When was gas only worth 25 cents a gallon? I do not remember that! According to the press release at the end of this post if you had purchased 25 cents worth of silver that same amount of silver would now purchase a gallon of gas. Wow! You would not have gotten any further ahead but you would not be any further behind either. If you are going put your moeny under the matress or in a hole in the backyard I suggest using real silver coins which can be purchased from any Silver Coin Dealer.

Remember when gas was only 25-cents a gallon? You could take a dollar down to the gas station and buy four gallons for a buck! At that time our dollar was backed by REAL money, real silver. Guess what? That same amount of silver still buys four gallons of gas! That just shows that real money like gold and silver holds its value and it is the green paper money that is now worth a lot less. As a matter of fact, when you think about it, you realize that gas, food, and almost everything else has NOT gotten more expensive. It only seems that way because the value of the green paper money is worth less and less and so it takes more and more of it to buy the same goods and services. Most people think prices have gone up, but in reality: it is the value of the US dollar that has actually gone down. Investment experts have long-recommend portfolio diversification and that 10% to 20% (and sometimes more) of an investor's assets be devoted to tangible assets such as gold, silver and platinum bullion and bullion coins. That's prudent asset diversification strategy at any time. But in today's uncertain political and economic environment, there are many (and very sound) reasons to consider investing in precious metals now. Monex has the experience, expertise and resources to serve most any precious metals investor's needs. Since 1967, well over one hundred thousand investors have purchased billions of dollars of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and bullion coins from Monex. As one of the country's oldest, largest and most experienced firms specializing in precious metals for the individual investor, Monex is uniquely qualified to serve your precious metals needs. We look forward to serving you, and helping you meet your investment objectives.