New Posts For Thread: if you were of the opinion ...https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion.... that the worst case scenario will play out over the coming months .. how should you position yourself from here ?particularly with regards to savings. thksFoodWaterMedical suppliesGold (wealth preservation)Silver (bartering)Barter products (ciggies, alcohol, quality chocolate, toilet paper)Probably sounds like i'm just copying Menelaus' list but i've done a lot of research on the Argentinean crisis andhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=510053391#510053391FoodWaterMedical suppliesGold (wealth preservation)Silver (bartering)Barter products (ciggies, alcohol, quality chocolate, toilet paper)Probably sounds like i'm just copying Menelaus' list but i've done a lot of research on the Argentinean crisis andSat, 15 Oct 2011 16:50:33 -0500Fair enough guys. I'll file that idea away then.My next question would have been how best to buy them.Just trying to understand my options here.Appreciate the input.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509687081#509687081Fair enough guys. I'll file that idea away then.My next question would have been how best to buy them.Just trying to understand my options here.Appreciate the input.Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:15:52 -0500menalaus is right you cannot just rock up and buy these types of instruments.They will have a price set by the market (supply/demand) and this will have a big impact on what kind of return your looking at.If the current scenario gets much worse thenhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509686141#509686141menalaus is right you cannot just rock up and buy these types of instruments.They will have a price set by the market (supply/demand) and this will have a big impact on what kind of return your looking at.If the current scenario gets much worse thenFri, 07 Oct 2011 08:48:49 -0500And the short answer is NO, that's where the real bubble is at the moment in my opinion, but that's a different debate for a different time. You don't seriously want to lend insolvent Govs, with central banks who seem determined to continue to printhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509686121#509686121And the short answer is NO, that's where the real bubble is at the moment in my opinion, but that's a different debate for a different time. You don't seriously want to lend insolvent Govs, with central banks who seem determined to continue to printFri, 07 Oct 2011 08:47:54 -0500would not a straight purchase of long US or GB bonds be the safest bet at some stage ?How exactly do you plan to buy these instruments? They are not what I would consider easy investments for the average retail investor. I'm all ears.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509685887#509685887would not a straight purchase of long US or GB bonds be the safest bet at some stage ?How exactly do you plan to buy these instruments? They are not what I would consider easy investments for the average retail investor. I'm all ears.Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:40:27 -0500but given the current scenario gets much worse is this still not one of the safe plays ? would you not be losing money at a much slower rate compared to other risky options ?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509685263#509685263but given the current scenario gets much worse is this still not one of the safe plays ? would you not be losing money at a much slower rate compared to other risky options ?Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:20:48 -0500noyou would lose money in real terms against inflationhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509684679#509684679noyou would lose money in real terms against inflationFri, 07 Oct 2011 07:59:26 -0500another question for whoever feels like assistingwith regards to the 'highly liquid safe asset that would keep it's value until the dust settled'would not a straight purchase of long US or GB bonds be the safest bet at some stage ?i appreciate this hhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509683501#509683501another question for whoever feels like assistingwith regards to the 'highly liquid safe asset that would keep it's value until the dust settled'would not a straight purchase of long US or GB bonds be the safest bet at some stage ?i appreciate this hFri, 07 Oct 2011 07:20:54 -0500Thankyou.No more questions , for now anyway Have a good day.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509038073#509038073Thankyou.No more questions , for now anyway Have a good day.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:17:02 -0500c/l, I make buying decisions based on what market fundamentals and technical analysis is telling me at the time. For a while it looked on the charts like the Silver carnage would stop at the $33-35 level. It didn't, it overshot to around the $26 levehttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28315335/if-you-were-of-the-opinion?post_id=509037865#509037865c/l, I make buying decisions based on what market fundamentals and technical analysis is telling me at the time. For a while it looked on the charts like the Silver carnage would stop at the $33-35 level. It didn't, it overshot to around the $26 leveWed, 05 Oct 2011 02:57:49 -0500