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<blockquote data-quote="Arado" data-source="post: 1231251" data-attributes="member: 308">I'm not sure about the above strategy.&nbsp; Cash is a risk free 2% return right now, while assets are declining in value.&nbsp; Once the Fed starts up the printing presses then the USD will decline but for now, it should be ok.&nbsp; Other than gold, there aren't many other assets that investors flee to during a financial crisis other than dollars and treasuries.&nbsp; I'm glad you brought up Japan though - how is it that their Central Bank has crashed interest rates and run the printing presses like crazy and the Yen has maintained its value?&nbsp; This is the only thing making me hold off on totally writing off the dollar once QE4 starts up again.&nbsp; 250 debt to GDP ratio is nuts, with a declining population they can't hope of ever paying that back.&nbsp; If you think this is a world-ending type of crash, then gold, guns, farmland, medicine, and water are your best assets, not mutual funds or ETFs or condos.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arado, post: 1231251, member: 308"] I'm not sure about the above strategy. Cash is a risk free 2% return right now, while assets are declining in value. Once the Fed starts up the printing presses then the USD will decline but for now, it should be ok. Other than gold, there aren't many other assets that investors flee to during a financial crisis other than dollars and treasuries. I'm glad you brought up Japan though - how is it that their Central Bank has crashed interest rates and run the printing presses like crazy and the Yen has maintained its value? This is the only thing making me hold off on totally writing off the dollar once QE4 starts up again. 250 debt to GDP ratio is nuts, with a declining population they can't hope of ever paying that back. If you think this is a world-ending type of crash, then gold, guns, farmland, medicine, and water are your best assets, not mutual funds or ETFs or condos. [/QUOTE]

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