bread when the econ. goes big boom, and B. with a horrible economy, who's going to by the numastic value anywho? So The better coins I bought were ones I love and probably keep anyway. (I also got a 1886 Morgan that has colored beautifully and really shows of the engraving of her face and hair. I know it's no big deal, but it's so pretty).
also, I haven't been posting for a while. can't figure out how to post pictures of my coins and it lowers the fun of being on here, BUT, I read off and on and compare what I have to whats posted for fun and education.
what do you think of my reasoning, or was I clear as mud? Oh, also, another reason silver isn't keeping up with gold, they raised the margins twice that I know of. If that isn't manipulating the market, I'd like to know what is?